Guernsey Press Politics Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Simon De La Rue is joined by Deputies De Lisle and Queripel on a blustery evening outside the Royal Court to recap today’s one-day June States meeting.
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With exactly a year to go until the 2025 election, James Falla, Matt Fallaize and Simon De La Rue take a look at which deputies plan to stand again, how first-time candidates will get their message across this time and whether there is any prospect of political parties coming to the fore.
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Hear from P&R vice-president Heidi Soulsby as James Falla and Matt Fallaize take stock of the latest States accounts.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up today’s States debate, with election spending dominating proceedings.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up the first day of the States’ May meeting.
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Tony Curr is joined by Press reporters Mark Ogier and Matt Fallaize and Mike Read from CareWatch to discuss Health & Social Care’s appearance in front of the Scrutiny panel.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize wrap up this week’s meeting after an abrupt finish to the GP11 debate.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize recap the first day of this week’s States meeting and a lively debate on a controversial planning policy.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize look ahead to this week’s States meeting, where a debate on the controversial GP11 planning policy will be the focus alongside a potentially interesting election for the vacant seat on Health & Social Care.
For more on GP11, listen to our previous podcast featuring three members of Development & Planning — and stay tuned for updates on this feed throughout the week.
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Ahead of a States debate this week on the controversial GP11 planning policy, Matt Fallaize is joined by three members of the Development & Planning Authority — president Victoria Oliver, vice-president Andy Taylor and John Dyke, who is leading a move to have it scrapped — to discuss the issues around affordable housing and whether house building has been stifled since its introduction.
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As the build-up begins to next year’s second island-wide election, Matt Fallaize is joined by Guernsey’s longest-serving politician, Deputy Peter Roffey, chairman of the think tank Gpeg, Lord Digby Jones and the man chairing a review of the States, Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq, to discuss the way the island is run — and whether it can be improved.
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A little over 100 days since being re-elected as P&R president, Deputy Lyndon Trott joins Matt Fallaize to reflect on the role and talk about the big issues facing the island and islanders, including public finances, housing, and wages.
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Matt Fallaize and Mark Ogier speak to Deputies De Lisle and Roffey as the former’s move to cut an increase in mooring fees lost on the second and final day of the March meeting.
Make sure to pick up Friday’s paper for full States coverage.
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Matt Fallaize and Mark Ogier are joined by P&R president Lyndon Trott after it was revealed by Health president Al Brouard in the States that he had been kept in the dark by staff for months as the projected cost of the hospital transformation project increased by tens of millions.
Read more States coverage from the opening day of the March meeting in Thursday’s Press.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize are joined by Deputy Simon Vermeulen, a member of Economic Development and Home Affairs, to talk about the issues currently facing Aurigny and a trio of requetes that he is putting his name to relating to mooring fees, parish waste, and planning — the first two of which will be debated at next week’s meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up a one-day February meeting as States’ Assembly & Constitution Committee president Carl Meerveld is accused of ‘hiding’ behind excuses over a lack of progress.
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As States members prepare to return to the Royal Court this week, James Falla and Matt Fallaize consider the challenges coming down the line as ESC looks to see its transformation project through, including interviews with Deputy Aiden Matthews on his objections to plans to move the sixth form centre to La Mare and a response from Education president Andrea Dudley-Owen. Plus there's a look ahead to the February meeting and a relatively light agenda.
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Simon De La Rue is joined by Education president Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen and director of education Nick Hynes to talk about what the future of education now looks like following the States’ recent decision to fund Les Ozouets.
Listen out for the second part of this interview, covering some of the challenges to Education’s latest plans, later this week.
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Simon De La Rue recaps the final day of the States’ January meeting.
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Simon De La Rue is joined by SACC member Deputy Simon Fairclough after the States rejected a move to explore changing the island’s electoral system ahead of the next election.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize recap the first day of the States’ first meeting of 2024 as members backed a new plan on education funding for Les Ozouets.
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Matt Fallaize is joined by Deputy Gavin St Pier to talk about the state of local politics, why he wants the idea of rolling island-wide elections investigated, his reaction to the new P&R’s new plan to fund education, and life on the back benches.
Stay tuned for daily Shorthand States updates on this feed as the States return this week for the first meeting of 2024.
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Former chief minister Peter Ferbrache joins for an extended interview as James Falla and Matt Fallaize round up 2023 in island politics and look ahead to what the new year has in store.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up the final day of debate at the States this year, as a move to block hikes in mooring fees loses by just one vote.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize get reaction from Deputy John Gollop and Deputy Lyndon Trott as the new-look P&R takes shape.
