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  1. Andy Onchan
    Said Macron as he drew himself up to his maximum height of 5ft 9in (including the Cuban heels). He's fast overtaking Boris as one of Europe's fictional comic characters.
  2. Andy Onchan
    Much of the day-to-day ward and patient maintenance/care at Nobles wouldn't exist if it wasn't for our Philippine friends.
  3. Andy Onchan
    Happy Christmas everyone!
  4. Andy Onchan
    There are many sectors where it's cut-throat, the construction industry is no exception. There's also wriggle room to add a few more shekels if the opportunity arises. Happens in all industries.
  5. Andy Onchan
    Or, indeed, what was in their minds concerning "an alternative solution"? Shysters!
  6. Andy Onchan
    Is AECOM involved in the LPL development? Seems they have quite a good record at falsifying and inflating estimates etc https://www.constructiondive.com/news/justice-department-joins-whistleblower-lawsuit-against-aecom/579278/
  7. Andy Onchan
    So, if II'm reading this right both branches in Tynwald have all been told not to rock the boat in order to avoid a national (and possibly UK) embarrassment.
  8. Andy Onchan
    As someone else pointed out earlier in the thread it was also probably subject to political interference, along with a belief that we would be looked after the lessor!
  9. Andy Onchan
    Not just the roads. The classic cases are those who were knowledgeable and experienced with flooding, water & harbour management, Laxey being the latest debacle. Same for the railways and Trams.
  10. Andy Onchan
    So.... no MHK who frequents this forum is prepared to stand up for the electorate/tax payer to confirm if they received anything, anything at all in the way of detailed financial information from DOI before they voted through the funding??
  11. Andy Onchan
    Like some posters on here!
  12. Andy Onchan
    'Vaccines' hadn't kicked in back then different story now.
  13. Andy Onchan
    That probably says more about how the highway was designed as it does about the above. The crayonistas have forgotten that the prom is actually a main artery for the north/south traffic.
  14. Andy Onchan
    And you only need one car to double park on the landward side and the whole scheme is screwed up.
  15. Andy Onchan
    ie. Common Time
  16. Andy Onchan
    So, MHKs voted through a shed load of money without knowing what they were paying for on our behalf? If they haven't been presented with any detailed information but voted this through then none of them deserve to be in Tynwald.
  17. Andy Onchan
    You mean night time or through the night sailings?
  18. Andy Onchan
    Common time as I recall.
  19. Andy Onchan
    Certainly the really red sore bit was!
  20. Andy Onchan
    If the minister is looking for "impartial" advice then the position shouldn't be an IOMG post. If such a position were called for then it should be paid from the Tynwald budget. Or the Minister employs and pays for a researcher/adviser out of their own pocket.
  21. Andy Onchan
    That's the one... it was like the Spanish Inquisition.
  22. Andy Onchan
    Questions for the MHKs that frequent this forum: Did any of you receive an invitation to a presentation from DOI outlining the reasons for the additional funding (other than just headlines like COVID, BREXIT etc etc) ?? Were any detailed financial reports made known to you? As far as I am concerned we're well beyond the acceptable limits of contract confidentiality now. It's time we were party to the detail.
  23. Andy Onchan
    I paid £44.50 1st Nov, one-way
  24. Andy Onchan
    Don't you mean American Speling?
  25. Andy Onchan
    Does Heysham have "assistive technology"?
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