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Red Face for ‘Red Ed’ as HSBC Depositer is Named as Labour Donor

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More embarrassment for Ed Miliband (aka the scourge of the tax havens) as it is revealed a multi-millionaire who was able to draw over £2 million pound in cash from HSBC’s Swiss bank was also the donor of a similar amount to the Labour Party.

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HSBC Scandal Deepens: Adams Challenges Government Over ‘Golden Circle’

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A week that started of with Ed Miliband setting out to castigate offshore jurisdictions like the Isle of Man as tax havens has backfired spectacularly with both the UK Labour Party and the Conservatives embroiled in the continuing scandal of their failure to act over HSBC and the ‘Switzerland Billions’.

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Mann: Is Mysogyny Alive and Well?

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Are there enough women active in politics in the Isle of Man and do those who aspire to a political role face greater difficulty than male counterparts? This was the question posed on the (comparatively new) women’s magazine programme broadcast daily on Manx Radio.

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League Step Up Campaign Over Glasney Commemoration

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The Cornish branch is stepping up their campaign to ensure the Glasney commemoration is more relevant to the events it remembers and the people of Cornwall.

Detailed update from Mike Chappell below:

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Getting the News media We deserve

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The remark by Peter Karran, MHK, about the Isle of Man having a ‘Mickey Mouse’ news media may be dismissed as just a throwaway remark in the Keys during one of Mr Karran’s interminable clashes with the establishment.

However, as we remarked in an early item for CL News the alacrity with which a government spokesman denigrated Mr Karran and praised the press must beg the question; Has the Manx media become ‘a creature’ of government?

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League Follow-up on Prison Concerns

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The Council of Europe (CPT) and the United Nations Special rapporteur have been asked to inquire into circumstances at Maghaberry Prison.

The correspondence from the Celtic League is a follow up to concerns raised with Justice Minister, David Ford, MLA earlier this week.

The text of the correspondence to the two bodies is set out below:

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Milibands Mates: In Bed with the Merchants of Death

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Ed Miliband adopted the moral high ground somewhat when he revealed during a pre-election sound-bite earlier this week that he intended to take a tough line with tax havens.

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Irish GCSE Back on England and Wales Curriculum in Two Years

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Irish will be back on the GCSE curriculum for England and Wales in two years time it has been revealed.

The language was removed from the school system in 2013 at a time when Coláiste na nGael said there was ‘rising demand’ for the course.

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Military Cadets: Abuse Goes on as Child Commissioners Mark Time

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The Children’s Commissioner for Wales (CCW) has acknowledged concerns communicated to their Office in the past two months by the Celtic League outlining issues with military cadet forces.

Similar letters were sent to child welfare bodies in the other Celtic countries (see link):

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Milibrand Biting the Hand that Feeds Him!

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The Isle of Man’s probity as a financial services centre has come under attack from United Kingdom Labour Party Leader, Ed Miliband (see link below).