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TV LICENCE BLUNDER: THE ‘STAN LAUREL’ OF MANX POLITICS?

One wonders is any kind of advance information available to the Manx Treasury Minister, Eddie Teare, MHK or whether he is just so headstrong and self obsessed that he just ploughs ahead regardless. Either way he’s rapidly turning into the Stan Laurel of Manx politics!

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NCA ON THE CASE OF NAMA NI PORTFOLIO

The NCA is on the case, but where are the Manx Police or for that matter the Manx media?

The United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA) is to undertake an inquiry into the NAMA property portfolio allegations following claims made last week in Dail Éireann that £7million pound connected to sales of a one and a quarter billion pound batch of NAMA properties in the North had ended up in a Manx bank account.

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BRETON LANGUAGE EQUALITY CAMPAIGN TARGETS SNCF

Activists have been peacefully targeting railway stations in Breizh calling for equality in the usage and display of the Breton language.

There has been considerable upset over signage which displays the French language in large letters with Breton written in smaller letters beneath.

Thanks to the Malcolm Scott Dickinson Trust, a recently commissioned work celebrating Celtic music, song, language and dance, will be premiered at the Island's annual inter-Celtic festival Yn Chruinnaght later this month at the Centenary Centre in Peel.

Composed by local musician, David Kilgallon, and entitled The Gathering (English translation of Yn Chruinnaght) this innovative piece incorporates a series of movements and sections which will feature a number of talented singers, musicians and speakers from six Celtic nations.

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BRITTANY : LANGUAGE PROTESTS CONTINUE

On Saturday 4 July 2015, Ai‘Ta, a group whose primary objective is to defend and promote the Breton language, targeted what the media call France ’s favourite village.

A small but vocal and enthusiastic group of Ai‘Ta members gathered in front of the town hall at Perroz/Perroz-Guirec to highlight the total lack of respect of the municipality towards the Breton language.

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IRELAND ‘BOUNCED’ INTO 2010 BAILOUT CLAIM

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BRETON REUNIFICATION PROTEST ATTRACTS SUPPORT

At the start of the summer holiday the BREIZH UNVAN / BRETAGNE RÉUNIE organisations organised protesters to peacefullygather under the hot July sun on a bridge over the N165 motorway at Kerpont, near Lorient waving flags and displaying banners calling for Breton reunification.

The operation has been quite a success since it was observed by more than 10,000 cars an hour during peak holiday periods!

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KERNOW: FOI UPDATE

Following a recent Freedom of Information (FoI) Request sent to Cornwall Council by the Kernow Branch Celtic League, a response has been received.

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Osborne ‘High Priest of Austerity’ Claim

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The Scottish National Party has described UK Chancellor George Osborne as the “High Priest of an Austerity Cult”

George Osborne the UK government Chancellor announced his budget today. In it he set out plans to cut the welfare budget by £12bn.

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Now Quayle Linked to NAMA Allegations

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There’s now a further Manx link to the NAMA allegations Dail deputy Mick Wallace made last week.

Readers of CL News will recall that Wallace alleged that a substantial amount of money £7 million pounds had been diverted to an offshore account in the Isle of Man. It was the contention of Wallace that these monies were intended for an, as yet, unidentified politician in the North of Ireland.