50 minutes | Friday, 19 January 2024
The economic strategy annual update was debated in Tynwald this week with the Chief Minister painting a very rosy Manx economic picture which seemed to avoid discussion of the pitfalls and obstacles to economic success. This led to criticism from some members that perhaps government wasn’t living in the real world or indeed that the Chief Minister was living on ‘fantasy island.’ So who’s right? You get the opportunity to decide by listening to this week's Perspective. The Chief Minister certainly has a dream but is his government delivering?