SleepyJoe

The best we can hope for is two groups in the Keys who sign up to 1) a conservative common slate or 2) a progressive slate, & the electorate vote for whoever is heading up either group But it'll be the loyalties of Keys members that'll matter at the end of the day Popularly elected CM could find it just unworkable

How may licensed premises are there in Ballasalla - one pub, two restaurants, 1 off licence?

See it has taken them from their general election in October last year to now to begin to finalise what their government is actually going to do Really we should have at least outline programmes for government presented to us by candidates or groups of candidates before our general election I suppose they'll all be worried that people out there might think they're not conservative. . .

In theory at least money spent in ShopRite stays on the island

What a depressing thought

#Brexit is apparently putting an end to the import into the UK of French medicinal cannabis, so there's a market out there

No, they lost at home for the first time since 2017

The danger is we get a mostly conservative new House of Keys If that happens (again) it doesn't really matter who is elected CM, nothing is going to change much except green fields bleaching to a concrete grey

No bypass, no ShopRite . . . .

Kate Lord thingy as an MLC isn't eligible Doc, but Mr Shimmins is a good fit for your person spec

Gef Mongoose IOM are offering their readers a Twitter poll:

Be fair to Gladys The lady described elimination as 'ideal' & we can surely all agree on that?

Doubt we'll get a PAG debate on public service media now because of the lock down Hope it'll become a general election issue Maybe some sensible candidates will push for the national broadcaster to offer a visual media service in the 21st century

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