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Redundancy and safety
When Apollo 15 returned to Earth from the Moon, three parachutes were supposed to retard the speed of the module containing the astrodnauts. One of the parachutes failed – but because the design included an extra parachute, all the astronauts landed safely. As we have seen in recent months, sometimes things can get damaged. Unusual […]
With gas-powered power plants on the way out, we should not start drilling for gas off Laxey
In this context, it doesn’t make sense for the Isle of Man Government to allow corporations to drill for oil and gas in Manx waters.
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Isle of Man Government’s April Unemployment Numbers are Wrong
The Isle of Man Government has just released unemployment numbers for April 2020. These numbers from the Isle of Man Government are simply nonsense numbers. They have used a bad methodology which undercounts the true number of unemployment people on the Isle of Man.
Let Alice hug her grandchildren if she wants
In 2020, our hypothetical Alice faces another pair of risks: the risk of her cancer, and the risk of contracting coronavirus. Those are deep and dangerous risks – either could kill her.
As a result, Alice needs to manage her behaviour. She needs to make choices – and different Alices, who face the same set of facts, might make different choices.
Manx Government needs to change its policy and increase coronavirus testing
The Manx Government’s strategy to do just 60 tests per day is the wrong strategy. It needs to change its strategy, and to TEST, TEST, TEST!
REFERENCE
The Transcript: Stu Peters & ‘Jordan’ on Manx Radio, 3 June 2020
Here’s a transcript of the call between Stu Peters and ‘Jordan’ on Manx Radio last night. As always, you should verify the transcript below from the audio – time stamps will help.
Howard Quayle on the Mannin Line, 3 June 2020
This is a very rough and unverified transcript of Howard Quayle on the Mannin Line on 3 June 2020.
Isle of Man Government Press Conference, 29 May 2020
This is a very rough and unverified transcript of the Isle of Man Government Press Conference conducted on 29 May 2020.