50 minutes | Friday, 16 February 2024
If you’ve visited the hospital lately you may well have seen Braddan Parish Commissioners’ magnificent new community hub has emerged in all its glory. Close followers of Manx politics may also have noticed the rather large 37% increase in Braddan’s rates part of which will be used to cover the costs of the new hub. As if this wasn’t enough to encourage me to cover the story on Perspective, there’s also the spat between Braddan and the Health Department over site access. Is this a white elephant or bold ambition for the people of Braddan? Naive mismanagement from the Commissioners or stubborn intransigence from the Health Minister?