Perspective - Manx Radio

Tynwald is back and what looked like a fairly limited order paper developed into quite a informative sitting. Unleashed from the shackles of an agreed plan Ministers spoke with passion about what needs to change. We also heard from the new MHKs who made very thoughtful and insightful comments on the change they believe we voted for. Find out what the members made of it all on Perspective. Peace and harmony seems to have broken out in this month’s Tynwald love in. If I were a betting man I’d give the new government’s honeymoon period ’til Christmas - hopefully I’m wrong.

On Perspective this week we hear from two new MHKs and one of our new Ministers. We voted for a change so what will that change look like? Will it start off with good intentions and end up with more of the same, or are we about to see a Manx political revolution?

Perspective 11.10.26 - could Laxey reignite its industrial past?Have we served you with more than your fill of politics over the past few months? Well this week’s Perspective promises to be an almost politics free zone. Career geologist and former Douglas High School pupil Dr Keith Baron returned to the Island a few weeks ago and provided some fascinating insights into the state of global geology. That’s Perspective this Sunday at 12 on Manx Radio with me Phil Gawne. I did say an almost politics free program but we also consider the prospects of exploiting the Islands mineral deposits. Not so much a gold rush, but there may be silver and rare earths in them there hills!

There’s lies, damn lies and statistics, but what do the numbers from our recent election actually tell us? Have we really had a generational shift, or was the result just a further change in gear along a direction of travel that has been bad news for Ministers in particular but MHKs attempting to regain their seats more generally? Find out what the statisticians make of the figures on this week’s Perspective. Have we been too hasty in describing the result as a damning verdict on the Cannan administration? I suspect not, but in context with previous elections some worrying trends are emerging. Particularly for anyone wanting to be an MHK for more than ten years!

Election Day delivered one of the biggest upheavals ever so how will our new MHKs cope? They’ve got plenty of big issues to tackle and if lessons are to be learned from the last administration actions and delivery must happen quickly. The three MHKs who topped the polling across the Island speak on this week's Perspective. Is it reasonable for our next government to rely on the excuse of difficult global circumstances for lack of progress? It’s pretty clear that voters were not convinced by that argument so how can the new MHKs deliver something different. Is this the start of the next ‘worst government we’ve ever had’ or are we about to see something radically different?