The Free Manx Paper Earroo / Issue 38 - Jerrey Geuree / January 2007 Published by Mec Vannin Unfortunately, this issue of Yn Pabyr Seyr has been beset by production difficulties including the Editor taking ill just after Christmas. Hence, we have a "Lite" edition but at least we have an edition. The English Oration is not available to us as we go to press but hope that this will be circulated at Hango Hill. Laa cooinaghtyn Illiam dhone - oraid ghaelghagh Liorish Graham Naylor Ta shin er nyn jaglym cooidjagh jiu chosnys eh yn seihll ooilley as e ny baggyrtyn, ta lane-yerkallys cour cooinaghtyn y chur er Illiam annym hene y choayl." ayms er Mannin as yn cultoor er- Dhone va marrooit, lhiggit, ayns y She yn cultoor soilshaght annym lheh eck. Myrgeddin ta tree voayl shoh hene sy vlein shey keead cheerey as ta shin kianglt booise da wappinyn gyn cosoylaght eck. jeig, tree as treefeed (1663) yn eer ny shenn Vanninee son yn eiraght laa shoh. cultooroil Manninagh agh shegin Hoshiaght; Chengey ny Mayrey, Yn dooin cooinaghtyn dy nee red Ghaelg. T'ee ny cliejeen. Lhisagh Va Illiam bio rish lhing doillee. Ta ennagh ta bio nish yn cultoor yn dean ve ain shinyn dy yannoo briwnyssyn ayns caggey theayagh Manninagh. She nhee ennagh ta Gaelg yn ghlare oikoil ayns Mannin dy kinjagh co-chast as dy mennick bentyn rish dy chooilley red ta shin fo jeih bleeaney as daeed. gaueagh. Ga dy vel shin fakin yn vea jannoo as bentyn rish dy chooilley echey trooid kay bleeaney shlee na red ta shin smooinaghtyn er. T'eh Hug Mona Douglas coontey tree keead, s'baghtal dy ren Illiam cummal ayns chesh-vean yn annym cronnal jeh'n nah wappin; ta shen Dhone Mannin y hauail voish lhome- t'eh dy veeaghey as t'eh kianglt, dy ghra yn bree spyrrydoil ta hraartys as hickyree eh dy row ayns aght ennagh, da dooghys yn lheanaghey er fud Mannin. shenn chairyn as leighaghyn Vannin Ellan hene. er nyn vreayll. Ta'n trass wappin ny creeaghyn Ta cryggyl ayn er yn oyr dy nee lajer ta bwoalley cheu sthie jeusyn She dooinney foddey-reayrtagh va cheer veg Mannin as va ooilley ta graih oc er Mannin. Illiam Dhone agh deeck eh lesh e cheeraghyn smoo dy kinjagh vioys. baggyrt urree. Ayns yn traa ta er Dy noddin caghlaa beggan yn n'goll shaghey, she Sostyn va'n dobberan Gaelgagh yindyssagh, Shiartanse dy chloideyryn sy skeeal heer s'pooaral syn aght shoh agh "Baase Illiam Dhone", yinnin shoh, s'cronnal dy row adsyn son nish ta cultoor Vannin fo-baggyrtys screeu: ymmydey Mannin as ny Manninee voish ymmodee cultooryn elley myr oural ry-hoi vondeish y gheddyn trooid chellinsh as troailtys as "Nish ta dty vaase, Illiam Dhone, daueusyn hene. Myrgeddin, s'leayr arraghey as argid. niartaghey nyn gree." nagh row ooilley noidyn Vannin cheu mooie jeh Mannin. Solley va as Jiu gollrish lhing Illiam Dhone ta Gura mie euish son geaishtagh atreih, solley ta jiu. Cha nel veg briwnyssyn cramp as cha nel rhym. caghlaa agh vel eh scanshoil my ta'n lheid taghyrt sy traa t'ayn? Nagh vel freggyrt aashagh ry- Mannin bishaghey fo yn chorys gheddyn. Ayns aght t'ayn? Ta nyn bolitickeyryn ain ginsh cosoylaght, cha nhione dooin dy vel shin ooilley ny s'berchee dooin cre haghyrys sy traa ny laghyn t'ayn as nagh nhegin dooin ry-heet. Agh t'eh orrin shinyn dy chooinaghtyn er shirrey seyrsnys smoo ny smaght For more information about smoo harrish dellal yn Ellan ain hene Illiam Dhone. Phrow er aggle dy der shen ayns gaue yn eshyn dy noddagh cragh membership of Mec Vannin and our cowryn shen. Son shickyrys ta argid ayns Mannin ve er ny policies, please visit our website at as kiartaghyn scanshoil agh vel shaghney liorish onnerid adsyn bentyn da'n 'eysht shoh? Vel as dunnallys. www.mecvannin.org bondagh shirrey seyrsnys dy vaardee eh dy argidoil ny vel eh Cre mysh yn traa ry-heet? shirrey seyrsnys er son seyrsnys Va Mannin fo smaght ny hene? Gyn ourys t'eh bentyn da'n Loghlinee, as ny Albinee chooish as bentyn da Mannin dy as ny Sostnee agh t'ee vriaght gollrish yn sushtal,"Cre'n foast Mannin as er-lheh. vondeish vees ec dooinney, my Myr shen, dyn y wooise da yN PABYR SEYR Issue 38, January 2007 Page 2 Yn Arrane Ashoonagh The National Anthem O Halloo nyn dooie O land of our birth O Chliejeen ny s© bwaaie O gem of God©s earth Ry gheddyn er ooir aalin Yee O Island so strong and so fair Ta dt© Ardstoyl Reill-Thie Built firm as Barrool Myr Baarool er ny hoie Thy throne of Home Rule Dy reayll shin ayns seyrsnys as shee. Makes us free as thy sweet mountain air. Lhig dooin boggoil bee Then let us rejoice Lesh annym as cree With heart, soul and voice As croghey er gialdyn y Chiarn And in the Lord©s promise confide Dy vodmayd dagh oor That each single hour Treishteil er e phooar We trust in His power Dagh olk ass nyn anmeenyn ©hayrn. No evil our souls can betide. Political Stagnation Representation of the people? In order to prove that the so-called independent members of Tynwald Something's rotten in the state of effectively form a single-party state system, Tynwald has ratified Tony Mannin. Positively rancid, infact. Brown's choice of Government members. Out of 32 individuals, the only two not to enjoy any form of governmental responsibility are Peter Karran Several establishment figures of the past few (Onchan) and Bill Malarkey (West Douglas). Both are the only members years have repeatedly bleated about "political of Mr Karran's newly formed Liberal Vannin Party. stability" and the "evolution" of the government in the Isle of Man. Mr Karran has greatest public support of any MHK and, while Mr. Malarkey is new to the House, the five other new MHKs all got at least In reality, the system has become so self one governmental responsibility. Mec Vannin kept away from a system protecting and resistant to change that the stench now so utterly corrupt as to be beneath contempt. of putrifying corruption permeates every facet. None of the MHKs and former MHKs who have used Mec Vannin as a The House of Keys repeatedly votes for stepping stone for their personal ambitions have done anything about this reformation of the Legislative Council yet undemocratic system. Infact, they have fully endorsed it. So much for continues to pack its membership with "changing things from the inside". reactionaries who veto such change. That is not political stability but political stagnation. Death of Agriculture now official An extensive document advising the restructuring of government officially sounds the end of agriculture as a viable industry. The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has been scheduled for eradication with what ever is left of farming and fishing after the terminal mismanagement of our fishing rights and meat production being thrown in with an extended Tourism and Leisure department as some sort of "heritage industry". The remaining farmers will effectively act as glorified gardeners to keep the remaining fields looking nice and green for all the rich tax-dodgers that the tax-capping regime is intended to attract. No-one in the Department of Agriculture, from the minister down, has made any noises of opposition to this so we must presume that the proposals enjoy the department's support. In the 1970s, we could produce slighly more food than was required to support the population. Now, we don't come anywhere near, not even if we had to. That's dangerous and stupid. Yn Pabyr Seyr Issue 38 Addendum - English Oration by David Buttery Successes & failures of nationalism They’ve got Tesco in Thailand. Rory’s Irish Pub in the “Alien Business Law” which restricts foreigners to Cambodia with Guinness on tap. It’s even possible to certain categories of trade. go indoor skiing in Dubai - on real snow! The Thais are dynamic and industrious, but they The world’s urban areas are becoming homogenised to value their nationality, heritage and culture and the point where a country and culture are simply a although they have encountered many problems backdrop to a series of retail and leisure opportunities. associated with a boom economy they remain a proud people in charge of their own future. In a world of increasing sameness it is more important than ever in our small nation to celebrate our culture One of the things we suffer from here on the Island is and history and to acknowledge our nationality. I have a “ Goldfish Bowl” mentality where we sit on the just returned from a trip to Thailand and Cambodia, inside looking out instead of seeing ourselves in the countries that have had very different results from bigger picture. nationalism. During the election campaign I heard constant Cambodia is really a victim of nationalism, albeit a very comparisons to England as though it were the only extreme version. It is still recovering from a disastrous other country in the world. Statements like “ if we attempt to take the country back to the glories of its were in England we would only have one MP, or “we past. There are historic parallels between the Kingdom would only have half a hospital” I bet we wouldn’t of Man and that of the Khmer empire. The Vikings were have four power stations though. Another constant expanding their nation at the same time as the Khmers theme was nostalgia, lots of grumpy Daily Mail and by the time that our Norse rule was coming to an readers harping on about the good old days when end, the Khmer nation, ruling from the magnificent city we still had the birch and you could leave the keys in of Angkor, was at its peak.