26.03.25 Office Relocation
26.03.25 Office Relocation
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31.01.25 Jaundiced Journalism
16.01.25 Letter to Mr D. Jones Editor @ IOM Newspapers
16.01.25 Letter to Mr D. Jones Editor @ IOM Newspapers
16.12.24 Epiphany
16.12.24 Epiphany
12.11.24 The guilt of Justin Welby
12.11.24 The guilt of Justin Welby
12.11.24 – Letter to Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
12.11.24 - Letter to Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
14.10.24 The rising cost of supply teachers
14.10.24 The rising cost of supply teachers
10.10.24 – The financial cost of supply teachers on IOM (Cabinet Office)
10.10.24 - The financial cost of supply teachers on IOM (Cabinet Office)
02.10.24 – The number of supply teachers on IOM (DESC)
02.10.24 - The number of supply teachers on IOM (DESC)
10.09.24 – £700,000 spent on IOM Lieutenant Governor in 2023
10.09.24 - £700,000 spent on IOM Lieutenant Governor in 2023
£700,000 spent on IOM Lieutenant Governor in 2023
£700,000 spent on IOM Lieutenant Governor in 2023
Chief Minister and Register of Members’ Interests
Chief Minister and Register of Members' Interests
28.05.24 – Letter to Chief Minister Mr A. Cannan
28.05.24 - Open letter to Mr Cannan
07.03.24 FOI response from the Clerk of Tynwald
07.03.24 FOI response from the Clerk of Tynwald
24.07.24 – Nearly £40m spent on medicines last year in IOM
24.07.24 - Nearly £40m spent on medicines last year in IOM
19.07.24 – A gloomy self-fulfilling prophecy
19.07.24 - A gloomy self-fulfilling prophecy
18.07.24 – Cost of Prison prefabricated cabins
18.07.24 - Cost of Prison prefabricated cabins
04.07.24 – Covid Tsar says lockdown convictions are bonkers!
04.07.24 - Covid Tsar says lockdown convictions are bonkers
28.06.24 – Letter to Mrs J. Poole-Wilson Minister of Justice & Home Affairs MHK
28.06.24 - Letter to Mrs J. Poole-Wilson Minister of Justice & Home Affairs MHK
26.06.24 – Costs of Policing Queen Camilla’s visit to the Isle of Man
26.06.24 - Costs of Policing Queen Camilla's visit to the Isle of Man
31 May 2024 – Cost of Policing Queen Camilla’s visit to the Isle of Man
31 May 2024 - Cost of Policing Queen Camilla's visit to the Isle of Man
20.05.24 – 15,749 live sheep exported from IOM in 2023
20.05.24 - 15,749 live sheep exported from IOM in 2023
16.05.24 – Live farm animal exports
16.05.24 - Live farm animal exports
22.03.24 – State Retirement Pension & Out of Work Benefits
22.03.24 - State Retirement Pension & Out of Work Benefits
18.03.24 – Quarter of Island’s population receiving State Retirement Pension
18.03.24 - Quarter of Island's population receiving State Retirement Pension
15.03.24 – Out of work/work related benefits
15.03.24 - Out of work-work related benefits
21.03.24 – Gov declines to confirm cost of fluoride report
21.03.24 - Gov declines to confirm cost of fluoride report
29.02.24 – Will fluoridating tap water be unlawful?
29.02.24 - Will fluoridating tap water be unlawful
14.12.23 – Useless Diesel Locomotive
14.12.23 - Useless Diesel Locomotive
20.11.23 – No penalty for not registering to vote
20.11.23 - No penalty for not registering to vote
13.12.23 – Queltagh
13.12.23 - Queltagh
23.11.23 – Remuneration paid to Manx Care Board Members April 2022 – April 2023
23.11.23 - Remuneration paid to Manx Care Board Members 2022-2023
20.11.23 – AG’s payments to external lawyers
20.11.23 - AG's payments to external lawyers
Citizens’ Mid-Term Report on Isle of Man Government
Citizens' Mid-Term Report on Isle of Man Government
28.11.23 – A well deserved 6% pay rise for Government Ministers?
28.11.23 - A well deserved 6% pay rise for Government Ministers
22.11.23 – £28.7 million increase in Government salaries!
22.11.23 - £28.7 million increase in Government salaries
10.11.23 – Salaries paid to Government employees
10.11.23 - Salaries paid to Government employees
13.11.23 – Dramatic decline in Covid vaccination uptake
13.11.23 - Dramatic decline in Covid vaccination uptake.
