Bandits Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 (who doesn’t work for government) https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/some-businesses-will-not-be-able-to-survive-cost-of-living-crisis/ It looks like the drawbridge is now up. Despite the DOI alone being £40M over budget on the Liverpool project we are reminded that now it’s all hitting the fan government can’t help everyone who doesn’t work for government. So if your business is struggling you’re probably screwed. But if you do work for government it’s going to be a great few years blowing out reserves until there’s little left while we all reconvene down the soup kitchen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Perhaps some of those well-heeled who fully availed themselves of Covid support finance for their extra-Tynwald activities would like to consider doing the honourable and charitable thing and give some or all of it back.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Does he mean Manx Gas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 2 minutes ago, SleepyJoe said: Does he mean Manx Gas? Manx gas's stand at the show was unsurprisingly deserted poor souls looks so dejected! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandits Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 42 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Perhaps some of those well-heeled who fully availed themselves of Covid support finance for their extra-Tynwald activities would like to consider doing the honourable and charitable thing and give some or all of it back.... It’s getting into the realms of taking the piss now. I don’t understand why there hasn’t been a riot so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, SleepyJoe said: Does he mean Manx Gas? No government seem very happy to help them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 26 minutes ago, Bandits said: It’s getting into the realms of taking the piss now. I don’t understand why there hasn’t been a riot so far. I often wonder what it will actually take. I think a sense of ambivalence has taken hold after being imported from adjacent shores. Many moons ago, although not common, riots certainly had their place in Manx society. Corn Law Riots (1821) Copper Riots (1840), Tynwald Day (1916). Tynwald being shit is not a new phenomenon. Sometimes the only way to bring change is to riot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, 0bserver said: I often wonder what it will actually take. I think a sense of ambivalence has taken hold after being imported from adjacent shores. Many moons ago, although not common, riots certainly had their place in Manx society. Corn Law Riots (1821) Copper Riots (1840), Tynwald Day (1916). Tynwald being shit is not a new phenomenon. Sometimes the only way to bring change is to riot. We've no shortage of busses to torch! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxfisherman Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 37 minutes ago, Bandits said: It’s getting into the realms of taking the piss now. I don’t understand why there hasn’t been a riot so far. Its too hot for a riot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 8 minutes ago, 0bserver said: I often wonder what it will actually take. I think a sense of ambivalence has taken hold after being imported from adjacent shores. Many moons ago, although not common, riots certainly had their place in Manx society. Corn Law Riots (1821) Copper Riots (1840), Tynwald Day (1916). Tynwald being shit is not a new phenomenon. Sometimes the only way to bring change is to riot. Bread Riots 1918 » The Manx General Strike of 1918 iMuseum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, manxfisherman said: Its too hot for a riot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxfisherman Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Oh it won't stay hot forever, the riots will come, just not right now thanks, in case you were thinking of starting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code99 Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 IMHO, Dr A’s condescending “some businesses will not be able to survive the cost of living crisis” reeks of indifference towards those who are not in the ‘inner-circle’ (but it also raises the question of how bad he anticipates the cost of living crisis will get). I doubt that he means Manx Gas, but Paula’s Kitchen is definitely one of the casualties. I remember when the IOMG sought public views for their ‘flagship’ initiative on departmental savings. Tellingly, a big chunk of responses was in favour of substantially reducing/ abolishing subsidies for non-productive farmers – not sure if that ‘helpful suggestion from the GMP’ was carried through. Ordinary people and businesses did not cause the price of gas to skyrocket, and it is certainly not their fault that governments around the world have been complacent about geopolitical threats and other foreseeable macro events, especially climate change, that are now coming home to roost. Islanders did not ask the IOMG to trash taxpayers’ money on fanciful projects like the grotesque mismanagement of the Prom and the Liverpool dock. TBH, I would support some ‘cost of living furlough’ schemes. If it was okay to introduce similar support programmes to shield people and businesses from the economic disaster during the Covid pandemic, then surely the same logic must apply during this 'cost of living/ cost of energy' crisis. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 31 minutes ago, finlo said: We've no shortage of busses to torch! we can't afford the torches though now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 7 minutes ago, Roxanne said: We had no idea of the economic impact in the future after covid. We’re getting an idea now tho. To be fair printing all that money was never going to pass by without any incident. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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