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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.

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CRC Action Called for on Tallaght Child Arrests

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Allegations made in the Dail earlier today suggest that children between the ages of 14 – 17 were arrested in early morning raids by An Garda Síochána in the west Tallaght area of Dublin.

The arrests were related to anti-austerity protests in the area in November 2014.

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Mann: High Drama and False Praise in the Corridors of Power

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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.

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The Foundation of Future Cornwall

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Following on from confirmation that the Cornish people have been formally recognised as a National Minority and have now been included in the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, the following statement has been issued by Cornwall Councillor Bert Biscoe, Cabinet Member and Portfolio Holder for Transport as well as being a founder of the Cornish Cross Party Constitutional Convention and campaigner for Cornish recognition:

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Hooded Men: League Said It Was torture 40 Years Ago

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Success, by Amal Clooney and the legal team representing the ‘Hooded Men’ will cause ‘huge embarrassment’ for the United Kingdom according to an article in the (UK) Guardian newspaper this week.

Redruth St Piran Celebrations Go From Strength to Strength

Get ready for a sea of black and white Cornish flags as Redruth readies to mark the the Cornish National patron saint of tinners at the 2015 St Piran’s festival.

The event will take place on Saturday, March 7, 2015, with the noonday procession of hundreds including ‘St Piran’ himself, local school children, the Grand Bard and Gorsedh Kernow representatives, MP George Eustice, local politicians and Councillors, members of the Old Cornwall Societies and Celtic League and Cornish musicians taking centre stage.

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West Tallaght Arrests: Minor Alleges Degrading Treatment By Police

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The CPT has been asked by the Celtic League to look into the arrest of children by police in the West Tallaght area of Dublin over recent days. The arrests were in connection with anti-austerity protests in the area last November.

The issue has also been raised with the UN CRC (see earlier post)

Text of CPT letter below:

“CPT Secretariat

Council of Europe
F67075 Strasbourg Cedex
FRANCE

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EU Obsfucates: IMO

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The latest tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea where several hundred refugees have died fleeing war and poverty via the hazardous crossing from North Africa to Italy was predictable.

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Amal Clooney Part of ‘Hooded Men’ Legal team

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The high profile human rights lawyer Amal Clooney is to be part of a team of lawyers representing the ‘Hooded Men’ in a case before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
The men, all arrested in 1971 in Ulster and interned without trial, were subjected to ill treatment by the British Army.

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Not a Mean Offence But Certainly a ‘Mean’ Sentence

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One of the most moving and influential books that I have read is:

AGAINST BIRCHING: Judicial Corporal Punishment in the Isle of Man*
It was written and published forty years ago and it should be compulsory reading for all those who believe in adopting a harsh regime with those who offend.