MHK Geoff Corkish has been defending comments he made in Tynwald this week with regards to local internet forums.
Mr Corkish called for a closure to ‘Manx forums’ singling out threads where Government came in for heavy criticism.
Branding them ill informed he urged the critics to take a good look at the Isle of Man’s current situation and appreciate what we have.
The member for Douglas West says he is calling for sensibility when people use them:
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