Originally Posted by
Tinwald
'the known clear majority views of the local residents'
'our people'
Just who the h..l do you think you are speaking on behalf of the IOM. Keep your head buried in your bunker, fella. Some of us are ready to get back into the world. If you're 71 and worried stay where you are but don't think you speak for 'our people'.
I do not think that at all. It is our Government (which as mentioned above faces a General Election next year) that speaks on behalf of the people of the Isle of Man (and like it or not, yes that most certainly is ''our people'') and to date they have had some strict controls on the borders. It is patently absurd to suggest that they have done so in a manner that is inconsistent with the wishes of the majority of the ('our') people. If you do not like that then you can of course vote against the current incumbent(s) in your constituency next year should he/she/they stand again!
This is a sterile argument as the IOM Government's views on the matter since March remain consistently and abundantly clear and I support and praise that whether you do so or not.