AN old Jersey businessman was on his deathbed, surrounded by his wife and three sons. Scarcely conscious, he asked if each of the sons was present and on hearing that all three were, he went to his maker uttering the immortal words: ‘Well, who’s minding the bloody shop then?’
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A Week in Politics
TWENTY-odd debates, hundreds of speeches, thousands of words and one unlikely hero.
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A Week in Politics
And on the ninth day of the ninth month of the ninth year of the millennium, Juliette, Queen of the Northern Wastes of St Mary came unto the city, and spoke unto the wise men.
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February in pictures
The second in a series of monthly picture galleries • Picture sales: Click herenextpageChildren enjoy the snow at Belle Vue Estate, St Brelade, before going to school. Picture: Tony Pike (00615279)nextpageThe water really is cold at this Grouville pump. Picture by Matthew Hotton (00615393) nextpagePound World at Les Quennevais Precinct is one of the four […]
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Call for 20 mph limit in urban areas
A 20 mph speed limit should be enforced in all urban areas, Deputy Daniel Wimberley has said
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Speed moves make sense – so they’re bound to fail
IT was one of those nights last week when, having woken in the clammy, airless early hours, I found it hard to re-enter the oblivion of sleep.
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Incincerator move rejected
AFTER a day and a half’s debate, the States rejected the move to stop the incinerator by a two to one majority yesterday. Deputy Daniel Wimberley’s proposition to rescind the previous decision and break the contract was rejected by 35 votes to 17. The £50m cost of walking away from the contract signed at the […]
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Backbenchers attempt to change States strategy
CHANGES to the policy direction of the Council of Ministers over the next three years are being proposed in a series of amendments to the Strategic Plan.
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Time for the States to grow up
DURING the debate on the new incinerator the Deputy Bailiff, Michael Birt, was obliged to tell Deputy Daniel Wimberley that the States Assembly was not a school debating society. Yesterday he had to remind other Members that it was not a school playground.
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Third candidate stands on climate change ticket
A SENATORIAL candidate has announced that he is standing to address the issue of ‘runaway climate change’. Mark Forskitt (47), from St Ouen, will stand as part of the political group Jersey 2020 in a bid to address environmental issues. The software developer, who also runs the family painting and decorating business, said that open […]
