Amy's in the race!

[Microchips]

 

 

 

Economical Development! Love it..... ; ))

Ummm. I actually read the manifesto out of curiosity, as it came online. It clearly said economic development.

 

I'm not a Douglas voter but was interested to see what all the back biting and bitching was about. To be honest, pretty good manifesto... You'd do well to all read it for what it says and not for what you can find fault with.

 

 

Ha! Ha! Edited so quickly. Good to see they're watching!

 

 

Wonder what the one with the printer says?

 

How do you even know that is her Linkedin profile for sure? I looked on Linkedin and there was 3 set up of her, same as 5 on Facebook of her? How do we know Miss testicle hasn't in fact set the profile up herself as she clearly doesn't work and has a lot of time on her hands? Issues. Looking from the outside in you do seem slightly obsessed. Did you steal her photos and set up a profile pretending to be her? Come on own up

[Microchips]

 

Lack of factual information and source information to back up or indeed laid down plans to address anything.

 

There are some stretches in her "about me" section although beefing up a CV is quite normal. Not living up to the honest part though.

 

Still not painting a true picture of herself and those that know of her antics wouldn't trust her at all.

 

She has had public/private run ins with some of the people who she mentions that she wants to protect. Very hypocritical.

 

I haven't verified what is on that website because I can't be bothered setting up a Hotmail account just to view it.

 

On the presumption that what slinky has posted is actually from her website (and I have no reason to doubt it is not) there seems to be a couple of differences in her qualifications

 

Website says:

 

I was raised in Laxey and educated at Laxey Primary School then Queen Elizabeth II High School in Peel. From the Island education system I achieved 12 GCSE grades all C and above. I then attended the Isle of Man college of Further Education studying Beauty Therapy, Anatomy and a Physiology and Business Management diploma which has all added to my experience of life and business life alike.

 

She seems to have omitted from the above, her first class honours degree in Tax Law & Taxation that she includes on LinkedIn.

 

Yet another change has been made to her LinkedIn profile.

 

One of the 5 languages she states she is fluent in, she has now changed to SARCASM.

 

So as not to upset our new poster, microcock, here is the link

 

https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=131637728&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=xj8N&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Amynetwork%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1430173187491%2Ctas%3Aamy%20burns

 

Bloody untrue

 

How do you even know that is her Linkedin profile for sure? I looked on Linkedin and there was 3 set up of her, same as 5 on Facebook of her? How do we know Miss testicle hasn't in fact set the profile up herself as she clearly doesn't work and has a lot of time on her hands? Issues. Looking from the outside in you do seem slightly obsessed. Did you steal her photos and set up a profile pretending to be her? Come on own up

[Microchips]

 

 

 

I'm not a Douglas voter but was interested to see what all the back biting and bitching was about. To be honest, pretty good manifesto... You'd do well to all read it for what it says and not for what you can find fault with.

Please illuminate us more? The manifesto says nothing but bland statements about things we already know are wrong with the Island. It offers no suggested remedial actions, no solutions, and little of substance by way of suggestions regarding how she would address these problems? There's a bomb gone off in government pensions apparently and government need to deal with it: no shit? Tell me something I don't know. Also tell me how you would fix this bomb. Anyone can point things out that are wrong.

If you look at any MHK that has come before her you will see their manifestos offer no solutions either. Probably has something to do with keeping it to the point and not boring the shite out the electorate you would be great at that. On her website I see there is a ask any question function why not use it?

Thanks for the insult. I asked a fair question and back came your surly semi literate reply. Are you her campaign manager? As I said anyone can point out things that are wrong. Most politicians are keen to sell solutions to the voters not tell them about things they already know.

 

Give me a manifesto example?

[JessTickle]

 

 

 

 

Economical Development! Love it..... ; ))

Ummm. I actually read the manifesto out of curiosity, as it came online. It clearly said economic development.

 

I'm not a Douglas voter but was interested to see what all the back biting and bitching was about. To be honest, pretty good manifesto... You'd do well to all read it for what it says and not for what you can find fault with.

 

 

Ha! Ha! Edited so quickly. Good to see they're watching!

 

 

Wonder what the one with the printer says?

 

How do you even know that is her Linkedin profile for sure? I looked on Linkedin and there was 3 set up of her, same as 5 on Facebook of her? How do we know Miss testicle hasn't in fact set the profile up herself as she clearly doesn't work and has a lot of time on her hands? Issues. Looking from the outside in you do seem slightly obsessed. Did you steal her photos and set up a profile pretending to be her? Come on own up

 

 

Seriously, is that the best you can do

 

Its the same profile she has always had. Its not new, it has all her connections on it.

