'The Spider's Web – Britain's Second Empire'

Wednesday, 01 November 2017 10:22 PAG

IoM Premiere for new film on offshore Finance industry

'The Spider's Web – Britain's Second Empire'

(documentary)

Manx Museum Theatre, Kingswood Grove, Douglas

Monday 13 November 2017

Two screenings: 6.00pm and 7.45pm.

Admission free - All welcome

Positive Action Group (PAG) is screening a new documentary telling how Britain transformed itself from an imperial to a financial power through a global network of offshore jurisdictions.

'The Spider's Web – Britain's Second Empire' will be shown at the Manx Museum Theatre on Monday 13 November, with screenings at both 6.00pm and 7.45pm. Admission is free - All welcome

This recently-released film throws light on how bankers, lawyers and accountants set up a web of offshore secrecy jurisdictions which captured wealth from across the globe and funnelled it into the City of London. It argues that real power lies not in our democratic institutions but rather in the hands of the wealthy and influential few.

Roger Tomlinson of PAG comments - "PAG is pleased to give an Isle of Man premiere for this timely film. It will clearly be controversial here but we feel the issues it airs are relevant to the Island and deserving of debate. We hope to welcome the public at both screenings. The early screening offers a chance to come straight from work. Just turn up.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 November 2017 10:35

Single Resident Record presentations

Monday, 30 October 2017 18:56 Steve Burrows

Tristram Llewellyn Jones and Steve Burrows presentations attached:

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Single Resident Record - Steve Burrows (powerpoint)	2608 Kb	305

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 November 2017 22:09

Single Resident Record

Sunday, 29 October 2017 20:00 Allan Norman

srr Proposals have been put forward for a Single Resident Record for the Isle of Man.

This paper reviews some of the issues arising, for the purposes of informing the consultation and debates about the proposals. In particular, this paper focuses upon the risks and dangers that are associated with a Single Resident Record. That is not because there are no potential advantages or benefits. Rather, it is because advantages and benefits will be put forward by those proposing the database in any event; it is the disadvantages and dangers that run the risk of being overlooked.

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Single Resident Record - Allan Norman	236 Kb	404

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Page Event: Big Brother database

Monday, 16 October 2017 17:27 PAG

Public Meeting

Government's 'Big Brother' Database.

Do we need it?

Dan Davies - Director of Change and Reform, IOM Government

Steve Burrows - Entrepreneur, Chartered IT Professional

Tristram Llewellyn Jones - Civil Liberties Campaigner

7:30 p.m. Monday 30th October 2017

Manx Legion Club, Market Hill, Douglas

The event is free and open to all

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Last Updated on Monday, 16 October 2017 22:37

Statins: Curse or Cure?

Monday, 18 September 2017 19:52 PAG

Public Meeting

Statins: Curse or Cure? A Public Debate.

Dr Alex Allinson MHK

and

Courtenay Heading

Monday 25th September 2017 at 7:30 p.m.

Manx Museum Theatre, Douglas

The event is free and open to all

The cost and funding of prescription drugs is a hot topic in the Isle of Man.

Positive Action Group (PAG) kicks off its monthly series of public meetings with a debate about the wisdom of widely prescribing statins to adults. Statins are drugs which lower cholesterol in the blood. Elevated levels of cholesterol are associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, and often devastating problems.

The British Heart Foundation identifies two groups of people who benefit from statins - those who already are at high risk and those who potentially are at risk. Taking statins is one option to lower the risk. But is the drug safe? What are the side effects? Should the NHS be prescribing a preventative pill when there are other ways to achieve a healthier non-risk life style?

Guest speaker Courtenay Heading is a former Healthcare Innovation Consultant to the Isle of Man Government.He firmly believes that adopting a healthy life style pays untold dividends and has amassed a wealth of information which is contrary to conventional medical practice. He rejects what he perceives as the pill culture and the cost to us all.

Dr Alex Allinson MHK, is a practising doctor who is well aware of the advantages of statins. He will advocate those benefits and the continued use of the drug.

Following the debate their will be adequate time for questions from the audience.

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Last Updated on Saturday, 23 September 2017 17:09

Brexit – 11 Medium-term Scenarios

Saturday, 23 September 2017 23:53 PAG

brexit-signpost-c-ING Brexit has been from the beginning a ‘revolutionary’ movement of historical importance. It is the most complex and consequential challenge that the UK has faced since the Second World War. It remains a popularist ideology, encompassing issues such as an ostensible ‘loss of British cultural and religious identity’ and the feeling by numerous individuals that they are losing the ability to control their personal destinies in an ever-increasingly competitive globalised world. It goes to the heart of how various groups perceive broader society with greater anxiety and what they hope and fear the future will hold. Arguably, these are the same forces that swept Donald Trump into power in the USA.