The Isle of Man is not, and never has been, part of the United Kingdom, nor is it part of the European Union. It is not represented at Westminster or in Brussels. The Island is a self-governing British Crown Dependency - as are Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands - with its own parliament, government and laws.
Indeed. Family used to go there on holiday and it was a lovely place. Got friends who live over there and they love it. Their news sites are enlightening - the most dramatic stuff is things like someone being drunk and disorderly after a night out
I think the fact that they have their own laws and government is far more interesting. The tax haven thing just fortifies the billionaire story, but is otherwise relatively uninteresting.
If one were trying to restart the USA, one would look closely at self-governing entities that ferociously defend their own sovereignty, don't ya think? (I am thinking of Trump, for example)
The USN bought it from the estate of Paul Allen after he died from Non Hosgkins lymphoma.
https://web.archive.org/web/20230323024328/https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RV_Petrel
Ship registered in the Isle of Man. And operated by Oceaneering International
OK that's also interdasting:
https://www.gov.im/about-the-government/departments/cabinet-office/external-relations/constitution/#:~:text=The%20Isle%20of%20Man%20is,own%20parliament%2C%20government%20and%20laws.
Interesting that media coverage is portraying it as “tycoons yacht” and ignoring the fact that US navy now own it?
Yeah, they are definitely obscuring that fact, somewhat.
Billionnaires are so much more clickbait.
Yep it’s a tax haven
And, a very proud people. They won't have some bastard from Brussels, or London tell them what to do, thanks.
Indeed. Family used to go there on holiday and it was a lovely place. Got friends who live over there and they love it. Their news sites are enlightening - the most dramatic stuff is things like someone being drunk and disorderly after a night out
I think the fact that they have their own laws and government is far more interesting. The tax haven thing just fortifies the billionaire story, but is otherwise relatively uninteresting.
If one were trying to restart the USA, one would look closely at self-governing entities that ferociously defend their own sovereignty, don't ya think? (I am thinking of Trump, for example)