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Isle of Man News, Articles and InformationRights and wrongsLAW exists to protect our lives and our liberties. Important issues of law arise again and again from the recurring conflict between these two objectives.Since the terrorist attacks on New York in 2001 and London in 2005, the American and British parliaments and courts have had to wrestle with this issue: How can one protect the safety of the public without injustice to the individual? Under the Romans, there was a simple, if brutal, answer: The safety of the Republic is the supreme law. That maxim is still quoted by legal authorities in our own age. But Parliament and judges have to reconcile the safety of the public with the requirement of due process of law. Last week saw two legal decisions, one in England and one in the United States, on this issue of protecting security without destroying liberty. We love GermanyIts not just about the football. For the next four weeks, Germany wants desperately to charm the lederhosen off us in every possible way to persuade the world that it can host a lot more than football tournaments, opera marathons and beer festivals: You went out on penalties, now come back on holiday. And, perhaps surprisingly, not everyone needs convincing. Quietly (efficiently?), Germany has become a destination for discerning travellers. Not, admittedly, in the short term, when men with St Georges crosses creosoted into their chest hair will be doing their best to render the entire nation uninhabitable but, once the tear gas clears, what will remain is an unfailingly polite, hospitable country, in quiet possession of a handful of genuinely special destinations. A trickle of Brits are already choosing the Bavarian Alps over the money-grubbier French and Italian sections, sampling the vinicultural peace of Franconia ahead of the Loire, even plumping for the quirky chic of the northern coast in summer, rather than the crowds, costs and, well, Germans tarnishing the Med.
Letter: The lion and the foxMany kinds of animals are used to illustrate the lessons of politics and statecraft: Here I will mention only two, the lion and the fox.Several familiar historical analogies are used and reused to make political points; here I will use one that is probably unfamiliar to most readers and let them draw from it what they will: the tragedy of Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator. Almost two centuries ago, Daniel O'Connell was the lion of the Irish Catholics' movement for freedom and representation in the British parliament. At the time, the only Irish who could be elected to parliament were Protestants. Both the Protestants (oranges) and Catholics (greens) were Gaelic and often considered themselves Irish, but the former had come from Scotland at the behest of the British Crown. Thus, they were considered loyal to England.
Royal travel costs £5.5mAccounts revealed yesterday that Prince Andrew clocked up £11,555 flying 300 miles from the Isle of Man to St Andrews, Scotland, last September.Prince Charles took a private flight from Wick in Scotland to Saudi Arabia for a state funeral last August, leaving the taxpayer a bill of £85,935. Princess Anne went to China, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia in September at a cost of £153,000. The Queens chartered flight with Prince Philip to the Commonwealth Games in Australia in March, set us back £279,039. In total the Royals spent £2.2million on helicopters and £2.4million on fixed wing flights. The Royal Train cost £600,000. Royal aides insisted the increased cost was justified by the number of official visits last year.
Silver Seeking New Equilibrium Following ETF LaunchHOUSTON (ResourceInvestor.com) -- From its August 2005 low of $6.64, in just eight short months the dollar denominated spot price of silver exploded a whopping 129% to $15.21 on May 11, largely on speculation and front-running of Barclays silver ETF, iShares Silver Trust [AMEX:SLV]. In a May 11 RI report, Hidden Silver About to Surface, your humble correspondent (and 25-year student of the bullion markets) pointed out that some well respected sliver commenting analysts had been overlooking a potentially large uncounted supply source for silver. That source is silver held in private hoards of all sizes and in many forms. The potential issue was that because of the over-enthusiastic under-reporting of the potential amount of metal available, many investors were likely under the impression that a potential squeeze for the metal could be underway.Vivacon German Properties PLC / Intention to List on AIMCOLOGNE, Germany, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- This announcement and the information contained herein is not for publication, distribution or release in, or into, directly or indirectly, the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, France, Germany or Italy. This document is an advertisement and does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell or issue, or a solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for ordinary shares in the Company nor should it or any part of it form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or commitment whatsoever. This document is not a prospectus or admission document. Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any shares referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information in the admission document to be issued in due course by the Company in connection with the admission of its ordinary shares to the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange plc.
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