Perspective - Manx Radio Podcast
1) Perspective 8.2.26 - Blue-tongue, cattle health status and the meatplant - who’d be a farmer these days?
Manx farmers are being challenged at the moment with several significant issues hitting all at once. As if the debilitating cattle disease Blue-tongue, a change in UK and IoM cattle health status, and...Show More
2) Perspective 1.2.26 - why has the Local Government Bill caused such a stir?
Former Infrastructure Minister Michelle Haywood had the fairly straightforward task of bringing forward a Local Government Bill which was generally supported by local authorities. Along came Lawrie Ho...Show More
3) Perspective 25.1.25 - January’s reshuffle Tynwald
What Tynwald lacked in length this week it more than made up for in big announcements and policy changes. The Order Paper soon had the hefty addition of a statement on the Chief Minister’s reshuffle w...Show More
4) Perspective 12.1.25 - Blein ny Gaelgey 2026 the year of the Manx Language
Blein ny Gaelgey is a year-long, Island-wide celebration of the Manx language. The Year’s website claims that it’s for everybody – Manx speakers, people who don’t know any Manx yet, people who call th...Show More
5) Perspective 7.1.26 - Emergency Planning and Civil Defence
Jane Kelly is the Emergency Planning Officer for the Isle of Man Government and leads the Civil Defence team. We’ve probably all relied on her team’s expertise during storm and weather events, and tho...Show More
6) Perspective 4.1.26 - a history of mental health care in the Isle of Man
On Perspective this week we hear from local historian John Manley about his research into the history of Ballamona Hospital. Prior to Ballamona life in the Isle of Man for people with mental illness w...Show More
7) Perspective 28.12.25 - a message of hope from the 8th Manx Bard Michael Manning
It’s probably not unreasonable to say that over the past year Perspective has delivered a fair proportion of political angst and reflected the increasing polarisation of political debate. As it’s Chri...Show More
Perspective 28.12.25 - a message of hope from the 8th Manx Bard Michael Manning
50:35 | Dec 28th, 2025
8) Perspective 21.12.25 - three wise men take a look back at the political year
And it came to pass that there came unto Manx Radio’s studio three wise men, one formerly from Douglas East, bringing with them gifts of gall, frank insights and mirth. On Perspective we take an irrev...Show More
Perspective 21.12.25 - three wise men take a look back at the political year
50:35 | Dec 21st, 2025
9) Perspective 14.12.25 - some of the highlights from December Tynwald
December Tynwald extended into a third day with members keen to milk every minute of debating time as we enter election year. Questions strayed into a lively debate on the state of the Manx economy, w...Show More
10) Perspective 7.12.25 - why is LegCo trying to pacify local authorities and does government really not know what it owns?
You may have noticed that local authorities have been sharpening their pitchforks and gathering fiery brands as they attempt to oppose a new piece of law which would give government power to impose fu...Show More