Advocate John Kelleher was part of the panel which produced the Clothier Report on the machinery of government and recommended that the number of States Members should be reduced – a belief he still maintains.
However, in a letter to the editor today, the Advocate has said that the failure of the States to consult voters on the issue has breached their ‘basic democratic rights’. He is now calling on the States to engage with Islanders on the issue.
In his letter, Advocate Kelleher said that he had followed the impact of the Clothier Report closely, but had not felt the need to comment publically until now.
