...............Your Parliament Your Voice: We Continue to Foster Our Ties with the Isle of Man

We continue to foster our ties with the Isle of Man who are linked with us by history through the Mutiny on the Bounty and with whom, in 2011, we renewed that link through a Cultural Agreement signed in the Isle of Man on Tynwald Day – the 5th of July. This week we feature their -

“Diverse Economy

The Isle of Man has arguably the most diversified economic base in the world for areas of similar size”

“The Island’s long established financial services sector is itself well diversified with professional services in accounting, banking, fiduciary, insurance, legal and investment"
“The Isle of Man’s Ship Register is supported by international companies offering specialist maritime services in both ship and yacht management, finance, maritime insurance, maritime law and company formation"
“The Isle of Man Aircraft Registry, established for the worldwide registration of high-quality private and corporate aircraft, has a supportive team of professional staff and the neutral nationality prefix ‘M’
“The Island is one of the busiest areas of film production in the British Isles, having co-produced and co-financed over 85 film, television drama and animation projects since 1995"
“A leading country for the location of companies involved in the space industry, the Island was chosen by the International Space University (ISU) as the location for their first ever international institute – the International Institute of Space Commerce"
“High-tech manufacturers produce essential components for use in submarines, jet aircraft, space shuttles, laser surgery equipment, gas and oil rigs and electric kettles"
“The Island is home to a diversity of niche, quality food producers and manufacturers. Apart from fish and shellfish, we also have cheeses, beers and meat products which consistently win international awards.”