News, Current Affairs & Sport Podcasts

News, Current Affairs & Sport Podcasts:

MANX RADIO UPDATE:

• Update Wednesday 17 February 2026

  Want to know how this year's Manx Budget will affect you? It's all here with Beth Espey.

MANX NEWSCAST: 

• Budget 2026: Chris Thomas MHK delivers his Budget in full

  Treasury Minister Chris Thomas MHK has delivered his Budget speech for 2026.You can listen to it in full here.

AGENDA: 

• Agenda 16.2.26 - Chris Robertshaw and Future IoM

  Agenda 16.2.26 - Chris Robertshaw and Future IoMFormer Douglas East MHK Chris Robertshaw has a new political vision for the Isle of Man. Describing itself as a movement towards good governance, Future Isle of Man has three core pillars to its thinking. ‘The Democratic Process’, which introduces the concept of holding Referenda into our existing system; ‘A Unified Government’ which bring government operations together under a single legal entity; and the introduction of high level cross-departmental strategic thinking. Is the Manx political system fundamentally broken or have we just been the really, really unlucky victim of events over the past few decades?

MANX RADIO MANNIN LINE:

• It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 17th February 2026

  Budget Day 2026 details and reaction, £412m for DHSC, International Aid budget, Meet The Matrons, Island Infrastructure Scheme, no Living Hope Church political ambitions & UK ferry tax implications. It’s Mannin Line with Andy Wint - Tuesday 17th February 2026

PERSPECTIVE:

• Perspective 15.2.26 - former Treasury Minister Eddie Teare talks us through his budget process.

  Government finances have read a little like recent weather forecasts, with a gloomy outlook, risk of budget overtopping particularly in health, and economic storms battering our sparse reserves. One former Treasury Minister who wasn’t afraid to grapple with the economic challenges of the day was Eddie Teare. He talks to Perspective about how he went about preparing a budget and considers what next week’s Budget might deliver. As if economic circumstances were’nt bad enough the aftermath of last month’s sackings has caused some disaffection in Tynwald ranks. Will next week’s Budget include brighter spells and sunny uplands?

MANX RADIO SPORT:

• Saturday Sport Classified (14-2-26)

  Results, reaction and analysis to all the latest local football, rugby and hockey across the Isle of ManPLUS, we hear from the latest generation of a name synonymous with the TT on his upcoming MGP debut; It's hoped a new centre will further grow the sport of powerlifting on Island; and, a club says there's a 'real risk' it won't currently be able to run MTB events in 2026Rob Pritchard is joined by Tony Mepham, Dave Christian and Ben CunninghamAlso featuring the voices of Illiam Quayle, Liz Young and Niall Quiggin

 

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