06.11.23 – The missing 6,490 electors
06.11.23 - The missing 6,490 electors
31.10.23 – Persons missing from Electoral Register
31.10.23 - Persons missing from Electoral Register
24.10.23 – The sick Man of the British Isles
24.10.23 - The sick Man of the British Isles
20.09.23 – High rate of Sickness Absence of Manx Care Staff
20.09.23 - High rate of Sickness Absence of Manx Care Staff
24.10.23 Cost of Juvenile Secure Unit
24.10.23 - Cost of Juvenile Secure Unit
16.10.23 – Cost of Juvenile Secure Unit
16.10.23 - Cost of Juvenile Secure Unit
20.10.23 – 859 Manx Residents die on Hospital waiting list
20.10.23 - 859 Manx Residents die on Hospital waiting list
11.10.23 – IOM Hospital waiting lists & deaths
11.10.23 - IOM Hospital waiting lists & deaths
04.10.23 A little Legal Empire?
04.10.23 A little Legal Empire
29.09.23 – Open Letter to Chief Executive (IOM Gov) Re. Covid Regs
29.09.23 - Letter to Chief Executive (IOM Gov) Re. Covid Regs
27.09.23 Open Letter to Mr C. Randall – Interim Chief Executive Officer
27.09.23 Letter to Mr C. Randall - Interim Chief Executive Officer
28.09.23 – Information, Misinformation and Disinformation at the BBC
28.09.23 - Information, Misinformation and Disinformation at the BBC
20.09.23 – 36 lawyers employed at AG’s Chambers
20.09.23 - 36 lawyers employed at AG's Chambers
20.09.23 – Dramatic decline in Covid vaccination uptake
20.09.23 - Dramatic decline in Covid vaccination uptake
13.09.23 – 57 reasons to wear a facemask
13.09.23 - 57 reasons to wear a facemask
26.07.23 – What is the price of transparency
26.07.23 - What is the price of transparency
15.08.23 – The disclosure of the non-disclosure of Non-Disclosure Agreements
15.08.23 - The disclosure of the non-disclosure of Non-Disclosure Agreements
15.08.23 – The chocolate fireguard defence
15.08.23 - The chocolate fireguard defence
15.08.23 – Reconvictions and cost of running IOM Prison
15.08.23 - Reconvictions and cost of running IOM Prison
15.08.23 – Potential danger of Asbestos in IOM schools
15.08.23 - Potential danger of Asbestos in IOM schools
07.08.23 – Non-disclosure of non-disclosure agreements
07.08.23 - Non-disclosure of non-disclosure agreements
31.07.23 – Rate of offender reconviction
31.07.23 - Rate of offender reconviction
22.07.23 – Annual cost of running IOM Prison
22.07.23 - Annual cost of running IOM Prison
24.07.23 – Chemicals added to IOM drinking water
24.07.23 - Chemicals added to IOM drinking water
Potential danger of Asbestos in IOM Schools
19.07.23 - DOE - Potential danger of Asbestos in IOM Schools10.08.23 - DEFA - Potential danger of Asbestos in IOM Schools11.08.23 - DOI - Potential danger of Asbestos in IOM Schools
13.07.23 – Covid sentences – General Registry disinclined?
13.07.23 - Covid sentences - General Registry disinclined
26.07.23 Open Letter to Dr A. Allinson MHK Minister of Treasury
26.07.23 - Letter to Dr A. Allinson MHK Minister of Treasury
07.07.23 – Covid Vaccine Harm Petition presented at Tynwald Hill
07.07.23 - Covid Vaccine Harm Petition presented at Tynwald Hill
Video of Tynwald Petitioners
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Petition for Redress of Grievance
2023 - Petition for Redress of Grievance - FINAL
06.07.23 – IOM Prison criticised by Chief Inspector
06.07.23 - IOM Prison criticised by Chief Inspector
04.07.23 – Media Release – £37 million Public Sector Pension deficit in 2022
04.07.23 - Media Release - £37 million Public Sector Pension deficit in 2022
04.07.23 – What’s another £37 million between friends?
04.07.23 - What's another £37 million between friends
28.06.23 – Government settles Human Rights claims made against IOM Prison
28.06.23 - Government settles Human Rights claims made against IOM Prison
Cost to Taxpayer of Covid Regulation Enforcement
https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/draconian-covid-regulations-cost-the-taxpayer-says-advocate-622116
Government settles Human Rights claims made against IOM Prison
https://gef.im/news/court/none-of-this-needed-to-happen-36426/
23.06.23 – Legal Action Against Department of Home Affairs
23.06.23 - Legal Action Against Department of Home Affairs
08.06.23 – Lessons in Lockdown Lunacy
08.06.23 - Lessons in Lockdown Lunacy
12.05.23 – The Establishment’s true colours.
12.05.23 - The Establishment's true colours
04.05.23 – Allegiance to Freedom.
04.05.23 - Allegiance to Freedom.
