The idea from Senator Alan Breckon follows a report published on Friday by the States Statistics Unit showing that Islanders are paying up to a fifth more for food and non-alcoholic drinks than those in the UK.
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Esplanade Quarter: ‘Plans should come to the States’
Seantor Alan Breckon has lodged a proposition calling for the proposals to be brought to the House for consideration before any more progress is made on the new financial district.
Posted inBusiness, News
Esplanade Quarter: ‘Plans should come to the States’
Seantor Alan Breckon has lodged a proposition calling for the proposals to be brought to the House for consideration before any more progress is made on the new financial district.
Posted inNews, Property
Plan for 200 Ann Court flats to ease pressure on waiting list
PLANS to build 200 apartments at Ann Court for Islanders on the affordable housing list are currently being drawn up by Housing, the department’s Minister has revealed.
Posted inComment, News, Voices
Setting a dangerous precedent
THERE can be no doubt that the people who lost very substantial sums of money as a result of the property fraud which saw the involvement of the former Magistrate-designate, Ian Christmas, have had a very rough deal indeed.
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Why does everything in Jersey cost so much?
ISLANDERS deserve to know the truth about how much it costs to do business in Jersey, says Senator Alan Breckon.
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Are we rip-off Jersey?
JERSEY’S competition and consumer watchdogs have launched a series of major investigations to examine whether businesses are ripping off Islanders.
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Are we paying fair prices?
THE cost of living in Jersey and the extent to which Islanders are paying over the odds for life’s essentials have long been legitimate matters of interest.
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Inconsistency – the bane of life at airport security
MY cousin who used to be in the States Police was trained by the force’s then head lad Henry Le Brocq – a Jersey gentleman of the old school blessed with a fine brain and an abundance of common sense, a combination probably rare enough in his day and even rarer today, if that lot in the Big House are anything to go by.
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Senator found not guilty of grave assault
Sentor Alan Breckon has been found not guilty of committing a grave and criminal assault on a woman at his home in April.
