For some time every six months I have posted information on potentially interesting files newly made available from the UK National Archives, but of relevance to Manx history and politics. With Twitter/X being increasingly replaced by other social media, I am now going to do this via WordPress. Easier to draft too!

Broadcasting. A collection of files from 1994-1997 on “Broadcasting on the Isle of Man”, culminating in discussion of extension of the UK Broadcasting Act 1996 to the Isle of Man. PF 296/176, PF 296/101, PF 296/99, PF 296/157, HO 284/485.

Licensing Acts. Two files on Licensing Bills. PF 317/115, PF 317/138.

Immigration. File on the Immigration (Isle of Man) Order 1991. HO 213/2795. Also meetings between UK and Channel Islands/Manx representatives to discuss immigration issues in 1992-1993. HO 527/17.

Files on UK legislation under “Joint Channel Islands and Isle of Man Matters”. One file on the Antarctic Act 1994 (HO 284/482) and one on the Crime and Disorder Bill (HO 284/475).

Extension of European Community Legislation to the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. From 1994. FCO 30/113/67 For fisheries in particular, see HO284/472, and HO 284/471.

Customs Information System Convention. Discussion of application of the Convention to the Isle of Man and Channel Islands, 1993-1995. HO 527/28.

Mutual Legal Assistance: Policy development on drug issues. From 1992. HO 634/25.

Financial Regulation and Trade Sanctions. Follow up to the Edwards Report. in 1999. HO 284/474. Trade Sanctions against Ethiopia 1999-2001. HO 284/476.

Removal of bearer bonds from the Isle of Man. An unusually long delay on release of this 1940 file, which means it gets added to my next Kew trip list! IR 62/1956.

Abolition of Capital Punishment in the Channel Islands. From 1965-1968. Not Manx, but an area I am interested in, so another one for the Kew list! HO 284/477.

Appointment of Lieutenant-Governor. A file on the appointment of the successor to Sir Timothy Daunt, 1999-2000. I’ve not come across one of these before, so again goes on the Kew list, HO 284/479.