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The Manx have a long tradition of moving to Liverpool for work, hence a lot of Liverpool people have Manx ancestry, among them are Paul McCartney of The Beatles, [5] American actress Olivia Wilde, former Vice President of the United States Dan Quayle and Chris Cornell of the bands Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple of The Dog.
Politics portal; United Kingdom portal; Biography portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. A. ... Category: Manx ...
The Manx Labour Party is unaffiliated to the British Labour Party. A political pressure group Mec Vannin advocates the establishment of a sovereign republic. The Isle of Man Green Party, which was founded in 2016, holds two local government seats and promotes Green politics. The island also formerly had a Manx National Party.
The following is a list of political parties on the Isle of Man. Active parties Isle of Man Green Party ... Manx People's Political Association; See also. Politics ...
The Manx Labour Party was formed in 1918, making it the first organised political party on the island. Its formation was prompted by the high level of indirect taxation as a proportion of the Isle of Man Government's income, the relatively low wages, and the lack of social legislation. [6]
Political office-holders in the Isle of Man (5 C) + ... Pages in category "Manx politicians" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total.
The Manx (Manx language: Ny Manninee) are an ethnic group from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe.They are often described as a Celtic people on the basis of their recent Goidelic Celtic language, but their ethnic origins are mixed, including Germanic (Norse and English) and Norse-Gaelic lines.
The Manx People's Political Association (MPPA) was a political party active in the Isle of Man.They first contested elections in the 1946 election to the House of Keys.They were formed as a conservative and anti-socialist alternative to the Manx Labour Party which was running a high-profile electoral campaign and had hopes of emulating the British Labour Party's success in the previous year's ...