My letter to the editor was published in the Isle of Man newspaper:

A recent report by Isle of Man Newspapers has brought to light a movement aimed at further restricting housing opportunities for Manx families.

Some are now expressing concerns that building homes for people – I was staggered to read – may negatively impact the views from passing steam trains.

This shows that we have moved beyond the NIMBY mindset and entered a new realm, characterised as BANANAs, which stands for ‘Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything’.

Letter to the editor: We’re going beyond Nimbyism

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Michael Josem is a long-term consumer advocate, most prominently as a global leader in combating fraud in the online gambling industry. He was in part the inspiration for the 20th Century Fox Movie, Runner Runner, starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake.

Josem has over a decade of experience as a senior business leader working across various high-tech and online industries, and takes action to build a better community. His primary volunteer roles include service for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, and Graih, the homelessness charity.