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 […]
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States praised for approach to possible cannabis reform
A PRO-CANNABIS campaign group has praised the States for “setting a direction of travel” on the potential legalisation and decriminalisation of the drug. Although States Members yesterday voted by 23 to 22 to reject the decriminalisation of personal possession and recreational use of the class B drug, a further move – adopted by 26 to […]
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New advisory board to protect and manage Island’s trees and landscapes
TREE planting and protection will be on the agenda for a new advisory board established nine months after Storm Ciarán caused widespread devastation to the Island’s landscape. Environment Minister Steve Luce said the Tree Advisory Board, a group of sector specialists, will advise on how trees should be better protected and managed, as well as […]
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'In most respects the increase in the living wage is a good thing. However, I do have concerns'
By John Henwood JERSEY’S minimum wage is due to increase from its current £11.64 an hour to £13 – the so-called living wage – next April. The government plans to go further by raising the minimum to two-thirds of median earnings by 2026. At present the median is £850 per week; if applied now it […]
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‘One hell of a fight’ – Housing Minister and fellow Members get ready for rent debate
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 […]
