cissolt Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 55 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Other than an electoral mandate from the people of Ramsey, what qualifications does Dr Allanson hold in matters fiscal? I assumed he would be of above average intelligence and question the machinations of the civil service. Putting his name to the 500k visitors a year nonsense would suggest otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 49 minutes ago, Wavey Davey said: We’ve just put our grandchildren into debt just to buy £400m worth of bullshit. Putting future generations into debt is a trait that recent IoM Governments have had few peers in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestboy Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 15 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Putting future generations into debt is a trait that recent IoM Governments have had few peers in. And UK Governments 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriT Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Putting future generations into debt is a trait that recent IoM Governments have had few peers in. All I have come out of the conference with is a sense that we’re totally fucked. We’re this and we’re that and actually we’re absolutely nothing of any substance. Hollow strategies delivered by load of guaranteed salary bell ends telling everyone else that they should be entrepreneurial to grow the economy while supporting a system that completely strangles everything you try to do in red tape. Next year they should offer attendees some crystal meth to take before they go in so that we’re all on the same wavelength. 7 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code99 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Zarley said: Does that mean simply having a company address in Athol Street is no longer enough to benefit from the Manx "tax haven"? As I understand it - Yes, but I stand to be corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Banker said: Well having qualified as a doctor means he certainly has a much higher intellect, able to understand complex issues more than the vast majority of MHKs & general public so suppose that’s a start Having empathy with the GMP he hasn’t got. He again state’s Government can’t help everyone or businesses - difficult to cater support for everyone in times of crisis, the latest shite spouted by Allinson to the NPM. So if one of IOMG favoured pet contractors or suppliers of goods or services, coffees, cakes, sandwiches, pasties etc you will be well supported. Any other business will have to sink or swim ………… survival of the fittest, dog eat dog. Not a nice way to treat people, and businesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code99 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Did he happen to mention anything about how they propose to recoup the still rising costs or is that another Great Unmentionable amongst the pigs on the wing? Other than saying that it will be a great asset for the Island when it is finished, he did not elaborate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Putting future generations into debt is a trait that recent IoM Governments have had few peers in. But this bond literally seems to have been a joke. They obviously had no intension of ever using it for what it had allegedly been issued for. We’ll still be in the same situation as we are in 5 years time in relation to “sustainability” (a completely bullshit word) and the money will have been spent and then we’ll simply rinse and repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code99 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 6 hours ago, SleepyJoe said: We also need to know what adequate green credentials are to these companies At the conference no one articulated which ESG criteria these companies would use. Two other (relevant) things that I noted are: 1. It seems that they plan a second electricity interconnector with the UK installed and operational by 2030. Once this has happened our (gas powered) power station will be switched off. Switching off the power station will result in a significant reduction in CO2 emissions and therefore significantly boost the IOM’s green profile/ credentials. 2. The IOMG intends to cut emissions by the services sector by 30% over the next 10 years. I did not hear any quantified statements/ commitments to reducing CO2 emissions in any other sectors of our economy such as manufacturing, transport, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 We're going to buy electricity from the UK at whatever price the private sector there choose to create it? Barking mad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 They could sell our £500M Power Station off brick by brick as souvenirs then. With luck that might raise enough to clear the MUA debt and give the GMP a bit of respite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: They could sell our £500M Power Station off brick by brick as souvenirs then. With luck that might raise enough to clear the MUA debt and give the GMP a bit of respite. Oh no you’ve caught the GMP bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
english zloty Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 2 hours ago, code99 said: At the conference no one articulated which ESG criteria these companies would use. Two other (relevant) things that I noted are: 1. It seems that they plan a second electricity interconnector with the UK installed and operational by 2030. Once this has happened our (gas powered) power station will be switched off. Switching off the power station will result in a significant reduction in CO2 emissions and therefore significantly boost the IOM’s green profile/ credentials. 2. The IOMG intends to cut emissions by the services sector by 30% over the next 10 years. I did not hear any quantified statements/ commitments to reducing CO2 emissions in any other sectors of our economy such as manufacturing, transport, etc. Was there any mention of how much the interconnector is going to cost? Pub talk is billions and about £20k per head contribution 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code99 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, english zloty said: Was there any mention of how much the interconnector is going to cost? Pub talk is billions and about £20k per head contribution Unfortunately I did not hear any details of when the interconnector will go in or how much it would cost. But given that this is going to be a major project, the cost must surely be in the millions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Well what a 2 days that was. 2 days I will never get back 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.