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Listen to Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize's full interview with Deputy Lyndon Trott following his election as the new president of the Policy & Resources as they cover some of the key issues facing the island, including housing, education, and tax.
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Hear from Guernsey's new president of Policy & Resources, Deputy Lyndon Trott, as Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up a dramatic and decisive day at the States, which saw members back the motion of no confidence in the island's senior committee.
Full coverage in Thursday's Guernsey Press.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize preview this week's States meeting, as deputies prepare to make their decision on the future of the island's senior committee.
Stay tuned for daily Shorthand States updates throughout the week alongside comprehensive coverage in the Guernsey Press.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up Friday's no-confidence debate, which will now drag on into December and the next meeting after members failed to reach a conclusion on the future of P&R.
Look out for their full coverage in this weekend's Guernsey Press.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize are joined by P&R president Peter Ferbrache, with debate on a motion of no confidence in his committee set to take place on Friday.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up the first day of this week's meeting as deputies return to debate on the 2024 Budget — and with it the issue of how to fund Education's transformation programme.
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Guernsey Press editor James Falla and chief reporter Matt Fallaize are joined by Deputy Peter Roffey and Deputy Sasha Kazantseva-Miller ahead of another significant week in the States — with the fate of Education's capital plans and the future of the P&R committee in the balance.
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On hold! Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up all the latest from the States as members decide to adjourn the Budget meeting — in the middle of debate on whether to re-fund Education's programme — and come back in two weeks' time...
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize recap the second day of this week's Budget meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up the first day of this week's Budget meeting, as deputies reject a move to bring forward debate on the motion of no confidence in P&R.
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Ahead of this week's budget debate, Deputy Charles Parkinson joins Guernsey Press editor James Falla and senior reporter Matt Fallaize to talk about the motion of no confidence in P&R he is leading — which is set to go before members later this month — and the tax and spending issues dominating local politics.
Stay tuned for our daily 'Shorthand States' updates on this feed from Tuesday.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize unpack a dramatic conclusion to the tax and spending debate, as P&R announces plans to seek an early general election following another defeat for its GST plans.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize recap the third day of this week's already-epic tax and spending debate, including reaction from Deputy Lyndon Trott to his unsuccessful income tax amendment.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize recap the second day of the States' tax and spending debate, as a successful move by Deputy Al Brouard seems to have given the next phase of the hospital project a better chance of getting through.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up the first day of a pivotal States meeting for this assembly, as the self-styled 'fairer alternative' to P&R's funding and investment plan is voted down.
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Next week the States meet for probably the most important debate of their five-year term. Policy & Resources will make a third attempt to get a majority for its plan for the largest tax rises in decades — which includes a new goods and services tax but also income tax and social security reductions targeted at the least affluent half of islanders. Its plan faces numerous challenges from deputies who want to see increases in income tax or company tax instead or, in some cases, hardly any tax increases at all. But perhaps P&R's greatest challenge comes from the self-styled 'fairer alternative' group of deputies, who came closest to getting a majority for an earlier version of their plan the last time the States debated tax and spending earlier this year, and who have submitted revised proposals for next week's debate. Ahead of that debate, in the second part of a Politics Podcast double-header, our reporter Matt Fallaize speaks to P&R president Peter Ferbrache.
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Next week the States meet for probably the most important debate of their five-year term. Policy & Resources will make a third attempt to get a majority for its plan for the largest tax rises in decades — which includes a new goods and services tax but also income tax and social security reductions targeted at the least affluent half of islanders. Its plan faces numerous challenges from deputies who want to see increases in income tax or company tax instead or, in some cases, hardly any tax increases at all. But perhaps P&R's greatest challenge comes from the self-styled 'fairer alternative' group of deputies, who came closest to getting a majority for an earlier version of their plan the last time the States debated tax and spending earlier this year, and who have submitted revised proposals for next week's debate. Ahead of that debate, in part one of a Politics Podcast double-header, our reporter Matt Fallaize speaks to the leader of the 'fairer alternative' deputies, Heidi Soulsby.
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With less than two weeks to go now until the States' big tax and spending debate, P&R member Deputy Bob Murray joins Matt Fallaize to discuss his committee's proposals.
Stay tuned for more coverage ahead of — and during — this month's meeting as members return to the major political issue of this term.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier round up the final day of the States' September meeting, which saw emotions elevated in the chamber as members debated a recent privileges panel report into the actions of Deputy St Pier.
