By Richard Digard WELL, well, well. Three years after kicking them out, the States of Jersey has just voted to bring back Senators. Not, I suspect, that many people care. Other than, perhaps, those who aspire to becoming first among equals and gain a grander title. As for the restof the Island – who votes […]
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Jersey's States Assembly votes in favour of exploring wind farm plans
A PROJECT to explore the possibility of building a wind farm in Jersey’s territorial waters is to get under way after being overwhelmingly backed by States Members yesterday. More detailed work will now be carried out following the decision – by 40 votes to one – to authorise the Council of Ministers to move ahead […]
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'If you would like to vote for policies rather than personalities you need a choice of candidates singing, as it were, from the same hymn sheet'
By Richard Digard ON FRIDAY of last week, I had the slightly unusual task of launching a new political movement. Entitled Guernsey First, its aim was to help voters in the other island switch from putting a cross in a box for an individual and instead make the leap from politics based on personality to […]
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Landmark vote to protect the seabed
TWENTY-THREE percent of Jersey’s territorial waters will receive far-reaching protections from destructive fishing practices after States Members unanimously approved the Island’s first Marine Spatial Plan in a landmark vote yesterday. The plan, which passed with 40 votes in favour and no votes against, sets out how the Island’s “marine estate” should be managed in future […]
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'The government’s shared-equity housing scheme is welcome – but what about the next step?'
By Robert Surcouf WITH a change in government and a new Housing Minister creating a “Housing Emergency Taskforce” at the outset of his tenure, it was interesting to see what was going to happen with the proposed equity scheme that the previous government were close to launching before the vote of no confidence at the […]
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Will the government’s 25-year capital investment plan fix Jersey’s housing crisis?
HUNDREDS of affordable homes could be delivered each year under a new government programme that aims to tackle Jersey’s housing crisis and population challenges by addressing years of underinvestment in the Island’s critical infrastructure. But can it deliver the homes Islanders need – and keep them here? Jodie Yettram reports. IN what ministers have described […]
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Could Jersey be next to decriminalise cannabis?
JERSEY’S Health Minister has signalled his support for decriminalising cannabis. As countries across the world continue to review, reduce or even abolish penalties for those caught with the drug, Deputy Tom Binet said that a softer stance on possessing cannabis would “make a lot of sense”. And Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham said that although he […]
