The Arrival Of A New Colonial Puppet Master May Stimulate Nationalist Anger

December 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE As yet another colonial relic gets ready to be ‘implanted’ on the Isle of Man it’s worth recalling that just five years ago (2009/10) a sustained campaign of slogans and graffiti appeared that questioned the Islands continuing colonial

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Red Faces All Round as ‘Nationlist Night Shift’ Stike Again

July 5, 2013

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE With just days to go to the Manx National Day there has been a further nationalist graffiti attack on the residence of the Isle of Mans Lt. Governor. The Governor is the last vestige of English colonialism and

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Nationalist Awakening

September 11, 2010

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE NATIONALIST AWAKENING `Anger at political inertia combined with a growing sense of the loss of national identity is proving a potent cocktail to awaken nationalism in young people on the Isle of Man. The situation is compounded by politicians and

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Its The Nationalist Mesage That Upset Mr Microphone

June 21, 2010

The advent of the holiday season on the Isle of Man, combined with unusually good weather, has spawned the usual crop of unofficial signage Island-wide advertising everything from commercial events to summer fairs. In some instances the signage is both sizeable and prominent

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Manx Nationalists Cautioned But The Elephant In The Room Remains

May 18, 2010

Police action against a number of people alleged to have committed what the Chief Constable of the Isle of Man called `criminal damage’ has been discontinued with cautions being issued to those embroiled in the affair. The issues relate to the daubing of

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Manx By Birth, British By Accident, English Never

April 18, 2010

The outbreak of Nationalist fervour that occurred in the last quarter of 2009 was so unexpected that it took even `seasoned’ nationalists by surprise. The strength of feeling apparent amongst some young people of their need to identify in an outspoken way their

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