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Manx Police: Outsourcing a Step Too Far?

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‘Years ago a government led by Miles Walker, wisely eschewed leading the Isle of Man down the Thatcher path to privatisation. Let us hope Messrs Bell and Watterson resist any temptation to follow Cameron’s “Police Privatisation road” today’

Communiqué de presse de la Confédération Kendalc’h

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Belle participation au premier concours Pikett’ pour les écoles de Bretagne

« Dans sa volonté de valoriser le patrimoine de Bretagne et de sensibiliser les jeunes bretons à leur patrimoine, la Confédération Kendalc’h a lancé, avec l’aide du Conseil régional de Bretagne, la mallette pédagogique La Famille Pikett’.

A fossilised skeleton of a theropod dinosaur has been discovered on a beach near Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan and has been donated to Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum Wales). The discovery was made by Nick and Rob Hanigan from Llantwit Major who were fossil hunting along the Lavernock beach in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales after storms in spring 2014. The dinosaur was a distant cousin of Tyrannosaurus Rex and lived at the early part of the Jurassic Period 201 million years ago.

The Isle of Man Post Office has come up smelling of roses with the release of a special rose scented stamp to mark the centenary of the Isle of Man WI Federation.

This unusual set of six stamps depicts a selection of images, ranging from members of the current Isle of Man WI Chapter to some of the organisation's most famous campaigns during the past hundred years.

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Protest Over French Film

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The General Secretary (GS) of the Celtic League has written to the French Minister of Culture, Fleur Pellerin, to express his concerns about the the showing of the inter-Celtic flag in a new French film about the life of a far right political activist in France.

The GS argues in the letter that:

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Kernow: Anti-Austerity Rally in Truro

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‘The seed of protest and fight back has been planted’

A highly successful rally occurred in Truro during Saturday 6th June, 2015 bringing together people from all parts of the community who share a common concern, notably the horrific effects the Tory Government’s cutbacks are having on our community here in Cornwall.

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Goddard Inquiry Respond on Military Cadet Abuse Issue

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The ‘Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’ also known as the Goddard Inquiry has responded to a query sent by the Celtic League asking if the Inquiry would ensure its remit covered abuse in the military cadet forces and also the unrelated scandal surrounding the Kincora Boys Home in Belfast.

In relation to the military cadet forces they say:

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How Safe Are Our Skies?

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A fairly well aired story in Scotland in late May related to a near miss involving two military (RAF) Tornado aircraft close to the Lossiemouth airbase in November last year the incident was put down to an inexperienced air traffic controller (see link STV report).

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Qualified Welcome for Hollande Comments on ECRML

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The General Secretary (GS) of the Celtic League has welcomed the news that the French President has not forgotten about the promise he made to the Breton people, during the French presidential election campaign in 2012, to ratify the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML).

It has been reported in the French regional and ‘national’ press that French President Francois Hollande is still in favour of ratifying the ECRML.

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LEAGUE SEEK DATA ON CIVILIANISATION OF POLICE SERVICES

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The Celtic League has written to the NPCC, HMIC and HMICS asking if they have any up to date statistical data on the impact of civilianisation of Police Services.

Early this week the Isle of Man department of Home Affairs commenced a consultation on possible change options within the police including civilianisation of some functions.

Copies of the correspondence to NPCC and the HMIC are set out below: