Douglas Borough Council

[Derek Flint]

1 hour ago, woolley said:

And how many times have we heard this? There is no chance of the Island going bankrupt. 

Based on what theory? The treasury minister has indicated we can sustain the support model for circa 6 months. Even that is not looking like being enough to protect a lot of businesses. Some we will be going into the reformation period with a lot less receipts. There is a possibility, no matter how remote, that we will run out of money. It’s an increased risk if we try and sustain the current model of Government and public services.

[finlo]

59 minutes ago, Mr. Sausages said:

Not paid for / subsidised by the ratepayers though.

There was no mention of who was paying for it!

[ellanvannin2010]

Every proposal for LA reform seems to involve merging the small and efficient authorities, usually rural ones, into the top heavy and expensive larger ones such as the Douglas Corporation or Ramsey when they are the ones that need reforming not the small efficient ones.

Rather than reform they just need abolishing.

[Non-Believer]

3 hours ago, Derek Flint said:

Based on what theory? The treasury minister has indicated we can sustain the support model for circa 6 months. Even that is not looking like being enough to protect a lot of businesses. Some we will be going into the reformation period with a lot less receipts. There is a possibility, no matter how remote, that we will run out of money. It’s an increased risk if we try and sustain the current model of Government and public services.

I wonder if anybody is calculating the amount of money that's currently flooding off-island on account of everybody doing their buying on the internet because of lockdown?

[On The Bus]

5 hours ago, woolley said:

And how many times have we heard this? There is no chance of the Island going bankrupt. 

You honestly think?

[Donald Trumps]

4 hours ago, ellanvannin2010 said:

Every proposal for LA reform seems to involve merging the small and efficient authorities, usually rural ones, into the top heavy and expensive larger ones such as the Douglas Corporation or Ramsey when they are the ones that need reforming not the small efficient ones.

Rather than reform they just need abolishing.

I think you are right

[woolley]

26 minutes ago, On The Bus said:

You honestly think?

Yes.

[Shake me up Judy]

Not sure what you base this confidence on Woolley. Yes, the U.K. would probably prop us up but it would require major restructuring and long term repayment for future generations. 

[Neil Down]

1 hour ago, Shake me up Judy said:

Not sure what you base this confidence on Woolley. Yes, the U.K. would probably prop us up but it would require major restructuring and long term repayment for future generations. 

UK propping the IOM up... piebaps would go into meltdown

[Andy Onchan]

1 hour ago, Neil Down said:

UK propping the IOM up... piebaps would go into meltdown

I have a Seppuku knife knocking around somewhere if that helps? 

[piebaps]

2 hours ago, Neil Down said:

UK propping the IOM up... piebaps would go into meltdown

No - no problem with the UK. Its just the English

[piebaps]

48 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said:

I have a Seppuku knife knocking around somewhere if that helps? 

I hate newspaper puzzles

[english zloty]

20 hours ago, Donald Trumps said:

I think you are right

It does show how utterly pointless they are once you take away the big decisions like where the Christmas tree will go. 
 

most Commissioner’s are self-isolating being over 70 and their clerks are inputting the grand total of zero to the national emergency.

in fact local authority sensibilities are merely getting in the way of decisions which are being made, at the end of it, despite them. 

 

[Roger Mexico]

32 minutes ago, english zloty said:

It does show how utterly pointless they are once you take away the big decisions like where the Christmas tree will go. 
most Commissioner’s are self-isolating being over 70 and their clerks are inputting the grand total of zero to the national emergency.

in fact local authority sensibilities are merely getting in the way of decisions which are being made, at the end of it, despite them. 

Well the bins are still be collected - which is more than you can say for the recycling which is a central government responsibility.

[english zloty]

1 hour ago, Roger Mexico said:

Well the bins are still be collected - which is more than you can say for the recycling which is a central government responsibility.

I thought recycling was a DBC scheme? If not then why do they keep telling us how green they are?