MAJOR reforms of the composition of the States were approved in the Chamber yesterday – ending more than two decades of stalemate in attempts to overhaul the electoral system.
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Election test move fails in the States
A PROPOSAL that would have seen a ‘Life in Jersey’ test introduced for non-British election candidates has been lost after a tied States vote.
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Reform Jersey ‘nothing to do with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK’
IT is an ‘unfortunate coincidence’ that Nigel Farage has applied to rename his Brexit Party with a similar name to the Island’s only political party, the head of Reform Jersey has said.
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Call for ‘bold action’ to improve housing market
JERSEY’S housing market is ‘not fit for purpose’ and will not improve unless ‘bold action’ is taken, a report has concluded.
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Parish system needs ‘wholesale revamp’ or it will ‘keep withering’
JERSEY’S parish system requires ‘wholesale revamping’ or it will ‘keep withering on the vine’, a constitutional expert has warned in the aftermath of St John Constable Chris Taylor being ordered to stand down by the Royal Court.
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Calls for action to be taken to stem ‘unacceptable’ tide of social media abuse
PROMINENT Islanders have called for action to be taken to stem a mounting tide of abuse on social media.
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All Covid tests could be carried out in the Island ‘within weeks’
WAITING times for coronavirus tests could be cut within a matter of weeks as the government moves to analyse all samples in Jersey rather than sending them to the UK, the Health Minister has said.
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Will Guernsey inspire more political parties?
GUERNSEY’S upcoming election could pave the way for political parties to form in Jersey, a Senator has said.
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Jersey’s Chief Minister survives vote of no confidence
CHIEF Minister John Le Fondré has survived a vote of no confidence in the States.
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Reform minister quits to back no-confidence vote
A MINISTER has quit the government in order to back a vote of no confidence in the Chief Minister.
