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www.iomtoday.co.im Tuesday, September 14, 2021

GENERAL ELECTION discussed to avoidmass sales and the extent of buy to let. GB PARTY: None. The eco- house wouldmake me green, the climate change private investment would make me blue, the first-time buyers’ home option for social hous- ingwouldmakeme red. BREXIT: No I wouldn’t, as I believe without Britain, Eu- rope will lose its way further and we will be part of the fi- nancial consequences. I noted at the time Britain woulddofineon its owncom- mercially. KNEE: I would have origi- nally, however during the World Cup wouldn’t it have been far better to do some- thing more inventive such as putting one black lion in the three blues, taking away the confrontationandbeingmore imaginative. Wemustputothercultures inamorepositivecontexthis- torically. WRITER: As an architect I prefer designers. Alvar Aal- to, Finnish architect, who be- lievedinnatural integrationof buildings and landscape. HERO:Mypolitical heroes are those on the real battle- field, the Yazzidi andKurdish women who fought coura- geously to push back the ISIS caliphate. Theydeserveamonument.

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JASONMOORHOUSE Occupation (before poli- tics): Teacher of economics andbusiness. CARBONFOOTPRINT: Im- prove home insulation. SOCIAL CARE: Not at the moment, we need to make more of the resources thatwe have. COVID-19: Some people cannotbevaccinatedformed- ical reasons, so this must be done with care. Highlight the possible impactswhichthose peoplewho arenot being vac- cinateddo face. ONEGOVTCUT:Anassess- mentneedstobemadeineach government department into theminimumnumberof core workers required tocarryout thecurrent serviceprovision. InJune, Isuccessfullybrought aTynwaldMotiononTheSize, StructureandCostofGovern- ment, this will enable new members todebatethis topic. CANNABIS:Anassessment ofmedicalcannabisshouldbe debated inTynwaldandaway forward identified. Decrimi- nalisation is some way off partly because of our ease of movementwithneighbouring jurisdictions,whichwouldin- evitably have to change. Imet with the Chief Constable im- mediately after being elected toraiseconcernsaboutcrimi- nalitybeing causedby amini- mal initial find and I was told that isNOTactually the case. LOCAL GOVT: Local au- thority reform is required, but this is not the key ques- tion. History and current practice canmean that some small authorities are incredi- blyefficient.Localauthorities are potentially the ‘sleeping giants’ of Manx politics and couldbe farmoreactive inde- cidingonsmall localplanning issues and larger issues such as maintenance. This would have an impact on central government head count. The ‘overstressed’ Department of Infrastructure should be handing over more responsi- bility and I specifically asked Beamanstocontact theclerks of Castletown and Arbory to discuss these possibilities. Unfortunately they didn’t! In an ideal world they would parallel the Keys Con- stituencies. LEGCO: Yes – I have changedmy thoughts on Leg- islative Council since 2016 as a consequenceofmany refus- ingtoacceptdepartmental re- sponsibility. BISHOP: The ‘moral com- pass’ does provide an incred- ibly valuable contribution to debates such as the Motion I brought on Youth Develop- ment, for this reason a vote is appropriate. Critics should certainly look at the contri- butions made by the bishops during the last Parliament. ABORTIONREFORM: Yes, but itwasachallengeonmoral grounds. EQUALMARRIAGE: Yes. ASSISTED DYING: I will need to fully satisfied about the specific cases where this

nearly doubled. An example ofgovernmentgrowingrather than becoming slimmer and smarter. CANNABIS: Yet to be won overonthisbutverywillingto listen to both sides of the de- bate. I do support the use of medicinal cannabis. LOCAL GOVT: Ultimately should be a maximum of five – east, north, south and west plus Douglas. Government shouldplay amore active role in supporting authorities to share resources andconsider mergers as a result. There are green-shootsofthisbeginning to happen in the south of the island. LEGCO: In an ideal world yes – but this will not be high up the priority list in the next five years. BISHOP:No, butheshould be there to make comment and contribute to debates. ABORTIONREFORM: Yes EQUALMARRIAGE: Yes ASSISTED DYING: There needstobeawiderpubliccon- sultation on this and if it then becomes before Tynwald, there will need to be water- tight legislation tomake sure the framework is never open toabuse. I feel individual con- sent is vital. YOUNG PEOPLE: Govern- ment needs to demonstrate it is serious about climate changeandbringinmeasures to make housing affordable. We should also look at a uni- versity fee rebate scheme for Manx students who return to workontheislandwithinfour years of graduating. FIRST-TIME BUYERS: All theseneedtobeconsideredas apriorityveryearlyinthenext administration – developers ideas of affordable housing and the reality don’t match. Houses in the first-time buy- er bracket need to be lived in and not rented out. Also look at a scheme where govern- ment sellsoffland inplotsat a discounted rate for people to thenbuild their ownhomes. SPEEDLIMIT: Yes –but al-

