And Kevin Keen, the new president of the Jersey Chamber of Commerce, is asking members to consider standing for election ‘to give Jersey the government it deserves’.
Speaking at the Chamber lunch on Wednesday, Mr Keen said that with only 15 weeks to go until the Senatorial elections, there was opportunity to field some ‘quality’ candidates who could bring business experience.
‘Regrettably, many believe that all business is a bad thing and that politicians from a business background are probably even worse, but that is very wrong-headed,’ he said.
‘For a start, remember that business people are also Islanders – they send their children to school, benefit from health care, and enjoy the beauty of our Island.
In other words we care just as much about the future of Jersey as anyone else.
But even more important, business creates local jobs and local profits which is where the tax comes from to pay for the hospitals, schools, police, roads etc.
