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When Will NIO ‘Openness’ Be Mirrored by Other State Bodies?

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The ‘ Northern Ireland Secretary’ Theresa Villiers has responded to a query sent to her Office by the Celtic League following the airing of the recent Panorama programme about collusion during the troubles (see link):

After BBC Panorama League Say Open Files on Dirty War

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Air Safety: ‘Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?’ When It Comes to UKAD No One

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In light of the continued growth of interest in Manx Gaelic and the international recognition it has engendered for the Island, Culture Vannin's Manx Language Development Officer, Adrian Cain, has been invited to join the Guernsey Language Commission.

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has called for an end to explosives being detonated in the sea around Scotland. This follows The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) report into the deaths of 19 whales in 2011.

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Mann: Another Govt Member Quits in Week of Resignations

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Just over two week after the Celtic League suggested, in the wake of the decision of Chris Thomas MHK to quit the Office of Fair trading, that others might follow his lead another junior Departmental figure has ‘jumped ship’.

Juan Turner MLC has quit (or been fired) from DOI; it seems to be a bit of both.

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Mann: Another Govt Member Quits in Week of Resignations

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Just over two week after the Celtic League suggested, in the wake of the decision of Chris Thomas MHK to quit the Office of Fair trading, that others might follow his lead another junior Departmental figure has ‘jumped ship’.

Juan Turner MLC has quit (or been fired) from DOI; it seems to be a bit of both.

A petition was submitted urging the Welsh Government to ban the armed forces from going into classrooms, claiming the visitors were targeting children in deprived areas. Although the cross-party Welsh Assembly’s Petitions Committee thought that the case had not been made for an outright prohibition of the armed forces from schools it was thought that visits by armed forces personnel should be treated with “more caution” than visits by other employees.

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CPT Respond on Scottish Death in Custody

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The Council of Europe (CPT), the body which inspects and sets standards for prisons, police stations, and other places of detention in Europe, has written to the Celtic League thanking us for the information we forwarded about the death in custody of Mr Sheku Bayoh at a police station in Scotland in May.

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The Militarization of Boys

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Celtic League is often criticised for having an anti-militarist perspective and we were especially vocal about the recent armed forces reserves recruitment initiative in Mann.

We have also been outspoken over the age of recruitment (16) and the propaganda used to interest even younger people e.g., the cadet forces.

But hey, maybe we are going a bit over the top! Perhaps a younger perspective would be more illuminating (see Youtube link).

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Mann: Antipodean and Other Sagas Continue

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Earlier this year in an article citing how the Isle of Man, through the action of its government, was turning into a ‘cacotopia’ (See link below ‘Let’s get real’) we cited three ongoing issues: