27 minutes | Thursday, 30 July 2026
If Bill Clinton was right in saying “it’s the economy, stupid” then we could be in for a very interesting election. Global financial and political factors have had a big impact on the Manx economy but could the Isle of Man Government have done more. Why does economic growth matter so much for government finances and making us all feel happier? Are we living through a period economic stagnation here and if so what needs to be done to get things moving again? It would be a brave politician who told us that we need to accept fewer services but unless a new ‘magic money tree’ can be found they might have to.