The Voice of Reason

Well you know it’s not that bad. From my experience Tesco sell a wide range of products at a relatively competitive price. Whats all the whinging about?

Defo a slow news today on MF

Yeah right Say your child, partner, parent or friend suffered life changing injuries through the actions ( intended or otherwise) of an uninsured driver ( because it was not compulsory ) which will cost tens or hundreds of thousands of pounds to give them any sort of quality of life. Do you think all those, directly or indirectly, affected by such a situation would say “Oh goody there will be no monetary compensation to pay for all these costs, because those responsible for it don’t have that kind of money, but the individual responsible will have to take a driving retest or whatever” I find your attitude irresponsible.

They could have taken the old scoreboard for fixing to the nice people at the Repair Shop on that TV programme. They don’t seem to charge for repairing things but I’m sure they would appreciate a bottle of wine, or box of chocolates for their efforts. Would save a fortune. Good publicity for them, repaired scoreboard for us. Winner winner chicken dinner!

You said “ we”. But I think it’s OK, you seem to have got away with it.

With respect it is you who is missing the point. From what you have written it seems that the printing press of which you speak only printed the local papers. If it was used to print the UK National papers via a digital feed then you would get gain economies of scale. Furthermore, as Gladys has alluded to it would avoid the possibility of newspapers not arriving on the Island, either by boat or plane, because of problems with the weather, mechanical issues, traffic problems across etc, etc Whether it would be economic to recalibrate or reset the machinery to facilitate the printing of a solitary copy of the Guardian for your mate to read is a different matter. I’ll grant you that.

Actually I think you’ll find my suggestion is more cost effective. For example you get economies of scale by having one big delivery of paper to be held in stock to be used as and when required rather than having to make daily deliveries. Together with the associated costs. Fuel, drivers wages vehicle maintenance etc Sometimes you need to be able to think outside the box.

Thank you Gladys.

Sorry but why would you have knowledge of whether the tickets were pursued or paid? I didn’t think such information is publicly available.

Didn’t know about that. So the UK papers were printed there? Why did that stop?

No such thing as a free lunch.

Nonsense and ridicule like I predicted

I think a lot of people are bothered about sea services to and from the UK. I am. It’s quite important to most peoples lives.🥱

I’ve often wondered why there isn’t some sort of paper mill type thing here whereby the newspaper people can send their content digitally and have it produced in paper form on the Island for those that want it. Rather than bringing it in physical form by air or sea. But what do I know? ( awaits nonsense and ridicule from the usual suspects)

Yep. But I don’t think you’d have to dig too deep to find similar overspends or follies in local or national projects in the UK or further afield. It’s not like the IOM is unique in this sort of thing. Not that it makes it any better I grant you.

Because in the main they are obliged to. Like the public sector. Apart from internal procedures it’s also a sort of a law type thing.

Erm no. I’m an English person who has lived here approximately for two thirds of my life. There are things here that annoy me but if I had lived two thirds of my life in say Yorkshire no doubt there would be things about there that would annoy me. I’ve had plenty of Manx born people tell me how they think the Island could be made better. There’s nowt wrong with constructive criticism wherever you come from

“ Pretty well known” OK if you say so. I don’t know it I know of examples where that’s happened in the private sector though.

No, I’m asking you to think

Well this is said every time a senior, semi senior government/ civil servant job is advertised, without the shred of any evidence that this is the case

No, just you.

That’s nice. I for one may not always agree with Derek but this place obviously has such a hold on him that he wants to keep contributing on here. And comment from his position of someone who has left but still cares for the places is to be welcomed whether or not you think he’s right. And due to his work here he does have insight into areas most of us wouldn’t. He’s made the effort. I’ve lived in a few places in the UK which I have loved but not been bothered to contribute to their local forums, even if I had something I thought I could offer. As to who is an insignificant condescending tosser you beat both the Queen and Dezza for that honour.

If true seems a bit unnecessary even without having to make a link to “climate emergency” In the old days it would just have been called wasteful.

Or just someone wanting to sell their property for any one of a number of reasons?

Titan, Virgil and Scott if I remember correctly. Thunderbird 4, the yellow submarine ( Gordon at the helm? ) was my favourite.