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RUSSIA URGED TO USE ICAO TO RESOLVE MILITARY FLIGHTS SAFETY ISSUES

The Celtic League has expressed concern to the Russian Ambassador in London about flights by Russian military aircraft through busy civil air traffic zones around the Celtic countries with their transponders switched off.

Russian military aircraft which for many years flew probing missions towards the North of Scotland and NE England have in recent months been ranging further afield.

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PAUCITY OF 'REGIONAL' TV NEWS COVERAGE FOR BUDGET

Whether you liked Treasury Minister, Eddie Teare’s, Manx Budget, or were somewhat sceptical about it, (as the Celtic League was) one thing we can all agree about was it generated some media coverage and interest on the Isle of Man.

Manx Radio ran its budget special and its newsroom team reported every angle seeking and getting a diverse range of view.

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VIDEO AND AUDIO MANX BUDGET COMMENTS

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UK GOVERNMENT RESPOND ON NUCLEAR WASTE SHIP FIRE

The United Kingdom government (via its Maritime and Coastguard Agency) has responded to a query from the Celtic League about the fire on a Danish ship, the MV Parida, which was transporting nuclear waste from Dounreay in Scotland to Antwerp .

The query from the League was reported in January (see link):

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MANX BUDGET: THEY HAD LITTLE NOW THEY HAVE LESS

Behind the hype about an ‘adventurous’ 2015 Manx budget, ‘rebalancing’ and more support for ‘carers’ the budget in parts has a meaner streak.

We set out below the section on Personal Allowance Credit (PAC) which is to be cut by £100.

This payment goes to the lowest income group and effectively for some over recent years has been a financial lifeline coming as probably the largest lump sum they get in any twelve months.

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CPT RESPOND ON DUBLIN CHILD ARRESTS

The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture have responded (today) to concerns raised by the Celtic League about arrests of children in dawn raids in Dublin recently.

The brief reply from Head of Division at the CPT, Hugh Chetwynd, would seem to indicate that the CPT will monitor the situation henceforth.

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MANN: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY SOMETHING OF A BLACK HOLE.

The Isle of Man government has responded to our query to the Chief Minister concerning ‘fiscal transparency’ (see link):

https://www.celticleague.net/news/mann-who-is-feeling-the-pain-as-auster...

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MANX BUDGET: FISCAL HOUDINI PROMISES MUCH BUT DELIVERS LITTLE

Sections of Manx society needed relief today not jam tomorrow!

Like some fiscal ‘Houdini’ the Treasury Minister, Eddie Teare, MHK, has promised much but delivered little in his 2015 budget.
It appears that the books of ‘the Manx State ’ will be balanced but they will be balanced on the backs of the poorest in Manx society who will continue to suffer for a further twelve months at least.

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MANN: HIGH DRAMA AND FALSE PRAISE IN THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

It’s not every day the quiet tranquility of Manx political life is rocked by controversy but today was one of those days.
Chris Robershaw, the Minister for Policy and Reform, dramatically resigned just a day before the Manx budget was due to be announced.

The Highlands Council is the largest government area in the United Kingdom and spans the linguistic heartland of Scottish Gaelic.  This press release (below) was posted on the Council’s website.