Andy Onchan

Is Roy Moore a MR employee? If not and he's good enough & free to work for whoever gets the licence then his knowledge/insight won;t be missed. Will it? Just sayin'...

Amended for accuracy.

As I said, tokenism.

I understand the context all too well. Declan, we already have local reporting via MR. Why would we need a BBC reporter to do the same? If it's to reduce the head count and cost to MR then the MR subvention should be reduced accordingly. As I said, it's a token position. I'd be interested to know what benefits (other than what I have outlined above) IOM gets from this appointment.

Where have I mentioned his Dad? The BBC is not value for money on IOM. Period. Their "spend" is derisory. The BBC IOM web presence (if you can find it) is woeful; the news items are almost invariably out of date and there's little or no reporting on Tynwald, which as the lawmaking assembly you would think would be important (it is elsewhere in the British Isles). And taken in context, likening IOM to a UK region/city is a bit below the belt IMO. As I say, if all we're going to get is Gawne's/BBC view on things (now it seems in news print as well) then there's something wrong. So the token Local Democracy position is just that, token.

So we're going to be fed the BBC's/Gawne's take on things, irrespective of the media outlet? I can't help thinking that there's something pernicious going on here.

But he's also getting in on the act with IOM Newspapers! How's that work?? Does IOM Newspapers pay the BBC for his reporting??

Yes, I can only tolerate the man in small doses for the reason you allude to.

Reads like a speech to text attempt gone awry.

I think you'll find it's magic! Piff Paff Puff!

And therein lies anarchy.

Methinks there would be a lot of duplication of both hours and word.

Meeeeow!

I was rather thinking of John Mann and Kate Hoey actually. IMO Frank Field is a top banana, he's a realist.

You call late 20's early 30's too late?

You missed out the two Labour Brexiteers

I thought i also read somewhere that there are rising (record?) numbers of younger women/couples seeking IVF treatment. It must be something in the water.

Does that mean that everything that is read out and posted on the website isn't proof-read? I thought 'news' was the lifeblood of a PSB. It's a poor excuse if the basics aren't up to scratch.

And it looks like he's wearing my tie.... that the missus gave to the charity shop!

Stu.... you should apply for a broadcasting licence and operate LMC (Leading Mann's Conversation).

So why not advertise it on MR? After all MR needs the revenue, doesn't it?

So would a change in the law have saved this young fella?

Why do you think I'm angry? Not in the least, if I'm honest I'm ambivalent to most of what the report says and to MR itself. I'm asking why the UK government should respond to the Tynwald Committee? I thought it was a perfectly reasonable question. The fact that the BBC is mentioned in the report doesn't necessarily require UKG to respond to a Tynwald Committee, does it? I would have thought the BBC Governors might want to contribute but not UKG.