Taxes, Charges Now They Want Your pension!

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE ‘The current Manx administration has taken arrogance, self serving disregard for the popular mood and self interest to new levels.’ The Manx government must feel it is on ‘something of a roll’. Fresh from ‘spinning the illusion’ that

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Kernow: New framework Powers Used to Seek Minority Impact Assessment

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League has written to the Principal Officer at Cornwall Council Planning Department and to the Portfolio Holder for Planning at Cornwall Council, Cllr. Edwina Hannaford, with the following request, submitted under the

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Russia Urged to Use ICAO to Resolve Military Flights Safety Issues

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE RUSSIA URGED TO USE ICAO TO RESOLVE MILITARY FLIGHTS SAFETY ISSUES The Celtic League has expressed concern to the Russian Ambassador in London about flights by Russian military aircraft through busy civil air traffic zones around the Celtic

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Paucity of ‘Regional’ TV News Coverage for Budget

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Whether you liked Treasury Minister, Eddie Teare’s, Manx Budget, or were somewhat sceptical about it, (as the Celtic League was) one thing we can all agree about was it generated some media coverage and interest on the Isle

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Video and Audio Manx Budget Comments

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Set out below are links to both video and audio comments on the recent Manx budget. Video; (Bernard Moffatt DOI Celtic League) on MTTV here: https://www.manx.net/tv/mt-tv/watch/70308/the-budget-celtic-league-reaction Audio; Pre budget appeal for help for low paid (Bernard Moffatt DOI

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UK Government Respond on Nuclear Waste Ship Fire

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The United Kingdom government (via its Maritime and Coastguard Agency) has responded to a query from the Celtic League about the fire on a Danish ship, the MV Parida, which was transporting nuclear waste from Dounreay in Scotland

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Manx Budget: They Had Little Now They Have Less

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Behind the hype about an ‘adventurous’ 2015 Manx budget, ‘rebalancing’ and more support for ‘carers’ the budget in parts has a meaner streak. We set out below the section on Personal Allowance Credit (PAC) which is to be

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CPT Respond on Dublin Child Arrests

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture have responded (today) to concerns raised by the Celtic League about arrests of children in dawn raids in Dublin recently. The brief reply from Head of Division at the CPT,

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Mann: Fiscal Transparency Something of a Black Hole

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Isle of Man government has responded to our query to the Chief Minister concerning ‘fiscal transparency’ (see link): https://www.celticleague.net/news/mann-who-is-feeling-the-pain-as-austerity-bites/ The letter from, Agriculture Minister, Richard Ronan, MHK sets out in general terms the government position and refers

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Manx Budget: Fiscal Houdini Promises Much But Delivers Little

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Sections of Manx society needed relief today not jam tomorrow! Like some fiscal ‘Houdini’ the Treasury Minister, Eddie Teare, MHK, has promised much but delivered little in his 2015 budget. It appears that the books of ‘the Manx

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