Chief refutes claims people are blind-sighted on economy

Wed, 02 Dec 2015

Government hasn't spent the last 30 years blind-sighting the public with optimistic messages of economic success

That's the message from the Chief Minister in the House of Keys yesterday.

It's after Douglas West MHK Chris Thomas suggested government hasn't been "open and honest" with the public about the state of the economy.

He says it's improved in the last six years - something residents on the Isle of Man haven't been made aware of; however Allan Bell disagrees: