Michael Manning is the eighth Manx Bard. He left school at 15 with no qualifications and has spent most of his adult life with people who are homeless or in insecure accommodation in the island, primarily through the work of the late charity Graih. He is currently a bank healthcare assistant at Noble’s. He is the author of No King but God and is good at washing up. The ninth Manx Bard will be unveiled on Sunday.