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A Week in Politics

I’D have to say that it would be a fairly loose interpretation of the role of Housing Minister that included: a) lobbying the Law Officers to drop a prosecution under the Housing Law; b) moaning to the Royal Court about flaws in the law that you’ve personally been in charge of administering for around a decade; and c) asking the court to go easy on someone for breaking the same bit of legislation.

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A Week in Politics

YOU’LL have been glued to your radio all week, no doubt, following the progress of the States. I can’t say I blame you. Whether ministers should get free BlackBerrys, the size of the quorum, the make-up of a panel reviewing the future of Fort Regent – these are big questions that affect every single one of us, and which could change life in Jersey forever.

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Minister seeks one-year cut in Housing quallies

HOUSING Minister Terry Le Main plans to reduce Housing qualifications by a year. Senator Le Main will lodge a proposition next week to reduce the period of residency required for qualifications from 12 years to 11. If the States agree to the proposal, then the plans could come into force by the summer. But the […]

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