 

ETA - its a common theme isn't it, anyone who criticises Amy is obsessed. Nothing to do with how she conducts herself

 

Its fairly obvious who you are by the way

[Isaac]

A few comments......

 

INFRASTRUCTURE

There is still a vast amount of work to be done in Infrastructure on the Island. From the basic foundations of our roads to our housing system. We need to make sound investments in this area and not have unnecessary wastage. We are still seeing far too many grandiose, ill thought out schemes which are not value for money. Money is always being wasted in this area, jobs taking too long, or being half done. More local contractors should be encouraged to give fair prices for work that needs carried out so we can support local business and workmen, and protect skilled workmen we have invested in training from leaving the Island looking for employment elsewhere.

 

Sounds like she wants to continue/increase the longstanding establishment policy of spending taxpayers' money heavily subsidising the lucrative construction industry.

 

TYNWALD

As long as we continue to have an upper house in Tynwald (LEGCO) we should have a more democratic process. All members of the Legislative Council should be publicly elected on their mandate. Doing so every five years around election times would be an ideal way to do this.

Do we need a President of Tynwald and a speaker? We should be seeking a public consultation on this. I want to see the role of the President abolished so savings can be made.

We need modernisation in the voting system so everyone can have easy access to casting their vote. Online voting is one way we could do this allowing people with work commitments or restrictions to access polling stations have another way available for them to exercise their democratic right.

We should have a publicly elected Chief Minister at election time. Again, the decision should be the peoples on who will preside over this important position within the house.

The budget system process at present is unfit for purpose. It needs re-thought out and modernised so at the end of the year instead of seeing some departments rushing to use up their budget allowance on non-essentials it will be spent on a need by need basis rather than allocation. We can invest more money into the key areas such as Health, Education, and Social Security. We run our households on essentials first, luxuries later, I expect our government to be doing the same.

 

She wants to do away with parliamentary democracy and make the Isle of Man a populist dictatorship.

 

 

STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT

I am a strong advocate of the pyramid system. Having experience in recruitment, HR and working roles within a business I believe the structure of workers in Government has over the years been missed. Protecting frontline services and workers should be essential, we have become Management top heavy in Government and that goes against the pyramid effect. We are toppling over at the top and there are savings to be made by restructuring Government starting from the top down, so we can protect public servants and front line services staff. The present administration have done nothing about the bloat, it has grown too big, inefficient and lack lustre. We have to see a revision of the scope of Government that has still not been delivered. There is a bomb waiting to go off in Government pensions, why is this not been taken in hand while the state pension is? All that seems to be under the spotlight.

The expenditure on external consultants has been a big eye opener and should be vastly reduced by getting Managerial staff within Government and staff with the knowledge to work more on obtaining results for decisions themselves.

 

Valid criticisms but I'd like to hear constructive ideas about how to fix it.

 

 

HEALTH

Our hospital has been subject to scrutiny in the past couple of years and findings have been worrying, but have they been addressed?

We still have large waiting lists to see consultants, for operations and for Dental Health. This really needs taking in hand once and for all.

I would propose some kind of external public committee to investigate the shocking revelations that have come about regarding Nobles Hospital.

I would like to promote our Islands hospital as a choice destination for specialist health care, attracting more consultants and specialists to base their clinics here on a permanent basis.

 

Sounds like she wants to offer consultants and specialists a pay rise. More spending.

 

 

 

HOME AFFAIRS

We need to protect our services and frontline staff. Again a restructure of this department is needed. We need to stop putting so many people through the court system at a huge cost for crimes that are not necessarily needed and in need of the grand scale cost that is incurred. More community service schemes should be delivered.

Our prison is costing a lot to maintain, it needs to be reviewed and the public consulted on their views on what exactly we feel fit for offenders to have available to them. We also should work towards an independent body for police complaints with no link within the Island.

 

Community service schemes cost just as much. All these "independent bodies" cost money too. If the prison cost is an issue, what is the solution? Is Amy proposing privatisation?

 

GROWTH

is vital to a strong economy. I am a believer in a proactive approach to the economy rather than the negative cut back approach. Sound investments will make our Island more attractive and grow our business and in turn working population.

Attention needs turned to our education system and improvements sought so we are inline and keeping with our UK counterparts giving us an education system to be proud of once again. Children are our future, they are an investment worth making.

It is beneficial for the Isle of Man to work with the UK. However to some people if has been seen we are sacrificing some of our independence of late and copying some of their disastrous policies, and yet not following their positive. We should stand alone more, and concentrate on making us unique and an attractive place to settle. We need better negotiations for our reciprocal arrangements and Islands international relations.

