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Burglaries: Manx Spate Exceeds North Wales Crime Spree

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Last week we described what we saw as ‘extremely positive and welcome’ news in relation to the spate of burglaries that have bedevilled the Isle of Man since January.

The Home Affairs Minister had said in correspondence to the League:

“With regard to the spate of recent burglaries, I am pleased to report that significant progress has been made in this area and it is likely that we have successfully disrupted these burglars.”

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Maghaberry Prison Post Mystery!

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If there’s chaos in the mail room what is the rest of the Prison like? (read below):

On 3rd February this year the Celtic League raised concerns about alleged complaints over prisoner mistreatment at Roe House section of Maghaberry Prison with the NI Assembly Justice Minister, David Ford, MLA.

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Mann: Snooping, It’s Just So Well Regulated!

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The whole world may be under surveillance, if Edward Snowden is to be believed, but in the Isle of Man we have ‘snooping’ regulations sewn up – so that’s a relief…

Except all the local regulation Commissioners (note plural) do is confine themselves to local issues, so that’s a disappointment then!

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Margaret Perry: The Forgotten Victim of Mullaghmore

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New MPs Take Oath in Cornish

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Two newly elected Conservative MPs representing constituencies in Kernow took their Parliamentary oaths in Cornish – Kernewek.

Both Sarah Newton MP for Truro & Falmouth and Scott Mann MP for North Cornwall used Cornish as did former Liberal Democrat MPs Andrew George and Dan Rogerson before them.

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Our Opposition to the British Military Presence in Ireland is Unequivocal

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Assault Allegations at Detention Centre Where Sub Safety Whistle-Blower May Be Held

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The Celtic League has followed up earlier correspondence to the body charged with ensuring that human rights are safeguarded at detention facilities about the Military Corrective Training Centre.

The League raised the issue because of concerns that submarine safety whistle-blower, Belfast man William McNeilly, will be detained there.

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Brit Armed Forces in Crisis Over 19,000 Leave in Twelve Months

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There was a lot of guff from the media last week when the British Armed Forces launched their Reserves recruitment initiative about the ‘commitment the Isle of Man has to the armed forces’ and giving people here ‘opportunities’ – not to mention the ‘fun’.

Entries for the 2015 Mannin (Isle of Man) Shooyl ny Skeeraghyn have now closed and participants are in training for this years event. Every year, close to the time of the northern summer solstice (Manx Gaelic: shass greiney souree), hundreds participate in Shooyl ny Skeeraghyn (Walk of the Parish’s). This is the Manx Parish Walk (sponsored by Manx Telecom), the biggest walking event on the Island, which passes through every parish on Mannin. It covers a distance of 85 miles (137 km).

Deceitful and scheming Liberal Democrat Alistair Carmichael is the Member of Parliament for the Scottish UK Parliamentary constituency of Orkney and Shetland. He is the former Scottish Secretary in the British Government. When the Scottish National Party swept to an overwhelming victory in Scotland in the UK General Election on 7th May 2015 they won 56 of the nation's 59 seats. The biggest losers were the Labour Party which was left with just one Member of Parliament, losing 40 seats. The other big loser was the Liberal Democrats who lost 10 of the 11 seats it held in Scotland.