can be applied and about the checks which are in place to prevent abuse of such a change. YOUNG PEOPLE: In June I brought a Tynwald Motion which focused on ensuring the personal development opportunities for people be- tween16-24 are maximised. Hopefully, when the findings are debated new initiatives canbefound.Companieshave beenofferinggraduates ‘Gold- en Hello’ packages for years andthis isadirectionwemust develop further, reduced tax, supportedNational Insurance Contributions and packages to encourage themtodevelop their own businesses and or to contribute positively to is- land life. FIRST-TIME BUYERS: PLANNING: I would be reluc- tanttosupporthugeincreases inthenumbersofnewbuilds, it isrelativelyrecentlythat the commissioners in Peel had to purchase houses that had beendesignatedasaffordable housing, but the demandwas not there. RESIDENCY:Thisneedsto be considered, it would help if better datawas available on these possible trends from theLandRegistry. Itwouldbe good to see the impact of this being implemented a for 12 month test period – It might well make the island an even more attractive international location to live! SECOND HOMES: An in- crease in stamp duty on ad- ditional properties could be considered. A good stock of private rented accommoda- tionisrequired.Totightenthe supplywould simply push up rents and create more issues formany local people. GOVTSCHEMES:Weneed to buffer ‘rent to buy’, subsi- dised building plots and pri- ority advice for those people considering such options. A simple increasedequitystake by the government would po- tentiallyseepricesrisingeven more to reflect the change. SPEED LIMIT: I think this should be debated. An all-island speed limit would remove a unique advantage which the island can offer, if thiswas introducedthe initial limitwouldneedtobesignifi- cant and the Mountain Road should potentially be exempt fromsuch a change. AIRLINE: At this moment NO! However, the research shouldbecarriedout intothis option. Connectivityof the is- land is essential and whilst ‘OpenSkies’ currentlydoesal- low us to retain key links and arangeof operators thesitua- tion can change quickly. CHIEF MINISTER: It will be good to see the short list, those making the decision in October couldhave a difficult choice… AFGHANS: Short termas- sistance is required until this decision ismade –These peo- ple do need our help. I would need to see the data on what supportwecanoffer. Ihavere-

al concernsabout therebeing too many existing pressures in the areas of mental health support, housing and other basic services for local resi- dents. We cannot invite peo- pleherewithoutafull support andintegrationpackagebeing available. LEGISLATION: Education Bill andAnimalWelfare Bill GBPARTY: Conservative. BREXIT: Yes. MrMoorhouse did not an- swertheremainingquestions. Ayre and Michael cial finance director CARBON:Morerenewable powergeneration,providedit can be effectively stored and delivers a stable and reliable power supply to the island. SOCIALCARE: Potentially yes, provided that it was part of a fully considered plan and the burden was borne fairly. It would need to be clear that it would properly resolve the issues and the money ring- fenced to ensure it was used for its intendedpurpose. COVID-19: The current approachhas ensured that all those currently suitable who want a vaccine have access to it. Weneedtorespect individ- uals’ freedomof choicewhilst ensuring they have the infor- mation needed to make their decisions. ONE GOVT CUT: Cut out whateverdoesnotbenefit the publicoverall andensuregov- ernment isfocusedondeliver- ingoutcomes forthepeopleof theisland. Improvedprocure- ment, modernised budgeting and financial regulations, more decentralised decision making and better informa- tion sharing across govern- ment would be key areas to look at. CANNABIS: Subject to the professional assessment and recommendationsof thechief constableanddirectorofpub- lic health. LOCAL GOVT: This is a matter for local authoritiesas agrouptodetermine,notcen- tral government. The bigger issue is ensuring that service is delivered to the public in themostappropriatemanner, whoever is responsible for it. LEGCO: No. BISHOP: Yes. ABORTION: Reform was neededtoenableabortions to be properly dealt with on-Is- landrather thanbeingunder- takenout of sight elsewhere. EQUALMARRIAGE: Yes. ASSISTED DYING: No – it brings real risks of exploita- tion to the vulnerable in our society. YOUNG PEOPLE: By cre- ating the right opportunities for them to have fulfilling ca- TIMBAKER OCCUPATION: Commer-

Occupation: Journalist. CARBON:UsetheTechnol- ogy Gateway at the airport to bringbusinesses tothe island to help drive our approach to climate change. Agoodexam- pleof this isOrkneywherethe supply of electricity has been 100% from renewable energy sources since 2013 and they haveabusinessmodelaround it bringing jobs. SOCIALCARE:Iamagainst austerity measures – many people already feel worse off thanfive years ago. The big saving to be made is from cutting government waste where I support a cen- tralprofessionalbodytoover- see all large capital projects with departments then given abudgettocarryouttheircore duties. COVID-19: Government can continue to softly mes- sagethebenefitsofhavingvac- cinations but it is a personal choice.Covid-19hasprovedto be a very divisive topic which we need to guard against ONE GOVT CUT: The Fi- nancial Services Authority was amerger of the Financial SupervisionCommissionand the Insurance and Pensions Authority. Part of the rea- son for this was to reduce the number of senior executives. Since 2015, the number has

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PETER GILMOUR INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE DOUGLAS EAST HOUSE OF KEYS GENERAL ELECTION THURSDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 2021 low the Mountain Road to be one-way and without during motorcycle events. AIRLINE: My gut feel is no because of the costs of run- ning such a venture but the issue does need looking into with a debate. CHIEFMINISTER:Theone thatisasclosetomymanifesto will getmy vote. AFGHANS: We already have issues with our infra- structureas it isbut I thinkwe need to showwe have a heart and compassion. I therefore will support moves to bring a family to the Island who can contribute to our economy. LEGISLATION: Need to learntheropesfirst. Idowant to see government become a single legal entity. GB PARTY: Anyone near

the centre – I think extreme leftand right are dangerous. BREXIT: No. KNEE: Yes. WRITER:JamesPatterson. HERO: NelsonMandela.

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