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Carmichael: Former Secretary of State for Smears!

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The quotes below are from an article written five years ago in a local newspaper. The Commentator is remarking on the debate within the corridors of Westminster following the decision of an election court that a Labour MP, Phil Woolas, had breached section 106 of the Representation of the People Act 1983. The judges ruled that there should be a fresh election for the seat held.

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Scotland: The Liar and ‘The Leader’

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Willie Rennie (you may not be aware who he is because even voters in Scotland gave him such a small poll rating recently it was almost invisible) promised when elected leader of Scotland’s Liberal Democratic Party (Lib Dems) after its crushing defeat in the 2011 Holyrood elections to:

“rediscover the party’s ‘soul’ and rebuild trust with voters”

However, the only thing that Willie needs to ‘rediscover’ at the moment is a backbone.

A new statue, depicting a Laxey miner, was unveiled this weekend to honour those who worked in the village mines, in a ceremony which also celebrated the completion of Laxey's regeneration scheme.

The statue is the work of stone artist Ongky Wijana, who lives on the island of Bali with his Manx born wife, Hannah, and their two children, Lola and Marlow.

This news published by Celtic League - Celtic League reveals the pathetic but dangerous joke of Britain's nuclear weapons including the arrested sailor's report the MoD tried to cover up:

Nuclear Subs Pose Deadly Environmental Risk Off Our Shores

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Safer Together, but at What Cost?

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(As concerns grow at austerity cuts and their impact on essential services across the Celtic countries the Cornish branch of the Celtic League scrutinise a new police and crime plan in that country, and do not like what they find.)

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Mann: DED Respond on IMO Associate Status Issue

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The Minister for Economic Development has responded to a query from the Celtic League in relation to the IOM Shipping Register and International Maritime Organisation Associate Status.

See here for a link to our original query to Mr. Skelly.

A copy of his detailed response is set out in full below:

“Bernard Veen

Carn magazine is the journal of the Celtic League and a call for articles and accompanying photographs is now made for possible inclusion in Carn number 162.

The name 'Carn', a Celtic word, was chosen for its symbolic value and because it can be found in each of the living Celtic languages and the publication has been in existence since 1973 with the ISSN number 0257-7860

Submission are particularly welcomed in the Celtic languages with an English language summary.

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Support ‘Our’ Nationalist Party

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A number of members and CL News followers from Mann have been venting their frustration of late over some of the reaction to Mec Vannin’s AGM resolutions.

Comments range from the fact that some resolutions have been totally ignored to the fact that others, such as those on the Lt. Governor, renaming the Police so it projects a Manx identity, and the Military, have been given what many believe is media coverage which lacked balance.

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Mann: For Unelected Monarch “Things Couldn’t Be Better!”

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Allan Bell, the Isle of Man’s Chief Minister and foremost representative, appears to have discovered a revolutionary surgical technique known as a “complete discectomy”. The discovery of this revolutionary technique comes following recent indications of career ambiguity.

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The Reserves COMIN and The Missing Minute?

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We are a little perplexed by a reply received from the Chief Secretary to a query we sent to the Chief Minister about the recent Reserve Forces initiative on the Isle of Man.

We asked had the normal protocols of consultation been observed (see link).

The reply says:

“Dear Mr Moffatt