A SERIES of disgruntled backbenchers have challenged Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham on the government’s commitment to transparency and how much information it intended to produce ahead of the States’ Budget debate. During oral questions yesterday, Deputy Farnham told Deputy Karen Wilson that departmental plans would not be available ahead of that debate, something he said […]
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Review of punishments for States Members already under way
A REVIEW of punishments for States Members who breach the Code of Conduct is already under way but may not be completed before the end of 2026 due to next summer’s election, the Privileges and Procedures Committee has said. Next week, the States Assembly is due to debate a proposition from Deputy Raluca Kovacs which […]
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Government is monitoring ‘nascent’ cannabis industry
THE Island’s fledgling cannabis industry is yet to generate substantial tax revenue due to “high upfront costs”, the Treasury Minister has said. Deputy Elaine Millar outlined the challenges faced by the new and developing cannabis sector and defended the current tax framework in response to questions from Deputy Philip Ozouf in the Chamber this week. […]
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Politicians reject move to allow some non-British citizens to stand for election
A RENEWED bid to allow some Islanders who are not British citizens to stand for election has been rejected by the States Assembly. Politicians voted by 24 to 18 against a proposition brought by Deputy Carina Alves about extending the criteria to become a States Member to include non-British people living in Jersey who have […]
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Members begin to debate language-learning proposition
OBLIGING all pupils to study at least one language – as well as English – to GCSE level was debated by politicians in the States Assembly yesterday. Deputy Montfort Tadier was seeking to reverse a 20-year-old policy introduced in line with the UK which dropped the requirement for a second language to be studied up […]
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Members begin to debate language-learning proposition
OBLIGING all pupils to study at least one language – as well as English – to GCSE level was debated by politicians in the States Assembly yesterday. Deputy Montfort Tadier was seeking to reverse a 20-year-old policy introduced in line with the UK which dropped the requirement for a second language to be studied up […]
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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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Give Haut du Mont investigation teams ‘time and space’ to work
THE last remaining expert report into the Haut du Mont explosion has been completed, the Home Affairs Minister told the States yesterday. Deputy Mary Le Hegarat confirmed that a charge file was well advanced and would be submitted to the Law Officers Department. The explosion on Pier Road claimed the lives of nine Islanders early […]
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Sanctions for politicians who break rules could be toughened, says committee chair
STRICTER sanctions for politicians who breach the code that governs their behaviour may be considered in future, according to the chair of the committee seeking to suspend a Member fined in Magistrate’s Court for speeding. The Privileges and Procedures Committee – the panel of politicians responsible for the Code of Conduct for States Members – […]
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Plans to downsize public sector coming in February, says Treasury Minister
JERSEY’S Budget for 2026 and beyond has been approved with a clear message from the Treasury Minister that solutions to downsize the public sector are now imminent, as pressure mounts over the scale of government spending. Closing four days of tense debate, Deputy Elaine Millar told the States Assembly that work was already under way […]
