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THE Chief Minister is coming under increasing pressure from within the Council of Ministers not to bring Senator Philip Ozouf back into the heart of government, the JEP has learned.

A YEAR ago I’d have given Chief Minister Ian Gorst the benefit of the doubt.

WHAT a difference a week makes. Rewind seven days and the headlines were dominated by the aftermath of ‘that’ vote of no confidence in the Chief Minister who saved his bacon by throwing Senator Philip Ozouf under the bus, there was contrition all round as backbenchers demanded better communication between them and the top table, and there was even a hint that ministers would have their anti-dissent gags removed.

ANY politicians or civil servants who are found to be responsible for a catalogue of failings over the lending of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to start-up companies will be held to account, Chief Minister Ian Gorst has promised.

NEW proposals for States electoral reform are far less democratic than what was offered by Option A in Jersey’s 2013 referendum, the Privileges and Procedures Committee has said.

THE way things are going, by the time this column is published Philip Ozouf might be combining the jobs of Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer (or whatever their local equivalents are), Ian Gorst could be chief latrine orderly – army parlance for something or other, according to what my old man used to say – and Eddie Noel will be pressing for the introduction of charges for bathing in sea water and breathing fresh air on any day with a ‘y’ in it.

A STATES debate into the proposed funding of the new hospital descended into disarray yesterday as the Bailiff adjourned proceedings following concerns over whether the plan breached the Island’s Public Finances Law.