From Deputy Daniel Wimberley. LORD preserve us, the so-called Angry Men are back in town with their simplistic and insulting nonsense about the States, States employees, tax and public services. The detail of what they are reported as saying is nonsensical (JEP, 29 October) but if they want to maintain the indefensible I would be […]
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States agree to general election
JERSEY will have a general election in 2011, with all Senators, Constables and Deputies being elected on the same day.
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A Week in Politics
THERE are some States debates that you just know aren’t going to go well.
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Green lane speed limits to increase?
A JERSEY politician has proposed increasing speed limits in green lanes to 20 mph – but doing much more to enforce the limit and penalising those who break it.
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Let me answer this key question on recycling
From Deputy Daniel Wimberley. PROFESSOR Demaid’s letter (JEP, 18 February) directly attacks the competence and integrity of States Members. Professor Demaid is correct to ask his sceptical question about the benefits of recycling: ‘Is more energy consumed by manufacturing from waste materials than from raw materials?’ His question is indeed the key question to ask […]
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Population: ‘It’s time to pause’
THE number of immigrants entering Jersey each year should be capped to prevent the Island’s bulging population soaring to unmanageable levels, Deputy Daniel Wimberley has said.
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Slow down, you’re rocking the great green lane system
ANYONE landing in the Island from Mars in the past fortnight could be forgiven for thinking that they had come to a fearful place indeed.
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More tough times ahead
THE Chief Minister delivered a tough warning about Jersey’s short and long-term future as the major policy-setting Strategic Plan debate began yesterday. Senator Terry Le Sueur said that the Island faced the possibility of worsening economic gloom in the immediate future as the worldwide recession continues to spread. And he added that in the longer […]
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Vanarchy in the British Isles
ACCORDING to one of his mates, Bob Vincent – aka Island musician Jersey Bob – is a vanarchist.
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Population limit rejected
The States have decided that the population should be allowed to rise by about 325 people per year until it reaches just below 100,000.
