JERSEY’S new government has been urged by former Chief Minister Kristina Moore not to ditch the work of the previous administration. In a handover letter sent to her replacement, Deputy Lyndon Farnham, Deputy Moore called for a “smooth transition” between the two ministerial teams to ensure stability. Deputy Farnham’s new-look Council of Ministers was elected […]
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Deputy Kristina Moore becomes Jersey's first female Chief Minister
THE Island will have its first female Chief Minister after Deputy Kristina Moore was elected to succeed Senator John Le Fondré. During a special States sitting today, Deputy Moore beat Reform Jersey leader Deputy Sam Mézec by 39 votes to ten. Both candidates delivered a ten-minute speech before being quizzed by States Members on their […]
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'He would whack me on the back and say: ‘Well done, Ash. You’re a rugger player like Charlie Upham’'
By Lindsay Ash IT could be a quiz question…What has been won by Eton College more times than any other school, 17 times by the former school of the editor of the JEP and also by two brothers who attended Victoria College? The answer is the VC which, perhaps in modern woke times, I should […]
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£100,000 paid out to politicians
ALMOST £100,000 was paid out to politicians who lost their seats at last month’s general election. A recent Freedom of Information request detailed the amount paid to the 11 sitting Members who stood but failed to secure a seat in the new Assembly – totalling £97,569.47. Previously, all Members were entitled to one month’s salary […]
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£5.8m spent on initiative to change civil service culture
A TOTAL of £5.8 million was spent on a change programme to create a ‘one government, Team Jersey culture’ in the civil service started by former top civil servant Charlie Parker, it has emerged. UK consultancy TDP – which had previously worked with Mr Parker during his time leading Oldham and Westminster councils – beat […]
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'You can make a case economically for totalitarianism but I prefer the good old-fashioned Jersey crock'
By Lindsay Ash Here’s a question for you… would you prefer Chinese, Indian or a good old-fashioned Jersey crock? Now the obvious answer would be that you’d prefer an Indian every time, preferably a king prawn madras with boiled rice, a naan bread and a few papadums washed down with a couple of pints of […]
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Jersey's previous government spent over £100 million on consultants and other temporary staff during final year
THE last government spent more than £100 million on consultants and other temporary staff during its final year, it has emerged. But the latest six-monthly spending report did not reveal the daily rate charged by consultants ‘due to commercial concerns’. Changes in ‘economic circumstances’ and the impact of the pandemic were cited as factors causing […]
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'Let me suggest a great game to play – spot the closet socialists who really should join Reform'
By Rowland Huelin IN my younger years I worked in the fast-paced and rapidly evolving technology industry. It is now far more regulated, but in the 1980s and 90s it was the Wild West. The behaviour of many salespeople was atrocious, with the stealing of sales leads and underhand tactics to close sales and earn […]
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Interview: “I’m certainly very disillusioned with the States. It is demoralising to be a part of”
DEPUTY Max Andrews was first elected to the States Assembly in 2022 at the age of 29. Before starting his political career, he was a personal trainer and also had experience within the financial sector. However, after feeling dissatisfied with the quality of life he experienced as a young person in Jersey, such as the […]
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Former Chief Minister’s private secretary in court for grave and criminal assault
A CASE involving the former Chief Minister’s private secretary – who stands accused of a number of serious offences – is expected to be determined by the Royal Court in February. Timothy David Nicolle is accused of breaking into a property, committing a grave and criminal assault and malicious damage on 29 November 2020. Mr […]
