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Isle of Wight Conservative MP, Andrew Turner, has dropped out of the first hustings organised on the Isle of Wight by the College.
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An Australian-style immigration system, the re-introduction of grammar schools and the establishment of Island-based community hospitals are some of the other items in Iain McKie's manifesto.
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The IW UKIP prospective parliamentary candidate, Iain McKie, expresses concern that the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre "may not necessarily have the right skills available".
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Following a council officer error, when over half a million pounds was paid to a bankrupt company, the Isle of Wight council are in the process of recovering the money through the courts. The latest hearing has been adjourned until 16th March. Prospective parliamentary candidate Iain McKie shares his views on the situation.
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The man in charge of keeping an eye on the PFI contract responds to UKIP parliamentary candidate, Iain McKie's calls for the contract to be investigated.
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The council have already said they will be asking Atkins, a respected design, engineering and project management consultancy, to review the PFI contract.
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Iain McKie says he gives his "word as a gentleman" that if he's elected as MP he'll "fight tooth and nail for the preservation of the free bus pass for pensioners”.
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OnTheWight has been chatting to the Head of Political Odds at Ladbrokes about the election in May - Not only did he call it 'one of the most interesting contests in the country' but he's given us the low down on the odds. Have they got it right?
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Nigel Farage is saying that Andrew Turner should call a by-election, if enough Islanders don't think Andrew's £100k+ expenses claim was legitimate.
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It might have been within the letter of the rules, but opposition parties question whether Andrew Turner declaring his five-bedroomed home in Newport as his second home was ethical or moral.
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The Island is not just the 31st most ‘UKIP-friendly Conservative seat’ in the UK, but 4th in the South East claims IW UKIP Chair.
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This proposal, put forward by UKIP's prospective parliamentary candidate, could well be popular with voters on the Isle of Wight.
