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The environmental impact of the mechanical harvesting of Kelp of Western Scotland is to be the subject of a resolution to the Celtic League AGM later this year.

Manx branch Secretary and former Environmental Officer of the League, Allen Moore, is to raise the issue at the meeting.

The mechanised harvesting proposals have already attracted opposition from local communities in Western Scotland and there is a fear that if this becomes a widespread practice it could alter the balance of the marine ecosystem of the Western coasts of these Islands.

Adam Price (born 23 September 1968) has been elected as the new leader of Plaid Cymru – Party of Wales. He is the son of a miner and was born in Carmarthen (Caerfyrddin). Since 2016 he has sat in the National Assembly for Wales for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, having previously been a Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency. 

I see from Manx Radio that 40% of people haven’t completed their tax return. It gets me wondering is this higher than last year but there’s no elucidation on that. I also muse ‘I wonder how many people haven’t paid their rates:

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/40-of-tax-returns-yet-to...

Mec Vannin has made a donation to the vital work of the Isle of Man Foodbank it has also urged individuals members to send either donations or contribute at the charities collection points;

Here’s the press release from Party Secretary Cristl Jerry:

“On 24th September Mec Vannin's meeting had a full agenda, on a wide range of topics.

Our Treasurer's report showed we had sufficient funds to make a charitable donation.

Gosh! Who would have thought I’m warming to Manx Radio. They have a piece here compiled by Ewan Gawne with Mec Vannins Mark Kermode. Obviously as a nationalist and President of Mec Vannin I like the item ‘thats a given’:

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/tax-should-change-not-th...

‘New book on great socialist marks anniversary of his birth’

It's the 150th anniversary of the birth of James Connolly the great socialist leader who was executed by the British in 1916. Connolly’s Citizens Army which had been established in 1913 to defend workers against the brutality of the Dublin Metropolitan Police was considered the most disciplined and well organised of the troops in the Easter Rising. But Connolly had no illusions about the outcome and is said to have remarked if the rising was successful ‘keep the guns’.

‘You would have to be mad not to want to know the direction the Treasury Minister (TM) is taking us in because after the Chief Minister the TM is THE most important Minister.’

I’m hopelessly out of condition I think - well let’s call a spade a spade fat!

I’m in Alf country Michael tackling one of the offsprings bushes with a brush cutter. It soon becomes clear that my days of swaggering around river banks on the old Rivers and Bridges when my build was shall we say ‘lithe’ are a distant memory. To much time spent ‘putting the world to rights’ in the tavern..hmm!

Normally critical of Manx Radio (news) output I waxed lyrical yesterday about their ‘fact rich’ report on stress levels in the Health Service.

Having issues with Facebook connectivity yesterday I did a brief post on this (see below).

http://www.transceltic.com/blog/manx-care-workers-under-pressure

The Chief Minister Howard Quayle reckons his attendance at things like the Labour Party conference are important and of course - out of step with most people as usual Manx Radio News is they give him a seemingly endless platform to say so.

https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/labour-needs-right-image...