I have written to the Chairman of the Social Affairs Policy Review Committee to ask him to investigate the way the Department handled this issue and to hold them accountable for their failures.
Tag: politics
Isle of Man Budget 2017
Here's the text of my Budget speech on the 21st February 2017 - I went off piste a little bit but none of the substantive content changed! Thank you Mr President Firstly I'd like to congratulate the Treasury Minister on his first Budget, and for including such a significant increase in the personal allowance, taking… Continue reading Isle of Man Budget 2017
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Is it time for a Living Wage?
Here's to hoping I get support from my fellow Tynwald Members to direct the Government to bring in a voluntary living wage on the Isle of Man.
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All in a day’s work
I've discovered this morning that I'm much more easily distracted that I realised I came into the Members offices to start going through the various Committee Reports tables for November Tynwald.... ...so far I've spent the morning looking into Green Business loans, developing the Island's Cleantech strategy, ways to support local businesses, the Manx radio… Continue reading All in a day’s work
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Motion: Legislative Council Reform
Tuesday 18th will be my first full sitting of Tynwald. I thought I'd get the ball rolling with a declaratory motion regarding the role of Members of the Legislative Council.
Lawrie Hooper MHK 