From Jeff Le Caudey. RECENTLY there has been much comment in your letters pages and on the local radio phone-in with regard to the swearing at and the arresting of Senator Syvret. Much comment, but perhaps not always logical thought. During a States session Stuart Syvret was apparently sworn at. But the only foul language […]
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Syvret claims asylum in UK
SENATOR Stuart Syvret is claiming ‘legal asylum’ at the House of Commons, saying that he has no chance of a fair trial in the Island.
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Perchard incident is now closed, says Chief Minister
NO action will be taken against the Health Minister for swearing at another States Member and telling him to kill himself, according to the Chief Minister. Over 300 comments on our website have called for Senator Jim Perchard to resign over the incident. However, Senator Terry Le Sueur says that the matter is now closed. […]
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Please stay away
From Jeff Le Caudey. I SEE from a report (JEP, 27 Oct) that Stuart Syvret states that he might actually stay in England for years. Well, for the first time in a long time I find myself fully supporting him in a decision. Please do stay away, Mr Syvret, and save our Island from wasting […]
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Competition controllers come at a high price to all
IT is often gratifying for people like me to learn that their views on certain issues are shared by others, which is probably why I felt that the lengthy article by Chamber of Commerce vice-president David Warr on competition was particularly welcome.
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Time for the States to grow up
DURING the debate on the new incinerator the Deputy Bailiff, Michael Birt, was obliged to tell Deputy Daniel Wimberley that the States Assembly was not a school debating society. Yesterday he had to remind other Members that it was not a school playground.
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Names will be scrubbed from official transcript
THE identities of non-States Members named during States debates will be removed from the official transcript in future. The rules for debate prohibit members of the public and civil servants from being named in the States – they are meant to be referred to by their title, or the context in which they are mentioned. […]
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UK group begins review of children in custody
A GROUP has arrived in Jersey to carry out a detailed review into the way young offenders are treated while in custody.
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Syvret goes to police with child abuse concerns
SENIOR civil servants could be questioned by police after Senator Stuart Syvret made a formal complaint about a number of them.
