The redacted steam packet report
The redacted steam packet report

Wearing my Manx TaxPayers’ Alliance hat, the full story is on the Manx TaxPayers’ Alliance website here.

Local media coverage:

Michael Josem from the Manx Taxpayers’ Alliance submitted a freedom of information request to make the document public, but in response was given a heavily-redacted version.

Island-based Steam Packet staff were linked to an outbreak of the virus which resulted in the chief minister calling a third lockdown.

The review by the non-executive directors of the company is thought to have cost in the region of £10,000.

Government keeps Steam Packet report private

Speaking with Chris Cave of ManxRadio:

The same story ran on EnergyFM.

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.