As the dying embers of the Cannan administration gently cool the Chief Minister joins us to look back at the past five years. We regularly hear the phrase “this is the worst government we’ve ever had” trotted out in the run up to possibly the last four elections, but is that true? You won’t be too surprised to learn that Alf Cannan doesn’t think so. Indeed Mr Cannan is bucking a trend in being the first Chief Minister in more than twenty years to stand in the election that follows his term in charge. He talks to Perspective about the challenges presented over the past five years and his frustration over lack of progress in certain areas. He even claims some successes.

July Tynwald narrowly avoided running into a fourth day so we couldn’t squeeze it all in to one roundup program. This week we cover, the wind farm, climate change progress and the Chief Constable’s report. There’s also the mysterious case of when is Council of Ministers’ collective responsibility not Council of Ministers’ collective responsibility. We hear about a good bit of politicking which will help those in most need of government support. Election fever had finally hit Tynwald in its last sitting with several much anticipated reports being discussed. It’s now over to you to decide if you want tried and tested or new and fresh.

There’s too much Tynwald to squeeze in to just one program this month so we’re going to have two. This week we’ve got whistle blowing, an investigation into the Department for Enterprise, energy regulation, climate change progress and a move to reduce the number of presiding officers. Next week we’ll have wind farms, poverty, the chief constable’s report and more, but Perspective this week promises to be a lively show. We definitely got value for money from July Tynwald and with six seats being vacated in the Keys the next sitting will certainly be different.