26.04.23 – Appropriate Adult not present during most strip searches of children
26.04.23 - Appropriate Adult not present during most strip searches of children
27.03.23 – Appropriate Adult not present during most strip searches of children
27.03.23 - Appropriate Adult not present during most strip searches of children
Strip Searches of Children by IOM Constabulary
https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/children-being-strip-searched-by-police-601052
Information Commissioner rules against Manx Radio
https://gef.im/2023/02/01/info-commissioner-rules-against-radio/
24.04.23 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr to run for 2024 US Presidency
24.04.23 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr to run for 2024 US Presidency
20.04.23 – Lord Sumption’s Condemnation of Covid Lockdown
20.04.23 - Lord Sumption's Condemnation of Covid Lockdown
22.02.23 – Large number of children strip-searched by Police
22.02.23 - Large number of children strip-searched by Police
08.03.23 – 17 Children strip searched per year by IOM Police
08.03.23 - 17 Children strip searched per year by IOM Police
08.03.23 – The kitten that got the cream.
08.03.23 - The kitten that got the cream.
17.02.23 – Manx Radio – bloated staff numbers
17.02.23 - Manx Radio - bloated staff numbers
07.03.23 – Ticket to Ride?
07.03.23 - Ticket to Ride
16.02.23 – Manx Care – Costly use of private taxis
16.02.23 - Manx Care - Costly use of private taxis
17.01.23 – Information Commissioner issues Decision Notice against Manx Radio
https://www.inforights.im/media/2068/dn2023_01_radiomanxltd_17jan2023.pdf
31.01.22 – The cuddly Manx Kitten is told off.
31.01.23 - The Cuddly Manx Kitten is told off
Transparency, transparency, where art thou?
27.01.23 - Transparency, transparency where art thou
23rd December 2022 – DHSC refuses to reveal Covid PPE contract details
23.12.22 - DHSC refuses to reveal Covid PPE contract details
New – 02.01.23 “10 Data Protection breaches per month by Manx Care”
10 Data Protection breaches per month by Manx Care
08.12.22 – Christmas Greetings
08.12.22 - Christmas Greetings
01.12.22 – “Remuneration paid to Manx Care Board Members”
01.12.22 - Remuneration paid to Manx Care Board Members
02.12.22 – Arrivederci Dr Doom
02.12.22 - Arrivederci Dr Doom
17.11.22 – Civil Claims against DHSC
17.11.22 - Civil Claims against DHSC
05.11.22 – IOM Newspapers – 14 children arrested for Covid breaches
https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/health/fourteen-under-17-were-arrested-for-lockdown-rule-breaking-571050
23.11.22 – Shouldinformation and the Rocky Horror Covid Vaccine Show
23.11.22 - Shouldinformation and the Rocky Horror Covid Vaccine Show
25.10.22 – Manx Care – a White Elephant?
25.10.22 - Manx Care - a White Elephant 31.10.22 - Confirmation of DHSC Costs
10.11.22 – Manx Care – a portly White Elephant?
10.11.22 - Manx Care - a portly White Elephant
07.11.22 – Guardians of the Truth?
07.10.22 - Guardians of Truth.
10.10.22 – Manx Radio Refuses to Provide Staff Numbers & Costs
10.10.22 - Manx Radio Refuses to Provide Staff Numbers & Costs
10.10.22 – 14 children arrested for Covid breaches
10.10.22 - 14 children arrested for Covid breaches
27.10.22 – 14 Children arrested for breach of Covid Regulations.
27.10.22 - 14 Children arrested for breach of Covid Regulations
25.10.22 – Gender imbalance of teachers in Manx Primary Schools
25.10.22 - Gender imbalance of teachers in Manx Primary Schools
21.10.22 – Robert F. Kennedy JR – Free Movie
21.10.22 - Robert F. Kennedy JR-Free Movie
27.01.22 – “Use and abuse” of Mountain Road Matrix Signs
27.01.22 - Mountain Road Matrix Signs
18.10.22 – Joined up Government or brazen propaganda?
18.10.22 - Joined up Government or brazen propaganda?
Cost of Lateral Flow Testing
£9 Million spent on lateral flow testing
“£9 Million spent on Lateral Flow Testing”
£9 Million spent on Lateral Flow Testing
10.10.22 – The Rainbow Queen
10.10.22 - The Rainbow Queen
05.09.22 – A Tsunami of self-inflicted suffering
05.09.22 - A Tsunami of self-inflicted suffering
01.09.22 – Are Covid-19 Boosters necessary
01.09.22 - Are Covid-19 Boosters necessary
23.08.22 – President John F. Kennedy’s Nephew challenges the official Covid-19 narrative
23.08.22 - President John F. Kennedy's Nephew challenges the official Covid-19 narrative
02.08.22 – 26,593 Coincidental deaths following Covid vaccination!