The Isle of Man economy remains strong. We should continue to attract the right economy with low tax rates. There is still room for movement on the tax cap and it should be increased depending on the individual’s amount of wealth. When the average earning working class pocket is being hit and we have seen this sector of society squeezed the most, movement on the tax cap is fair.

 

So she wants to raise taxes and take away money from job creators and put it in government coffers - why is that necessary if she's going to magically shrink the size of government and lower costs?

 

 

ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENT

More discussions need to be opened to join European Free Trade Association since the UK joined the EU our island has left these. Trade with the Commonwealth should be a must, there is a way here to boost our economy.

We need to work alongside the private sector and people of the Island to provide much needed leisure facilities for tourists and residents of all ages. Motorsport is big on the Isle of Man we already have the TT, a well-built close circuit stadium could attract so much more sport series and in turn be beneficial for our Island economy. There should be no limit to what we can achieve as a sporting Island.

We need a complete review of the shipping and aviation links before entering into any more agreements with the airlines and shipping company.

More stipulations on our benefit and housing system are needed, so that people relocating to the Island should be coming here to contribute and invest in our community. No one should be entitled to claim benefits until they have paid Tax and NI here for 5 years. Minimum requirement to receive social housing for relocating individuals should be 10 years. I do not believe in the benefits cap but rather assessing individuals more closely, and putting better regulations in so they miss no one, but also give no one a long term opportunity to be claiming rather than working. Work permits also need some further scrutiny.

 

More government spending - again, subsidising the construction industry - with those tax rises she wants to implement, despite magically shrinking the size and cost of government.

 

PROTECTION

for the less fortunate in society is a must. It costs our economy less in the long run to continue to protect the vulnerable in our community. We have seen the vulnerable and working class part of society almost punished with increased taxes and charges .Pensioners should be all of our concern and never left to feel like they are a burden to us. They are the generations who have built our economy and made it what it is. They deserve protecting and all services currently available to them. Most pensioners living in the Isle of Man with less than £13,000 savings are worse off than their UK counterparts once cost of living has been factored in.

 

I don't think we can put all pensioners in the same category. There are plenty of pensioners who are well off and they shouldn't be entitled to freebies like free buss passes. It should all be means tested.

 

COMMUNITY

Douglas South, I would like to work towards us being whole as a community. Living in the area I have already seen that we do all look out for one another and work well together. I would however like to see an investment in the area for children and more support for the vulnerable in our community. Sadly, we do have the highest suicide rate on the Island in Douglas South and parts of Douglas South have been ranked the most deprived poverty stricken section of the Island. Working towards us having a community centre to offer support to more people around Douglas South will have a positive effect on the area. A place for people to go when lonely, a sanctuary so no one is left isolated or without somewhere to go and ask for help. A day centre for our elderly. Somewhere for the people of our community to build on and make the heart of their area.

 

More, more spending. Where's the money going to come from to build things for everyone when you're basically saying everyone (most people, other than the rich) is going to be protected from tax increases?

 

RATES REFORM

Modernisation of the rating system is long overdue. While this may not be a popular change island-wide there needs to be a fairer evaluation across the island. I would like to see an all Island system distributing rates so Douglas ratepayers do not shoulder the burden of so much cost.

 

So she wants to increase rates, or lower them? Will pensioners and "working class" be exempt from any rate changes which see an increase?

[Wann]

Bloat quotes are bad things

[Google]

Reading her output is simply mining for comedy gold.

 

"STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT

I am a strong advocate of the pyramid system. Having experience in recruitment, HR and working roles within a business I believe the structure of workers in Government has over the years been missed."

 

So she is an advocate of outmoded, outdated, slow, inefficient, clumsy pyramid structures when for years forward thinking businesses have got broader and flatter which makes them efficient, agile and far better able to cope with change.

 

Incidentally everyone I knew in business had a "working role" - which is why they were there...

[Microchips]

 

 

 

 

 

Economical Development! Love it..... ; ))

Ummm. I actually read the manifesto out of curiosity, as it came online. It clearly said economic development.

 

I'm not a Douglas voter but was interested to see what all the back biting and bitching was about. To be honest, pretty good manifesto... You'd do well to all read it for what it says and not for what you can find fault with.

 

 

Ha! Ha! Edited so quickly. Good to see they're watching!

 

 

Wonder what the one with the printer says?

 

How do you even know that is her Linkedin profile for sure? I looked on Linkedin and there was 3 set up of her, same as 5 on Facebook of her? How do we know Miss testicle hasn't in fact set the profile up herself as she clearly doesn't work and has a lot of time on her hands? Issues. Looking from the outside in you do seem slightly obsessed. Did you steal her photos and set up a profile pretending to be her? Come on own up

 

 

Seriously, is that the best you can do

 

Its the same profile she has always had. Its not new, it has all her connections on it.

 

ETA - its a common theme isn't it, anyone who criticises Amy is obsessed. Nothing to do with how she conducts herself

 

Its fairly obvious who you are by the way

 

So your a long term stalker then? There is 3 of her on Linkedin I wager you have set one up

[Gladys]

You're just being picky now - when she said 'pyramid' she really meant any kind of ancient, monolithic structure built by thousands of dispensible workers.

[alibaba]

Ugh. It's all so depressing. Has that manifesto been drawn up in the Pinewood on a lazy Sunday afternoon? It contains absolutely nothing that couldn't have been written by a reasonably clever year 8 kid.

[JessTickle]

^^^ You are an idiot.

 

Look at the link. Are you seriously suggesting that I set up a fake profile and then connected with 171 people that she knows just to make it look real.

 

ETA - that's for microchips not you Alibaba :-)

[Microchips]

 

 

 

 

 

Economical Development! Love it..... ; ))

Ummm. I actually read the manifesto out of curiosity, as it came online. It clearly said economic development.

 

I'm not a Douglas voter but was interested to see what all the back biting and bitching was about. To be honest, pretty good manifesto... You'd do well to all read it for what it says and not for what you can find fault with.

 

 

Ha! Ha! Edited so quickly. Good to see they're watching!

 

 

Wonder what the one with the printer says?

 

How do you even know that is her Linkedin profile for sure? I looked on Linkedin and there was 3 set up of her, same as 5 on Facebook of her? How do we know Miss testicle hasn't in fact set the profile up herself as she clearly doesn't work and has a lot of time on her hands? Issues. Looking from the outside in you do seem slightly obsessed. Did you steal her photos and set up a profile pretending to be her? Come on own up

 

 

Seriously, is that the best you can do

 

Its the same profile she has always had. Its not new, it has all her connections on it.

 

ETA - its a common theme isn't it, anyone who criticises Amy is obsessed. Nothing to do with how she conducts herself

 

Its fairly obvious who you are by the way

 

Its also fairly obvious who you are and you should take your personal grievance elsewhere and look after your child

Its quite simple you do or don't vote for her. But all this going out the way checking her Facebook checking her Linkedin you don't think that's obsessive? I find that quite concerning. You heard the old saying a jealous woman conducts better research than the FBI

[Julian Ass-blancmange]

 

 

 

 

I'm not a Douglas voter but was interested to see what all the back biting and bitching was about. To be honest, pretty good manifesto... You'd do well to all read it for what it says and not for what you can find fault with.

 

Please illuminate us more? The manifesto says nothing but bland statements about things we already know are wrong with the Island. It offers no suggested remedial actions, no solutions, and little of substance by way of suggestions regarding how she would address these problems? There's a bomb gone off in government pensions apparently and government need to deal with it: no shit? Tell me something I don't know. Also tell me how you would fix this bomb. Anyone can point things out that are wrong.

If you look at any MHK that has come before her you will see their manifestos offer no solutions either. Probably has something to do with keeping it to the point and not boring the shite out the electorate you would be great at that. On her website I see there is a ask any question function why not use it?

Thanks for the insult. I asked a fair question and back came your surly semi literate reply. Are you her campaign manager? As I said anyone can point out things that are wrong. Most politicians are keen to sell solutions to the voters not tell them about things they already know.

Give me a manifesto example?

The Positive Action Group has all of them from the last election.

 

http://www.positiveactiongroup.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=126&Itemid=150

 

Alfie Cannans is particularly good. Note his use of the words "I will" and then the list of things he says he will do to make some of the issues he raises better

 

http://www.positiveactiongroup.org/index.php?option=com_attachments&task=download&id=94

 

Contrast this to Amy's list of things that are wrong (that we already know are wrong) and then a list of ... Well sod all really.

[alibaba]

Why isn't Martin Conde Robert Moore standing?

[Microchips]

^^^ You are an idiot.

 

Look at the link. Are you seriously suggesting that I set up a fake profile and then connected with 171 people that she knows just to make it look real.

 

ETA - that's for microchips not you Alibaba :-)

I have looked they are all connections from around the world could be anyone just connecting building their network, the other two have over 1000 connections your point being? Point being you should have set the fake one up earlier miss testicle you would have got more connections and made it more credible