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Saturday 23 June 2012

Privatisation rears its ugly head on the Isle of Man

The Isle of Man has long been known as an offshore tax haven, yet paradoxically almost none of its public services have fallen into corporate hands including transport services. However that may be about to change as members of the Manx Parliament, Tynwald, move to implement a ‘Scope of Government’ which recommends many government services be privatised: