Lies, lies and more damned lies
EX-CHIEF OFFICER RUARI HARDY AND DEPUTY ROB PROW Last Saturday, local media outlets—perhaps unwittingly—launched what amounted to a free PR campaign for former Chief Officer Ruari Hardy. Headlines praised his…
Guernsey Paedophile Ring? Untangling Rumour from Reality
Speculation over an “active paedophile ring” in Guernsey has gripped the island, fuelled by a mysterious electronic list naming seven locals. What began as whispers has spiralled into a tangle…
Guernsey Needs Its Own DOGE to Curb Civil Service Overreach
How Bureaucracy Is Killing Community Spirit – and What We Can Learn from the U.S. The recent cancellation of Guernsey’s Vintage Agricultural Show 1 should set off alarm bells far…
Who’s Standing for (Guernsey) Election?
Less than 7 weeks away (14 May) and the majority of current politicians (‘Deputies’) are keeping mum over whether they intend to stand. So, while we wait excitedly for news…
Home Affairs: Rapsits & Terrorists Will Hide in Your Home!
Guernsey’s Home Affairs has been caught sneaking laws past States Members (by a member of the public). Now, with its hand in the cookie jar, the Committee is scrambling. And…
Lies or Incompetence?
Everyone agrees that lying is wrong, but pinning down what counts as a lie has kept linguists, philosophers, and lawyers busy for centuries. For this article, a “lie” requires two…
Institutional Sadism: When Power Corrupts Without Cause
A Culture of Unchecked Power Guernsey’s government should serve the public with integrity, adhering to the Nolan Principles of conduct. Yet, reality often defies these ideals. Public bodies quietly erode…
Your Home is No Longer Your Castle
“An Englishman’s home is his castle,” goes the old-fashioned idiom. Apparently attributed to the English judge Sir Edward Coke, who declared it in 1604 in a common law ruling establishing…
(ex) Chief Officer Accused of Lying: Home Affairs Looks the Other Way
Last year, footage showing five officers assaulting a detainee (‘D’) found its way onto social media, receiving over 800k views. They struck and kicked D, then forcefully stripped him while…