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From Russell Labey. THE proposed sacrilege to bury forever the ancient slipways of the old harbours is a beacon of such stupidity and insensitivity it forces us to look beyond the woeful Transport and Technical Services for culpability. With due respect for the energies of our politicians and civil servants, how could they take the […]

From Russell Labey. THE more precise the question posed in a referendum, the more meaningful the result. Europe – in or out? Constables – in or out? What we have before the States for ratification next week is a confusing muddle. I don’t know about you, but I don’t favour any of the three options. […]

Francis Le Gresley, I am pleased to say, won the day in the Big House last week – after virtually accusing the Prime Minister and his Cabinet of reneging on an undertaking given by his predecessor – and persuaded most of his colleagues to support his call for a full public inquiry into the Haut de la Garenne (principally but not solely) child abuse affair.

From Russell Labey. IT is nonsense for Deputy James Reed to claim that publishing GCSE results could damage school performance. The exam results are the school’s performance. That John Mills had to go to such lengths to obtain this data speaks volumes. Why the secrecy? Results in the UK are routinely published public information, as […]

From Russell Labey. SO the Privileges and Procedures Committee have done the impossible and made the States of Jersey even less democratic. No assault on the anomalous constituency sizes, or the number of representatives who take a seat without having to fight an election, but instead a reduction of the office with the greatest mandate […]