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LibVan member wants more party politics on Island

Oltey LibVan geearree tooilley politickaght ny parteeyn 'syn Ellan

Lawrie Hooper freayll arrey er lhiasaghey Caghlaa RU

Ta oltey Partee Libraalagh Vannin gra dy by vie leshyn fakin politickaght ny parteeyn cheet dy ve 'smoo cadjin' ayns Ellan Vannin.

Ec y traa t'ayn, ta Tinvaal jeant seose son y chooid smoo jeh shirreyderyn neu-chrogheydagh, lesh daa haghter LibVan 'sy Chiare as Feed as oltey Partee Obbraghys Vannin 'sy Choonceil Slattyssagh.

Shen neu-chosoyley rish lughtyn-reill elley gollrish yn RU, raad ta'n chooid smoo dy pholitickeyryn cochianglt rish partee.

Ta Lawrie Hooper gra dy vel eh freayll arrey er lhiasaghey partee noa har y cheayn:

AS LAWRIE HOOPER : T'eh er ve symoil dy liooar dooys fakin kuse jeh ny reddyn Caghlaa RU [Change UK], as t'adsyn cur eab er kiaddey partee noa. As ayns rieughid paart jeh ny doilleeidyn ta cheet orrooysn, t'ad ny doilleeidyn cheddin as t'er ve ainyn. Ta sleih er jeet dy ve chochianglt roo, ta sleih er naagail ad, as t'ad goll trooid keim wanagh ayns troggal y partee, as ta doilleeidyn ocsyn, ny yei dy vel sleih 'syn RU oayllagh rish strughtoor ny parteeyn as rish parteeyn gobbraghey ry cheilley. Myr shoh foddee shiu sheiltyn ny doilleeidyn ta roin, tra nagh vel y moggyl shen ain dy phohlldal, as nagh vel shen ain . . . cha nee cadjin eh dy vel parteeyn politickagh ain 'syn Ellan. By vie lhiam fakin eh cheet dy ve smoo cadjin, agh cha nel shin er jeet gys shen foast.

 

Lawrie Hooper monitoring development of Change UK

A member of Liberal Vannin says he would like to see party politics become 'more usual' on the Isle of Man.

At present, Tynwald is predominantly made up of independent candidates, with two LibVan representatives in the House of Keys and a Manx Labour Party member in the Legislative Council.

That's in contrast to other jurisdictions like the UK, where the majority of politicians are affiliated to a party.

Lawrie Hooper says he's been keeping an eye on the development of a new party across the water:

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