Budget offers The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Mon, 01 Mar 2021
By Chris Cave - Local Democracy Reporter
The founder of the Manx Taxpayers’ Alliance says government’s latest budget offers “the good, the bad and the ugly”. All but one Tynwald member backed the financial plan for the next 12 months. No tax rises were set out by Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan, while public sector pay rose by 1 per cent. Speaker of the House of Keys Juan Watterson was the only person to vote against the budget. Michael Josem appeared as a panellist at a Liberal Vannin Question Time event to discuss the Manx budget on Thursday (25 February) evening.
Hooper s plea for 2035 net zero target defeated Climate change bill passes third reading
A bid to bring forward government s zero carbon emissions target from 2050 to 2035 was defeated in the House of Keys this week.
It s as members gave the Climate Change Bill 2020 its third reading.
Ramsey MHK Lawrie Hooper tried to bring forward the earlier target, arguing government needed to be more proactive in the face of the emergency:
Mr Hooper s amendment failed but other changes were made to the bill, which will now be scrutinised by the Legislative Council.
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The Gardner Scene: Lawrence Welk gets a second chance
Never a big fan in his youth, columnist Mike Richard now finds reruns of the family-friendly TV show a reminder of happier, simpler times
Mike Richard
Special for The Gardner News
The Facebook posting read, “Don’t Tell Me About Your Childhood Problems. I was Forced to Watch Lawrence Welk as a Kid.”
It made me chuckle at first sight, and then pause to pine a bit for the good old Saturday nights of my youth.
When I was growing up in the 1960s, the oldest in a family of five kids, Saturday nights meant hot dogs and beans for supper, the weekly dunk in the bathtub, and – wrapped in my bathrobe with a choice spot on the floor – gathering around our lone black and white console TV set.
You may not be allowed back in’ – warning to those leaving
Those who chose to leave the Island are being warned they may not be allowed back in.
With the announcement of a second lockdown from after midnight tonight, borders returned to level five of the government’s framework.
It means only returning residents and key workers can enter the Island.
Those seeking to leave are being told there’s no guarantee borders won’t be further restricted, meaning if they chose to travel, they do so at the risk of potentially being unable to return in future.
It’s one of the messages given by the chief minister as he outlined a raft of new rules in preparation for the Island’s second lockdown.
Laurie Hooper, 36, co-founded The Natural Deodorant Co. with former husband Brett in 2015. She lives in Essex with her new partner Chris, her two children, Tabitha, 12, Seth, nine, and her stepson Ashton, six.
Growing up in Essex, I left school and went to work on the beauty counters for Clarins and Clinique.
Then, in 2008, I got pregnant and became very aware of what I was putting in and on my body, so I switched to organic products.
However, the natural beauty world was a minefield; there weren’t many options. Most deodorants were alcohol-based sprays you had to re-apply during the day. I didn’t trust them for important events, but smelling bad was an absolute no.