Since 1992 the Department of Education has been teaching Manx to the Island’s children. For just over a third of a century now most children have been learning a bit of Manx at primary school, and some have been learning a lot more at secondary school. As part of Blein ny Gaelgey - Year of the Manx Language - Perspective continues its series of talks with the movers and shakers of the Manx language with head of the Department of Education’s Manx Language Service, Cathy Clucas. Cathy Clucas has been at the heart of the Manx language revival for three decades - she must have been very young when she started …

The No Offshore Turbines 4 Isle of Man pressure group is fighting to stop the Mooir Vannin windfarm being developed. The group expresses concerns about the impact of 87 turbines, 80 storeys high being built from 6 miles off the east coast of the Isle of Man. They feel that the developer Orsted and the Isle of Man Government are not being open about the proposal. We hear from NOT4IOM and Garff Commissioners on this week’s Perspective. In a bizarre twist MHKs have been told that they can’t talk to the public about the development for fear of prejudicing a future government decision on the project. In an election year? … you couldn’t make this up!

With Easter Day upon us it seems appropriate to hear from one of the Island’s Christian leaders. Canon Philip Gillespie has recently returned to the Island after a number of years teaching in Rome. At a time when the world seems as far away from love, peace and kindness as it’s ever been perhaps it’s time to hear from gentle, humble leaders, who really do care about our lives and fulfilment. There’s little doubt that the world would be a better place if we all lived gentler and humbler lives but it seems most of us struggle to do that. We could all do with a bit more love and peace in our lives … and maybe the odd Easter egg or two.