JERSEY’S newly elected Chief Minister has called on the Island’s politicians to embrace a new era of unity and maturity in the face of the mounting challenges that lie ahead.
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Guernsey can learn from Chief Minister’s election
From Tony Webber. YOUR Chief Minister’s election set an excellent example for Guernsey to follow. It has re-kindled debate in both islands as to whether the public should directly elect their Chief Minister. Although there are larger and fairer electoral districts in Guernsey than Jersey, the public there do not have the opportunity to elect […]
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Sir Philip would offer decorum and authority
From Mirto Sappé. I AM puzzled by the number of people who have written to criticise Sir Philip Bailhache’s decision to stand as a Senator. No other person is better qualified to be in the States and to work for the good of Jersey and its people. His long and distinguished career as a lawyer, […]
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Will he, won’t he?
Former Bailiff Sir Philip Bailhache is to announce today whether he will stand for the post of Chief Minister.
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New assistant ministers are appointed
SENATOR Ian Le Marquand has been appointed Jersey’s Deputy Chief Minister.
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Senatorial election results
Former Bailiff Sir Philip Bailhache swept to victory in the Senatorial election, topping the poll in 11 of the 12 parishes.
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Battle looming over reform body?
CHIEF Minister Ian Gorst could face a battle to get poll-topping Senator Sir Philip Bailhache appointed as head of the planned electoral commission into States reform.
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Building a park in the middle of the Breda Triangle was always going to cause trouble
WELL, surprise, surprise. The silence from however many thousands – indeed, tens of thousands for all I know – of people who signed the petition clamouring for a Town Park is deafening, now that the inevitable has happened and those living in the immediate neighbourhood have started complaining.
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Unruly politicians ‘should be fined’
POLITICIANS who insult and abuse each other should have their pay docked, according to Senator-elect Sir Philip Bailhache.
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This is the first vote for Chief Minister in which the result isn’t a foregone conclusion
IT just could not have been less scientific. There wasn’t a lab coat or a Bunsen burner in sight – what there was, and bear with me here, was a list of 51 names with a ‘P’ or an ‘I’ marked next to each one and two numbers scrawled across the bottom.
