By Lindsay Ash THOSE of you who follow the thump of leather on willow may have observed that our women cricketers have lost rather heavily out in Australia and there has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth as to why Australia are very good and we are not and what can be done about […]
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'In readiness for the Olympics, here are my five greatest Olympians'
By Lindsay Ash I’VE never really understood people who don’t like sport. It has always been my main love, but I know there are those that don’t. My ex in-laws were very much in that camp and I remember being at their house when the Olympic final between Coe and Ovett was taking place and […]
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'Tunnelling to France may not yet fall within the ‘Overton Window’ – but it may be heading that way'
By Gavin St Pier ANYONE who operates in the political sphere seeking change needs to familiarise themselves with the concept of the Overton Window. As these things are, it’s named after an individual – Joseph Overton. He was an American political scientist and the window named after him might be more readily recognised outside the […]
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'A new Pavement Code is needed for our busy society – pedestrians, bike riders and dog walkers beware'
By Lindsay Ash YOU often wonder what happened to the miners who were forced to discover new employment following the Thatcher years. Well, I can tell you where some are: they are running on Jersey’s streets at night. I have spotted several recently in their day-glow jackets with lamps on their heads as they wend […]
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'Real football fans have been let down over the years – whatever happened to serving committed supporters?'
By Lindsay Ash IT was almost a tried-and-trusted rule: never discuss religion or politics if you want a peaceful life… These days you could most certainly add football to that list. In days gone by that would have been limited to the particular team you supported and those you didn’t. However, now we have: VAR, […]
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'‘Anyone can do the marathon, to be honest, but to do it without training, that’s special’'
By Lindsay Ash LAST time I put pen to paper (or finger to keyboard if you wish to be pedantic) for the JEP I touched on the subject of the use of the pavement. Now, as the days grow longer, we see a new pavement dweller becoming more prevalent: that of the jogger or runner. […]
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If high-quality candidates really mattered to the Jersey voter our party would have been a shoe-in
By Lindsay Ash RECENTLY the JEP ran a story on the latest effort to get us all to rock up and vote, this time in the 2026 election. We have seen many attempts over the years to do this and reasons given as to the low turnout. When I first stood in 2018 there was […]
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Jersey's Housing Minister announces first-time buyers’ shared equity scheme
A SHARED-equity scheme to help first-time buyers get a foot on Jersey’s property ladder – using £10 million set aside in a previous Government Plan – has been announced by the Housing Minister. Deputy David Warr said that States-owned affordable housing provider Andium Homes would manage the new ‘First Step’ scheme, which would enable eligible […]
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'Too many of our politicians do not have the life experience to take on the challenges of government'
By John Henwood PERHAPS this is the end of the political cycle which began with the 2018 election. In case you forgot, Tracey Vallois – remember her? – topped the poll with Kristina Moore second just 226 votes behind. Ian Gorst came sixth in the all-Island vote. Chief Minister for two terms having beaten Sir […]
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'A true sense of unity within society has to be felt – it cannot be manufactured'
By Lindsay Ash A COUPLE of weeks back, just after the UK election, I was perusing the Sunday papers in the local hostelry with a glass of red and, as I did so, certain things struck me. No, not objects from other regulars, although I wouldn’t put it past them… but thoughts. These were sparked […]
