A Douglas council tenant evicted from his flat claimed in court that losing his home would infringe his human rights.
He had racked up arrears when he was in jail.
This week’s Isle of Man Examiner has the full story.
Also in the paper:
>Could the Isle of Man have a windfall from wind farms?
>Minister Chris Robertshaw tells us about his new job, transforming the Manx government
>We have the second part of our series of features about being unemployed. {http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/being-out-of-work-anything-but-easy-1-6533974|The first has sparked a big debate among readers here}
>A previously unpublished work from the late {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_MacDonald_Fraser|George MacDonald Fraser}, who lived in the island, has been unearthed.
>We look forward to a new vessel starting work for the Steam Packet
>Our business coverage has never been just about Athol Street. Today, we meet a woman whose private hire car business is called The Lady Chauffeurs.
>We also report on a Financial Times columnist who says the island is a tax haven, in spite of the government’s efforts over recent years to shed the term
With our action-packed sports section, the lively letters pages, Terry Cringle’s nostalgia and the island’s social diary, the Examiner is an essential read.
It’s in the shops now.