Primator Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Does this mean that our 'Freedom to Flourish' has now perished? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 eg: Isle of Man Where You Can.....build a power station and that, and end up with over £450million debt any more? (new marketing slogan: Isle of Man Where You Can) The Isle of Man where you can fool inward investors but not the locals who have seen the reality. Lord Street bus station, Lord Street police station,Strand Street, Summerland, Douglas Town Square, The Castle Mona, Peel Road, Port Soderick, Callow's Yard, run-down industrial estates, empty film studios, empty shops, empty offices etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 What I find fascinating is the thought that large numbers of highly-paid people sat round to come up with a slogan that is not only meaningless but immediately prone to being altered to mock the whole idea. They're just not very good at it, are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmannin Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Thats wanky media types for you.Not only do they believe the crap they invent,they mistakenly believe Joe Public will.The DED appears rife with this type of people.Where the press release/soundbite is more important than facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 The Isle of Man where you can fool inward investors but not the locals who have seen the reality. Really? The last MHK elections says they haven't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Does this mean that our 'Freedom to Flourish' has now perished? No, they still use this on the new branding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homarus Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 can have a Government and Civil Servants who; A/. only make decisions after they have paid a consulting company to advise them as long as the consultants tell them exactly what the Government want to hear. B/. won't ask residents what they wish, however they will let those residents know what they would have said if they had been asked. C/. will use out of date figures as long as those out of date figures prove what they want them to. D/. can perform miracles by getting people to spend more money on the Island by reducing the number of days that they stay there. That'll have to do as I don't have a spare week to keep listing all of the reasons. Sorry option A is not quite correct! You need to add-- All decisions made may be subject to change at a later date, depending on which way the wind is blowing and whether ass is is covered or not . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
localyokel Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 The Isle of Man where you can .. have no 'O' levels and yet become minister of education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 ...cling on and drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theodolite Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Build a fire station that was too small for the fire engines. . and build a brand new court house where the entrance to the underground car park is too low to get the meat wagon in. The Isle of Man where you can .. have no 'O' levels and yet become minister of education. As Mr Karran occasionally reminds members of Tynwald, he left school with a Dolphin certificate. Shortly after becoming an MHK in his 20s and as a member of Home Affairs (or whatever it was called in those days) he was given a VIP conducted tour of the prison. He says it was more like a class reunion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt W E Johns Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 http://chzichcafterdark.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/funny-pictures-after-midnight-snack.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieK Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 ... where you can answer a question in parliament regarding value for money with the phrase "...take my word for it. I am the Minister" (Chris 'I wont join Social Care' Robertshaw). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisenchuk Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 ... where you can answer a question in parliament regarding value for money with the phrase "...take my word for it. I am the Minister" (Chris 'I wont join Social Care' Robertshaw). I wonder if its Andrew Swithenbank. He held a senior position in the Dept and recently left or retired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moghrey Mie Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 What I find fascinating is the thought that large numbers of highly-paid people sat round to come up with a slogan that is not only meaningless but immediately prone to being altered to mock the whole idea. They're just not very good at it, are they? The Isle of Man where you can dream up meaningless mantras and hope people will be fooled by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweek Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 The Isle of Man, where you can swim with dolphins turds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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