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Has enough has been done to show the initial assumptions, calculations and analysis of the proposed tax package to make an informed decision? Developing the first radical overhaul of taxation…
Before We Ask Islanders to Trust the Numbers, We Should See the Workings
In just a few weeks’ time, Deputies will be asked to vote on one of the biggest changes to Guernsey’s tax system in decades. If approved, the proposals in the…
The Do-Nothing Deputy
‘The People’s Deputy’ was a title specifically chosen to emphasise the democratic nature of the role. The ‘People’s’ prefix highlighted that these individuals were elected by the public, distinguishing them…
Guernsey Police: Changing of the Guard
“Ah,” said Deputy Gollop, peering at me. “You’re the guy who wrote about me. You said you wouldn’t vote for me unless you had no other choice.” I was caught…
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 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…
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…
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…