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Fri, 19 Aug 2011
An election candidate for Ramsey says the Isle of Man has been bullied by the UK.
Ramsey Commissioner Leonard Singer believes the Island was forced into a new VAT sharing agreement, and that the Manx Government didn't put up enough of a fight.
Mr Singer has previously served as a member of the House of Keys and Legislative Council.
He says the same applies to the negotiations over the Reciprocal Health Agreement [play clip]