For me, a big issue about these  changes is how poorly the rationale has been communicated (something I made clear when I participated in the consultation)

In the modern era, poor communication invariably leads to much speculation and misinformation, in particular on social media. For example one post regarding the post TT races  not going ahead next year was interpreted on Facebook as "no southern 100"

So here is a link to the rationale behind the changes, it's worth a read:

https://consult.gov.im/economic-developm...s%20v3.pdf

In my opinion, instead of being a link on the consultation web page to a PDF file, it should have formed part of the consultation document, so that responders could at least understand the rationale, process and thinking behind the changes

Whilst I may not agree with everything in the document, it does identify the thinking behind the changes

Definitely worth a read IMHO and hopefully provoke some additional debate on this social media site....