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It describes its aims as being: It is sometimes referred to as the "Manx Nationalist Party" (usually not by members), but this can lead to confusion with the Manx National Party , which was a name used by two other parties. HISTORY 's growth can be considered to be directly parallel to the Isle of Man's status as a . This continues to feature strongly in their current platform Immigration, who's kidding who? and policy: :"In a small island nation such as ours, in default of policies to control the growth of the finance sector, policies to control the size of the population are essential for the achievement of economic, ecological and cultural sustainability. The rapid and unnatural population increase, due to an open door policy on immigration, has increased the burden on the island's infrastructure and environment whilst eroding the fabric of community life. As a result, Mec Vannin believes the immediate introduction of immigration controls to be a priority."http://www.manxman.co.im/mecvan/mvpolicy.html In the 1976 election they put up ten candidates. Only one was successful though, Peter Craine . He remains to this day the only MHK there has ever been, although several ex-members have gone on to become MHKs, such as Treasury Minister Allan Bell , Phil Gawne and Hazel Hannan . Peter Craine subsequently left the party, joining the shortlived breakaway Manx National Party which was formed in 1977 and disbanded in 1981 . Additional policy Mec Vannin also has a strong Environmentalist policy, being opposed to overuse of fossil fuels, and they support further decentralisation of power within the island, to local councils. Other policies include:
:"Manx nationality must be defined by legislation and a Manx passport introduced, with Manx nationality being first citizenship. Whilst all residents would be eligible for Manx citizenship upon the introduction of legislation, subsequent new residents could only become citizens after due process of naturalisation. Only Manx citizens would be eligible to vote or to stand for representative public office."
:"The right to determine indirect taxation, including VAT This necessitates the cessation of the Common Purse Agreement ." ''Mec Vannin'' is also highly critical of the Manx legal and policing systems, as they currently stand. ''Yn Pabyr Seyr'' Distributed at least twice a year since . OFFICE BEARERS
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