Tynwald
The Isle of Man parliament. Moghrey Mie uses plain-English summaries to show what is on the agenda, who is involved, what was said and what may change.
Civic glossary · plain English
Understand the terms behind the briefing.
Short explanations for the public-record, newsletter and website terms that appear across Moghrey Mie: Tynwald, FOI, tenders, source ledgers, RSS, status markers and more.
Glossary
Definitions are written for quick reading, not legal precision.
FOI
A public request for information from an authority. FOI items should show the authority, request topic, response status and source link where available.
Tender
A public buying or contract opportunity. Useful summaries explain who is buying, what they need, how suppliers respond and the deadline.
Public notice
A formal notice such as a consultation, planning item, road closure, court notice or service update that may affect readers.
Source ledger
The Sources page that explains what types of records are monitored and gives examples from the latest issue.
Correction
A reader note about broken links, unclear summaries, wrong dates or factual issues that should be checked against the public record.
Archive
Permanent web pages for previous Moghrey Mie issues, with search metadata and topic context.
RSS
A machine-readable feed for the latest published issues, useful for feed readers and automated discovery.
Status marker
A public-safe signal that the latest issue was sent and published to the website, without exposing subscriber data or account details.
Affiliate link
A product link that may earn commission. Product pages disclose Amazon affiliate links and keep them separate from editorial source claims.
Sponsored placement
Paid advertising that must be useful to Isle of Man readers and clearly separated from editorial material.
Plain-English card
A short card that explains what happened, who is involved, what deadline matters and where to check the original source.
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