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I didn't actually work it all out once I had got the word! However, I saw it as being along the lines of indicating the tips of words - so the beginning and/or end letters of words such as DIET, GREEN, YOGHURT etc. As I say, I didn't really work out all the detail of it.

Jolan, Having looked at it again since you asked me about it, I'm wondering if the "green" reference might be LAWN (written in reverse in TYNWALD). That leaves TYD. YT from the end letters of yoghurt in reverse. D from DIET. Or possibly DT from DIET and Y from yoghurt.

By golly, Sammy. I think you've got it! And the 'tips' is the reverser. More like " Solve The Clue "rather than "here's the clue, solve it for the answer". Reminds me of the 'dreadful' Times crossies. Well thought out!

OOOps! It IS a Times crossie. I've just noticed.

a diet is a parliament
ultimately included = d
green = lawn
yoghurt (not filling) = yt
dlawnyt tipped = tynwald

SOOPAH!

The Isle of Man's diet (council) is The Tynwald. 'tips' triggers 'turn upside down' empty 'yoghurt' = YT; 'green' = LAWN; ''ultimately included' = D (last letter).

Sorry. I didn't read page 2!

It's funny how I misinterpreted "tips" as referring to the beginning and end letters of the words rather than reversal of the order of letters. But it all worked out in the end!