HeyJaredDavid Cretney
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- Sep 25, 2026
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- Jul 12, 2026
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David Cretney column: Reflections on a different Isle of Man General Election (opens the original)
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‘An over-reliance on AI could promote an average candidate with words that may give an over-optimistic view of their capabilities’ Election day has come and gone. For those elected, now the hard work starts. A different election, with much more ‘online’ discussion, and for some, Artificial Intelligence has been central. Whilst modern technology will obviously have a key role in messaging in the time ahead, I do think that campaigns should be broader than that. I feel the ‘one-to-one’ doorstep co
David Cretney column: The Bee Gees' Manx legacy (opens the original)
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‘Others may stake a claim as part of their history, but Barry, Robin and Maurice were all born at the Jane Crookall and have always been proudly Manx’ Last week, Sir Barry Gibb celebrated his 80th birthday, and he has indicated his desire to return to the land of his birth again sometime. During interviews with people who had journeyed across the world to visit our island and planned their visit to coincide with this special milestone, the subject of our authentic connection with the Bee Gees wa
The day the Rolling Stones were given a Manx cat to promote the Isle of Man (opens the original)
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John Wayne, Walt Disney and Edward VIII were also encouraged to take one home Former MHK David Cretney delves into the history of two unmistakably Manx attractions - the island’s famous tailless cats and their unlikely celebrity connections to 150 years of Douglas horse trams. When on holiday and the subject of the Isle of Man comes up, what are you most asked about? For some, it is the old chestnut of explaining that it is not the Isle of Wight or the Channel Islands. For many, it is the excite
'Our farmers helped feed the tourism boom - could history repeat itself?' (opens the original)
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‘In our current uncertain, unstable world, there has to be an opportunity to combine the two sectors of agriculture and tourism’ Former tourism minister David Cretney explores what makes the Isle of Man unique and why farming could play a bigger role in tourism’s future. The relationship between Isle of Man agriculture, fishing and tourism goes back to the heydays of the visiting industry. Agriculture and fishing obviously predated tourism, but the emergence of tourism was very welcome for produ
'Inside one of the Isle of Man's hidden treasures' (opens the original)
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‘...much like Dr Who's TARDIS, feels far larger inside than its exterior suggests’ Great feedback about some of the many memories of the Isle of Man's involvement in the Commonwealth Games from last week. As I write this, we celebrate this year's achievements, personal bests and, at this stage, David Mullarkey's fantastic bronze medal in the 10,000m, with more competitions yet to unfold. I was reminded that Peter Buckley's gold medal from the 1966 cycling road race is on display alongside other
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