Interviews
Radio TT contract interview
The MHK with political responsibility for motorsport Rob Callister responds to fellow Onchan member Julie Edge over the tender for the contract to supply TT radio programming for the next five years.
Link to Interview on Youtube
The future of TT Zero
Rob Callister MHK, the member with political responsibility for motorsport, discusses the Department for Enterprise’s decision to drop TT Zero for the next two years, and looks at the future of the clean emissions race.
Calls for more gov’t investment to protect against flooding
Chair of Environment and Infrastructure Policy Review Committee calls for ‘urgent overview’
There’s not enough investment being made by government to make our roads and homes safe when bad weather hits the Island.
That’s from Onchan MHK Rob Callister speaking in his capacity as chair of the Environment and Infrastructure Policy Review Committee.
He’s written to a number of departments calling for an ‘urgent overview’ of what happened in Laxey yesterday (1 October), when severe flooding ripped through the village streets and into homes.
Mr Callister says more needs to be done, and that means more […]
Rob Callister MHK on Jason Moorhouse’s 20 questions for Tynwald about ITV’s IoM Prison documentary
NEWS: “Questions are meant to have a genuine reason behind them. Most of those could have been answered by a simple email.” An MHK has voiced concern about some of the queries for Tynwald this month.
Rob Callister discusses the cruise ship industry
Dollin Mercer spoke to Member of the Department for Enterprise Rob Callister about the cruise industry on the Isle of Man, beginning with the news that a record number of passengers had visited the IoM in the 2019 season.
Brands must market services ethically, says MHK
MHK unhappy over Manx Telecom communications
An MHK believes companies such as Manx Telecom have a duty to market their services ethically.
Rob Callister has accused the telecoms provider of guerilla marketing and scare tactics after some customers received a letter warning of pending price rises.
The firm has since apologised for any confusion, as some MT users can actually cut their bill by switching to a newer tariff.
Mr Callister says service providers have to contact customers responsibly:
In a statement to Manx Radio, Ed Jennings, Manx Telecom Chief Commercial Officer, said: “Manx […]