WHAT’S the plan for the Island’s ageing schools, roads, and public buildings – and why have so many projects been delayed or shelved in recent years? The government has said it plans to tackle the problem with a new 25-year capital investment programme covering the next 25 years – with senior ministers describing it as an […]
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Island representatives ‘should be at international trade talks’
JERSEY, Guernsey and the Isle of Man should be represented by designated officials during the UK’s international trade negotiations, the Justice Committee has argued. The call has been made following the expression of concerns by all three islands about the Department for Business and Trade’s approach to major negotiations since Brexit and the belief that […]
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A community in shock – how passengers, politicians and staff reacted to Blue Islands crisis
BLUE ISLANDS SPECIAL BLUE Islands’ sudden suspension of services has triggered a wave of political, business, passenger and staff reaction. Daisy Morel rounds up the reactions across the Channel Islands… AROUND 1,200 passengers were displaced this weekend following the suspension of Blue Islands’s operations, with 21,000 future bookings impacted. Loganair and Aurigny have since stepped […]
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Campaigning for cash
THE coin of the realm might seem old-fashioned to some, but one politician is seeking to ensure that it does not go the way of the dodo. Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel believes that Islanders’ right to use cash should be enshrined in law. Speaking in a non-ministerial capacity, he said that he was considering […]
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Ministers facing fight for funding: What might be in the Budget?
A BUDGET immediately before an election can tend to be a bit of a damp squib as Members, and in particular, ministers seek to limit any potential damage to their political stock with one eye on polling day. The current Council of Ministers though may not have that luxury with much being made of the […]
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Is the government’s appetite for debt shifting with every borrowing bite?
UP until relatively recently, the States of Jersey would only spend money it already had in its pocket: the £2.65m cost of the development of Fort Regent in the late 1960s, for example, was funded by the proceeds of the Island lottery, which had launched in 1966. Next year’s Budget also allocates money to redevelop […]
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The Big Treasury Interview: “Everybody has a part to play in controlling the spend”
THERE’S usually a moment in every Budget interview where a Minister leans back, nods gravely and admits that “difficult decisions” had to be made. But Deputy Elaine Millar is not one for syrupy political preamble – wasting no syllables of her gentle Scottish lilt on sugar-coating, the moment comes almost immediately. “There is a constant […]
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Assembly votes to suspend former minister: Full report and analysis
THE suspension of one of Jersey’s most recognisable politicians is a “positive step” to restoring public confidence in the States Assembly, the chair of the committee which upholds Members’ standards has said. Deputy Philip Ozouf’s political future was in the balance yesterday after the Assembly dramatically voted to suspend him without pay for 28 days […]
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“Not in the business of borrowing”
THE government is “not in the business of borrowing more than [it] absolutely has to”, the Treasury Minister has said – despite plans to increase the Island’s debt to record levels in the proposed Budget. Deputy Elaine Miller told the States Assembly that the Council of Ministers “would rather not” borrow, but if they decide […]
