AREAS of consensus may sometimes be in short supply in the States Assembly, but most, if not all, politicians who took their oaths of office in July 2022 following the Island’s most recent election agreed that changes needed to be made to the Residential Tenancy Law. Initially, responsibility for this matter sat with Deputy David […]
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Saturday Interview: “Watch this space – we’ve got a really exciting chapter coming”
WATCHING a panto with a share box of Maltesers with her mum is the earliest memory Laura Robertson has of the Jersey Opera House. Now a week into her new role as interim chair of the historic theatre, the Jersey-born lawyer has come full circle from her time as a young spectator to a mum […]
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One Jersey government consultant cost £300,000 a year – report reveals
VALUE for money from the government’s use of consultants “cannot be demonstrated consistently”, according to a watchdog – with one role costing the Island over £300,000 a year. The Comptroller and Auditor General, Lynn Pamment, has today published a report on the government’s use of consultants. It comes after news recently emerged that external consultants […]
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'Cracking Jersey’s housing crisis, a drug problem and the mechanics of choosing a new Chief Minister'
By John Henwood IN 1970 I was among the fortunate many who were able to buy their first home with the help of the States Housing Loan scheme. If memory serves, at that time one was able to borrow up to £7,000 on a property whose value was no more than £10,000. By today’s standards, […]
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The cost of complaints
IT costs nearly £4,000 to investigate a complaint against a States Member, the Island’s political watchdog has revealed – with most grievances resulting in politicians being advised to apologise to each other. Commissioner for Standards Dr Melissa McCullough, who investigates alleged breaches of ethical and behavioural guidelines for politicians, confirmed that investigating a complaint costs […]
