Welsh follow Manx example

Four Petitions for the Redress of Grievance were presented at the recent open air sitting of Tynwald at St John's.

The procedure of petitioning parliament is an ancient cornerstone of Manx justice which some people may think a little old-fashioned in an age of arbitration, litigation, human rights awareness and official complaints procedures.

However, Speaker of the House of Keys, Steve Rodan, says the procedure is actually catching on elsewhere: