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Viewpoint by Peter Karran

Founder member of Liberal Vannin, Peter Karran gives his views on topics that takes his fancy in this regular column for our website 3. On CoMin Waste, Jobs for the Boys – and Banks If we’re ever to stop government from paying champagne prices for brown stout when it comes to the spending of public […]

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Viewpoint – By Peter Karran

Founder member of Liberal Vannin, Peter Karran gives his views on topics that takes his fancy in this regular column for our website 2. The Island’s Exclusive Economic Zone – EEZ Every maritime nation has the right of an Exclusive Economic Zone up to the median line to the adjacent country that covers the sea

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Viewpoint – by Peter Karran

Founder member of Liberal Vannin, Peter Karran gives his views on topics that takes his fancy in this regular column for our website 1: Raising Revenue through an Island Patent Office The need for new economic engines based on a sound and sustainable economic basis has never been more important. One of the issues that

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Another CoMin Car Crash

Vehicle Duty Debacle Proposals to increase vehicle duty being laid before Tynwald have been rightly condemned with a c5,000 petition calling for them to be abandoned. Before the budget was announced, Liberal Vannin said that “Now is not the time” to impose higher taxes on individuals and businesses as they still cope with the economic

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Quayle’s Law

Quayle Must Obey the Quayle Rule On February 19th Chief Minister, Howard Quayle in his Coronavirus Media Briefing announced the Quayle Rule, that the results of the Steam Packet investigation would be published: “So, as soon as we have something, then of course we’ll share it with you”. At the Coronavirus Media Briefing on February

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2021 Election Year

Local Authority elections are being held on Thursday, July 22nd Elections for Members of the House of Keys, in the general election, on Thursday, September 23rd Would you like to help shape the future of our Island? Are you interested in supporting your local community? If so, Liberal Vannin would like to talk to you.

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Question Time

Liberal Vannin is giving an opportunity to the people of the Island to hear – and question – a variety of voices on this year’s Isle of Man Government budget. Panel members are, in alphabetical order: Debbie Halsall, President, IoM TUC Lawrie Hooper, MHK for Ramsey Michael Josem, Manx TaxPayers’ Alliance Neal Mellon, CEO, IoM

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