His Foot On the Pedal But Our Foot Is Out Of Step!

January 5, 2016

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE “With the economy still growing, unemployment low, our international reputation heightened and public finances on track to be rebalanced, the island is in a better position than Allan Bell envisaged when he first became Chief Minister.” So it

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His Foot’s On The Pedal But Our Foot Is Out Of Step!

January 5, 2016

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE “With the economy still growing, unemployment low, our international reputation heightened and public finances on track to be rebalanced, the island is in a better position than Allan Bell envisaged when he first became Chief Minister.” So it

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Mann: Social Chaos Looms for Fantasy Island!

October 11, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE (A personal view from the Celtic League DOI) All in all it’s been a curious two weeks for people on the Isle of Man certainly if you follow what’s reported in the Manx media. First the Chief Minister

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Mann: Right Move For Paper to ‘Come Out’ on Gay Issue

October 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Curiously Isle of Man newspapers report (in this weeks Manx independent), somewhat defensively, on their decision to carry the story first trailed in the UK guardian about Chief Minister Allan Bell’s decision to acknowledge that he was gay.

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Admiration for Chief Minister’s Decision to ‘Come Out’

October 8, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE There has been a general welcome for the decision of Manx Chief Minister, Allan Bell, to ‘come out’. In an article in the Guardian this week Bell spoke about being gay, his long term relationship and the difficulties

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