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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…
Perelle Bunker Rejection: Lawful Power Exercised Unlawfully?
The Development & Planning Authority’s rejection of plans to convert a Perelle bunker into housing reveals an interesting distinction between possessing legal powers and exercising them lawfully. The Facts A…
Heritage Protection Without Support
How Guernsey’s planning system fails owners willing to restore derelict buildings. In this article I examine one recent case, but the issues identified could apply to almost all listed buildings…
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…