02.08.22 - 26,593 Coincidental Deaths!
06.07.22 – Have 1.7 million people in Europe been harmed by Covid vaccines?
06.07.22 - Have 1.7 million people in Europe been harmed by Covid vaccines
29.06.22 Covid Vaccine Damage Payout
29.06.22 - Covid vaccine damage payout
24.06.22 – Working from home or swinging the lead?
24.06.22 - Working from home or swinging the lead
06.06.22 – A false dawn in the new era of Government transparency?
06.06.22 - A False dawn in the new era of Government transparency
23.06.22 – Quarter of all employees work for IOM Government
23.06.22 - Quarter of all employees work for IOM Government
16.05.22 – 395 persons employed by Manx Utilities
16.05.22 - 395 persons employed by Manx Utilities
12.05.22 – 310 Persons employed by IOM Post Office
12.05.22 - 310 Persons employed by IOM Post Office
30.05.22 – Public Sector Occupational Pensions – an unresolved Financial Scandal
30.05.22 - Public Sector Occupational Pensions - an unresolved Financial Scandal
01.06.22 – Cost of IOM Government employees Covid absences
01.06.22 - Cost of IOM Government employees Covid absences
31.05.22 – “Cost of Government employees Covid absences”
31.05.22 - Cost of Government employees Covid absences
05.05.22 Public Sector Pensions Overspend
05.05.22 - Public Sector Pensions Overspend23.05.22 - Public Sector Pensions Authority Operations Report (April 2022)
30.05.22 – Public Sector Pensions Legacy – The greedy elephant at the Treasury
30.05.22 - Public Sector Pensions Legacy - The greedy elephant at the Treasury23.05.22 - Public Sector Pensions Authority Operations Report (April 2022)
25.04.22 – Cost of restoring Old Railway Line bridges in Kirk Michael
25.04.22 - Cost of restoring Old Railway Line bridges in Kirk Michael
20.04.22 – Increase in number of IOM Government employees
20.04.22 - Increase in number of IOM Government Employees
24.02.22 – General Registry response re Covid-19 on Death Certificates
24.02.22 - General Registry response re Covid-19 on Death Certificates
11.02.22 – Manx Care response re Covid-19 on Death Certificates
11.02.22 - Manx Care Response re Covid-19 on Death Certificates
11.02.22 – Officers leaving IOM Constabulary in 2021
11.02.22 - Officers leaving IOM Constabulary in 2021
07.02.22 – DFE confirmation of Covid payments to Chief Minister
07.02.22 - DFE confirmation of Covid payments to Chief Minister
03.02.22 – Efficiency & Usage of PCR & Lateral Flow Tests
03.02.22 - Efficiency & Usage of PCR & Lateral Flow Tests
03.02.22 – Amount of Raw Sewage into Peel and Laxey Bays
03.02.22 - Amount of Raw Sewage into Peel and Laxey Bays
27.01.22 – Mountain Road Matrix Signs
27.01.22 - Mountain Road Matrix Signs
14.01.22 – Police Officers leaving IOM Constabulary
14.01.22 - Police Officers leaving IOM Constabulary
11.01.22 – Decision Notice by Information Commissioner re Covid payments to Chief Minister
https://www.inforights.im/media/1968/2022_0001_dfe_11jan2022.pdf
08.12.21 – PCR testing of unvaccinated returning IOM residents
08.12.21 - PCR testing of unvaccinated returning IOM residents
25.11.21 – Income Tax payments on account
25.11.21 - Income Tax payments on account
16.11.21 – Income Tax Returns & Penalty Charges
16.11.21 - Income Tax Returns & Penalty Charges
15.06.20 – IOM Newspapers – Advocate says we must fight the menace of authoritarianism
https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/politics/advocate-we-must-fight-this-menace-235375
19.03.21 – IOM Newspapers – Steam Packet Debacle – 3rd Lockdown should have been avoided
https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/politics/lockdown-could-have-been-avoided-240123
14.01.22 – IOM Newspapers – FOI reveals scale of Income Tax paid on account
https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/income-tax-takes-a-dip-due-to-pandemic-514100
27.01.22 – IOM Newspapers – FOI reveals Quayle received £57,000.00 Covid payment
https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/politics/government-department-admits-failings-as-it-reveals-that-former-chief-minister-received-ps57000-in-covid-help-514308
11.02.22 – IOM Newspapers – Millions of Litres of raw sewage pumped into the sea each day
https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/millions-of-litres-of-sewage-pumped-into-the-sea-every-day-514516
12.03.21 – Manx Radio – Advocate questions Quayle’s handling of Steam Packet Crisis
https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/advocate-questions-quayles-handling-of-spc-issue/
