JERSEY’s Health Insurance Fund – the pot of money that helps pay for GP visits and prescription medicines – is expected to shrink sharply over the next four years, raising fears it could be exhausted in the early 2030s. The fund, which is financed through Social Security contributions, subsidises primary care for Islanders. But during a […]
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Using social security reserves to meet current spending is not a recipe for stability – it’s a recipe for future crisis
By Ben Shenton WE all pay our social security on the promise of a pension when we retire. The custodian and manager is the Government of Jersey, an unregulated body that does not publish the investment accounts or actuarial reports. In fact, getting any information out of them is like trying to get blood out […]
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No formal objections raised by UK government over French ID scheme extension
NO formal objections to Jersey’s French ID card travel scheme extension have been raised by the UK government, the Island’s Home Affairs Minister has said. In a Scrutiny hearing Deputy Mary Le Hegarat said that although concerns had been raised informally by the UK government in previous years, no formal objections had been received in […]
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Members return after summer break to packed political agenda
LONG-AWAITED reforms to rental property legislation, the security of Jersey’s borders, changes to electoral law and the possible suspension of a States Member are among the items on a packed agenda as the States Assembly returns to action next week. Housing Minister Sam Mézec’s proposed changes to the Island’s Residential Tenancy Law were last discussed […]
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‘Rabble’ versus Reform as Chamber stirs into life
AFTER a deathly-dull Tuesday, the States Chamber stirred into life yesterday during tetchy exchanges between Reform Jersey representatives and their opponents. When three Reform Members were elected to ministerial roles, they would have settled for this as a nice problem to have: adversaries lining up to take pot-shots at Housing Minister Sam Mézec for his […]
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Budget amendment lodged in bid to promote ‘prudence over plundering’
AFTER criticising the government’s proposed Budget over the inclusion of what he described as “plundering” measures to reduce the annual grant paid to the Social Security Fund, a backbencher has submitted an amendment setting out alternative plans. The Budget which ministers have put forward for debate in the States Assembly next month includes an annual […]
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Health experts’ comments ‘inflammatory’ says Jersey deputy
COMMENTS last week by health experts that they would not seek medical treatment in Jersey were “inflammatory, inappropriate and ought not to have been made”, a States Member has claimed. Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache – himself a member of the Scrutiny panel that convened last week to hear Professor Simon Mackenzie, Tom Hayhoe and Professor […]
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Most – and least – talkative politicians revealed
IT’S often said that some politicians love the sound of their own voice… and now we know exactly how much. New data has revealed who yaps the most (and who is the least talkative) in Jersey’s States Assembly, with one States Member clocking nearly 350,000 words – the equivalent of reading JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of […]
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Politician urged to withdraw proposal on gender identity guidance in schools
JERSEY’S Children’s Commissioner has urged a politician to withdraw his controversial proposal on gender identity guidance in schools until a fuller assessment of its impact on children’s rights is carried out. Later this month, the States Assembly is set to debate a proposition from Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache which, if approved, would replace the current […]
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Islanders accused of alleged breach of foreshore to get £75k in compensation
TWO Islanders subject to “unjust and oppressive” action from the government over alleged encroachment on the foreshore should receive a total of £75,000 compensation, a report has stated. Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache was commissioned to write the report as the latest chapter of a long-running row involving development at properties on the St Clement coast […]
