I really think that many of the postings relating to Mr Cretney are unfair and unwarranted and the man should often be commended for the support he has shown to motorcycle sport on the island.
Remember that as an MP his first duties are to his constituants and as Tourist Minister his brief would be to promote tourism to the maximum benefit of the island residents and visitors.
In any democracy it will be the majority opinion which will win the arguement not the one vote David Cretney holds.
The big problem I see at the moment is that the infastructure for tourism has been allowed to disintergrate over the years and now the island does not have enough reasonable priced accomodation available of the right sort.
Here in Norfolk we are facing similar problems on the Broads ,where many hotel owners are wishing to demolish or change the use of their pemises to redevelop the sites.Fortunatly in many instances the planning authorities are resisting these changes.