Ramseyboi Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, the stinking enigma said: They haven't learned to live with it? Come on jeeves, stop bandying that line. Sydney for example Population 5.3m Just come out of a 107 day lockdown because they had a case prevalence at its peak of 1500 ish. That’s insane nearly two years in and they still have loads and loads of travel restrictions. Stuff that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 10 hours ago, Josem said: I've confused myself here - I wrote the wrong thing above. Sorry for my confusion, it is entirely my error. Just to be clear. 1. you accept the IoM rate is higher, not lower, than AUS and NZ by a factor of 10 and 100 respectively ( in round terms )? 2. You’ve confused me with someone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 "Australia did better because proportionally less people died" vs "Military deployed to enforce lockdown" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Halsall Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 11 hours ago, Ramseyboi said: Sydney for example Population 5.3m Just come out of a 107 day lockdown because they had a case prevalence at its peak of 1500 ish. That’s insane nearly two years in and they still have loads and loads of travel restrictions. Stuff that. Does that mean Skippy can’t return in the foreseeable future? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 So today is last chance saloon for nominations, interestingly no MHKs who were not returned to their seat seem tempted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramseyboi Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, hissingsid said: So today is last chance saloon for nominations, interestingly no MHKs who were not returned to their seat seem tempted. Don’t be thinking they weren’t tempted, but the public opinion was probably strong enough that they weren’t brave enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 5 hours ago, John Wright said: Just to be clear. 1. you accept the IoM rate is higher, not lower, than AUS and NZ by a factor of 10 and 100 respectively ( in round terms )? 2. You’ve confused me with someone else? Hah! And there's always the people who believe or believed our very own forum @P.K. (especially when he used his full name) is/was an MHK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Ramseyboi said: Don’t be thinking they weren’t tempted, but the public opinion was probably strong enough that they weren’t brave enough. I hope public opinion is strong enough to dissuade the successful candidates from taking the undemocratic backdoor into government 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebean Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 20 hours ago, Ramseyboi said: John Shimmin was a PE teacher. Just saying I know. I told him the same story. I thought he was an able and honest man, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 On 11/4/2021 at 4:24 PM, SleepyJoe said: I hope public opinion is strong enough to dissuade the successful candidates from taking the undemocratic backdoor into government "from taking the undemocratic backdoor" Is that a euphemism? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Could be, but whose backdoor? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 16 minutes ago, quilp said: Could be, but whose backdoor? Don't go there! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anyone Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 It does seem to be a case of MHK’s nominating their mates who share the same views or dinner tables. But I guess that’s just politics. We all tend to stick together so should not be surprised if politicos do the same. Although I think those who are spoken to by God should declare that fact. ( Thinking here Bush and Blair who started a war because they later said they’d chatted to God about it - not that I’m suggesting any of the candidates would start a war.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Time MLCs were democratically elected 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted November 6, 2021 Share Posted November 6, 2021 Perhaps other MLCs should do similar, members but no vote , Henderson wouldn’t like it!! https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/mlc-doesnt-want-vote-on-dhsc-matters/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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