Andy Onchan

I'm sure the funds are in the sellers' bank account... but where has it all come from to fund these purchases?

I'd be interested to see the sellers bank due diligence reports on the sale of these properties.... a not insubstantial amount has changed hands (IOM-wise) within the last few weeks.

Robert Peston??? Do you mean the hard-hitting Local Democracy Reporter, AKA son of Gawne? If that's the case, then you should expect the questions to be loaded in favour of the farmer.

It'll be every man for himself after Brexit.

Which reminds me.... can someone tell me why we don;t see Manx chickens on the shelves in local shops?

So will customers of KFC IOM be eating Brazilian, Ukrainian, Indian chicken or British/Manx Chicken?

What exactly I have justified?

T'was ever thus.

Neither of them came out of it smelling of roses.

It's also quite possible that they really don't give a fig because they're adrenaline junkies. I really don't know, just like LC. But unlike LC I don't give a fig if it happens for not. I don't have a constant urge to looking for death stats etc. I just accept it for what it is. Like I said, if there were no participants, there'd be no races, no risk ergo no justification required. If there's anyone out there (LC?) that wants to change things then feel free step up and nail your flag to the mast in Tynwald and see where it takes you.

Zero participants = zero risk = zero justification.

Devil's advocate here.... why does it need to be justified if those who take part (the riders) want to do it and know the risks?

Half yours.

I don't think I have missed the point entirely. Whether the Cyril concerned has dropped a clanger or not over the Syrian or any other contentious issue is somewhat of a red herring. Address the root cause and then the process follows. Force the debate and take it from there. If she doesn't get the mandate from her fellow MHK's to debate it then due process will have seen to be done. Without that she hasn't a hope in hell of getting the answer she's looking for, whatever the subject.

Unlike you, I don't spend all day on here waiting for trolls! And yes, I thought it was too good to be true that you thought that up all by yourself.