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 The BBC IOM web presence (if you can find it) is woeful; the news items are almost invariably out of date and there's little or no reporting on Tynwald, which as the lawmaking assembly you would think would be important (it is elsewhere in the British Isles).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.