From Nick Pitman, co-owner, Trek Plus. IT seems quite obvious to me that many States Members dislike Jersey-owned businesses with a passion. So much so that they actively seek to destroy them. When Senator Philip Ozouf was in charge of Economic Development he said publicly that it was not his job to protect local businesses. […]
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States put off Woolies debate
FORMER Woolworths staff face a wait to discover if they will receive compensation after the States today adjourned a debate into a possible pay-out. The former staff, many of whom sat in the public gallery, had hoped that the Members would vote on whether they will support a proposition to pay them up to a […]
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What about competition?
From David OByrne. I’M surprised in recent discussions over the 25 per cent increase in electricity charges that little mention has been made of the monopoly that this utility company enjoys. Both Alan Breckon and Lyndon Farnham have suggested bringing the company back into public ownership, but neither has stressed the lack of choice that […]
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An urgent need for review
WHEN the proponents of GST were making the case for this element of the Island’s fiscal reform, they were adamant that a parallel measure – the Income Support scheme – would protect low earners and other needy people from the effects of additional taxation.
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JEC: Senator suggests nationalisation
THE States should be prepared to nationalise utility companies if it is considered in the public interest to do so, says Consumer Council chairman Alan Breckon. The Senator said that the States should look at buying back stakes in the JEC and Jersey Water and holding on to its 100% ownership of Jersey Post and […]
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De Faye hits back at criticism of his ‘no show’
TRANSPORT Minister Guy de Faye has accused Senator-elect Alan Breckon of politically motivated bias after he publicly criticised him for failing to attend his own election nomination meeting. In an e-mail to all States Members earlier this week, Deputy Breckon said that Deputy de Faye’s non attendance was ‘arrogant’ and showed a lack of respect […]
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Full States debate: No censure vote for Chief Minister
CHIEF Minister Frank Walker won the support of almost all of his political colleagues in a debate described as one of the ‘flimsiest’ ever seen in the States. After a two-hour debate yesterday afternoon, only two politicians out of 49 voted in favour of censuring Senator Walker for misleading the States during the controversial Waterfront […]
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Policy on fields condemned
THE Chief Minister was roundly accused of hypocrisy for failing to protect green fields in Jersey’s rural parishes. Senator Frank Walker (pictured) may be departing his post in a few months but most of the 21 candidates aiming to fill his shoes spoke out against his recent speech when he had said that his ‘highest […]
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It was bad manners
From Maureen McGuigan. I DO agree with Alan Breckon on the absence of Jacqui Huet and Guy de Faye. It is not acceptable and indeed bad manners. They knew about the nomination evening, so surely they could have got one of their committee members to represent them. If I wanted to stand for election and […]
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Questions fired at Treasury Minister
DEPUTY Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur got a grilling from States Members over the unfolding Esplanade development drama yesterday.
