I am happy to support the Manifesto for Prosperity which aligns very closely with several of my manifesto aspirations.
Priority Action 1
Focus our island metrics away from GDP to a Biosphere Index (e.g. Global Domestic Wellbeing), and use incentives and disincentives to drive success
Priority Action 2
Protect 30% of land and sea by 2030
Priority Action 3
Regenerative economic development
Priority Action 4
Increase support for preventative healthcare through Public Health
Priority Action 5
Biosphere-first thinking in Government
Priority Action 6
Bring in a Manx suitable equivalent of the Welsh Well-being of Future Generations Act
Priority Action 7
Expand and improve support for farmers.
Priority Action 8
Set a high carbon-neutral standards for new-build developments and ensure high ecological value for urban green spaces
Priority Action 9
Actively support and enable a network of cultural and sustainable-development hubs to promote Biosphere action
Priority Action 10
Business responsibility for our Biosphere
Priority Action 11
Biosphere Education
Priority Action 1
Focus our island metrics away from GDP to a Biosphere Index (e.g. Global Domestic Wellbeing), and use incentives and disincentives to drive success
Priority Action 2
Protect 30% of land and sea by 2030
Priority Action 3
Regenerative economic development
Priority Action 4
Increase support for preventative healthcare through Public Health
Priority Action 5
Biosphere-first thinking in Government
Priority Action 6
Bring in a Manx suitable equivalent of the Welsh Well-being of Future Generations Act
Priority Action 7
Expand and improve support for farmers.
Priority Action 8
Set a high carbon-neutral standards for new-build developments and ensure high ecological value for urban green spaces
Priority Action 9
Actively support and enable a network of cultural and sustainable-development hubs to promote Biosphere action
Priority Action 10
Business responsibility for our Biosphere
Priority Action 11
Biosphere Education
I am pleased to support the Isle of Pride Pledge to support a more welcoming, inclusive and safe Island.
- Nothing about us without us
- Create an Island of equal rights
- Education for all
- Healthcare for all
- Pride for all
I am pleased to support the Growth IoM pledge which aligns with many of the points made in my manifesto. All Isle of Man Governments should be pro-growth and should create the right legislative and regulatory framework to support sustainable long term growth.
- Growth - We agree that economic growth must be a priority for the next Tynwald, and commit to pursuing pro-growth policies.
- Public services - We commit to improving public services. We recognise that the best long-term way to sustain those improvements is to generate more economic activity and a broader tax base to help fund them.
- Housing - We commit to building more homes to help our community flourish. Affordable housing provides homes for young Manx people and for the skilled workers the Island needs.
- Pensions - We believe a society has a particular duty towards vulnerable people, and that Manx pensioners should be supported in their later years. The strongest long-term foundation for that support is the jobs, taxes and economic activity that fund their pensions.
- Energy - We believe in energy independence and energy abundance. We commit to reducing energy costs during the next Tynwald, including by increasing capacity.
- The new economy - We recognise that our economy is driven by exports. We commit to making the Island a leading place for digital assets, an AI hub and an innovation zone.
- Helping hospitality - Hospitality is a core part of the Manx economy. We commit to helping hospitality businesses and workers, including by reconsidering the minimum-wage framework.
I hereby pledge that I will raise awareness of mental ill health and tackle the stigma. I will:
- Ask directly about suicide if I’m worried about someone;
- Talk openly about mental health to others;
- Listen without judgement; and
- Promote wellbeing in the workplace.