Freezing the United Kingdom’s BBC license fee will benefit the people of the Isle of Man, and plans to end the regressive tax have the potential to help improve the Manx economy by millions of pounds a year. Under the current regressive tax on live broadcast television in the Isle of Man, millions of pounds […]
Extremely high inflation in December causes cost-of-living problems for Manx households
The latest inflation figures released by the Isle of Man Government show the annual rate of inflation as measured by CPI for the twelve months to December 2021 has increased to be extremely high at 6%.
Isle of Man unemployment rate is 1.7%
The Isle of Man’s unemployment rate was 1.7% in December 2021, the same rate as November 2021.
Education Department staff numbers have increased by 20% over last five years. So why don’t we have enough teachers to fully operate schools?
In 2020/2021 (the most recent completed academic year) the number of staff actually employed by the DESC in the teacher / lecturer category remained precisely steady at 990. However, the number of other staff employed by the DESC had increased by almost 400 extra staff over the last five yars to 1,465 staff – a remarkable increase of 36% extra staff in the non-teacher/lecturer categories.
Isle of Man schools unable to provide in-person schooling
Isle of Man schools are continuing to be unable to provide in-person schooling for all students this week. According to EnergyFM, Year 9 and Year 12 students at Ballakermeen High School are being asked to not attend classes in-person for at least part of this week. EnergyFM reported Ballakermeen Headteacher Adrienne Burnett saying, “We have […]
Our educational system cannot be allowed to fail our children
“To defend a country, you need an army. But to defend a civilisation, you need schools.”
IOM Hospital admissions for cancer surged in 2021
The number of Isle of Man hospital admissions where the primary diagnosis includes all malignant cancers and all carcinoma in situ (considered stage 0) surged in 2021 to a total of at least 1,717, according to new data released under Freedom of Information Act protections last week.
Taxpayers pay £130,000 to replace Manx Electric Railway sign
Taxpayers have paid £130,000 to replace the Manx Electric Railway sign overlooking Douglas Bay.
Number of government staff in Cabinet Office and Environment has surged, number of Infrastructure staff dropped
The actual number of personnel at both the Cabinet Office and the Department of Environment, Food & Agriculture surged by 30% over the last five years, according to data released by the Isle of Man Government. Over the same time period, the actual number of people employed by the Department of Infrastructure dropped by 15%.
Isle of Man unemployment rate is 1.7%
The Isle of Man’s unemployment rate was 1.7% in November 2021, a fall of 0.1%, from 1.8% in October 2021.