Read the full story and reaction in this weekend's Guernsey Press.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier review the second day of the States' late September meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier review the first day of this week's States meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize run through the agenda for this week's meeting, which will see another debate on the future of Guernsey's airport runway.
Stay tuned for daily 'Shorthand States' updates on this feed throughout.
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Deputy Lyndon Trott joins James Falla and Matt Fallaize to discuss the big political talking points of the moment, including P&R’s latest tax plans, housing, energy, and whether the finance industry has seen “core Guernsey folk” left behind, as Deputy Neil Inder has claimed.
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Simon De La Rue speaks to Herm Island lease-holder John Singer following Friday’s decision in the States to reopen its school with immediate effect, reversing ESC’s plans for a one-year trial closure.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize recap the final day of this week’s meeting as deputies vote by some margin to reopen Herm School — in a crushing defeat for Education, Sport & Culture.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up day two of the States' early September meeting, which saw E&I’s electricity strategy sail through with just one vote against.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize recap the first day of the States' return from summer recess, which featured an update statement from P&R president Deputy Peter Ferbrache.
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Guernsey Press editor James Falla and reporter Matt Fallaize take stock of the big stories to emerge during the States summer recess and preview a potentially decisive few months ahead for this Assembly as they prepare to return next week.
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Simon De La Rue is joined by Guernsey's director of education Nick Hynes to talk about the latest exam results, the impact of years of political uncertainty around the secondary model, and the future of Herm School.
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Simon De La Rue wraps up the final day of this week's States meeting with members not returning to the Royal Court until September.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize recap the third day of this week's States meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize recap the big talking points from today at the States.
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Simon De La Rue is joined by Deputy Gavin St Pier to review Tuesday's Government Work Plan debate.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize look at what to expect in the States this week, as members debate the Government Work Plan before moving on to July's regular business.
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James Falla and Matt Fallaize reflect on the conclusion of the States' July meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier round up the key debates and decisions from day two of the States' July meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier recap the first day of the States' July meeting.
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Hear from some of the main protagonists in this week's extraordinary education law debate as Simon De La Rue rounds up the final day of the States' June meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier round up an education-dominated second day of the States' June meeting.
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Simon De La Rue rounds up the first day of the States' June meeting.
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A one-day wonder of a States meeting, as witnessed by Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize.
On the agenda: waiting times at the PEH, ESS readies its biggest begging bowl for social housing, Condor's 'emergency' and bypassing the King, among other things.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize look ahead to the States' May meeting, which begins on Wednesday.
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Guernsey Press editor James Falla and reporter Matt Fallaize are joined by Deputy Sue Aldwell, who sits on Education and Home Affairs, and Deputy Sasha Kazantseva-Miller, a member of the DPA and Economic Development, to talk about women in politics — and their own experiences this term, the continuing fallout from the tax debate and the work of the new 'savings sub-committee' — of which Deputy Kazantseva-Miller is a part, and the future of Liberation Day celebrations.
Stay tuned to this feed next week for daily 'Shorthand States' round-ups from the May meeting, alongside comprehensive States coverage in the paper.
James Falla and Simon De La Rue reflect on the second and final day of the States' April meeting, with reaction from Deputy Peter Roffey after Employment & Social Security's proposal for a one-off increase in benefits was defeated.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up the key talking points from the first day of the States' April meeting.
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Guernsey Press editor James Falla and reporter Matt Fallaize are joined by Environment president Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez and Economic Development vice-president Deputy Steve Falla to talk about some of the big political issues of the moment, including Deputy Falla's move to free up derelict glass for redevelopment, a proposal from the Committee for Employment & Social Security — of which both are members — for a one-off rise in benefits in response to high inflation, plans from P&R to cut back on capital spending, and the fallout from Condor's acquisition of a new ferry.
Stay tuned to this feed next week for daily 'Shorthand States' round-ups from the April meeting, alongside comprehensive States coverage in the paper.
Guernsey Press reporter Matt Fallaize is joined by P&R president Deputy Peter Ferbrache to talk about plans to cut some spending on capital projects, a move to increase benefits in response to high inflation, the prospect of freeing up derelict greenhouses for redevelopment, and Condor's States-backed, CCA-approved purchase of a new ferry.
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Simon De La Rue rounds up the final day of the States' March meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up the second day of the States' March meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize recap the key talking points from the opening day of the March meeting.
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James Falla and Matt Fallaize preview this week's States meeting — the first since the major tax debate when deputies rejected a move to introduce GST.
Stay tuned for daily 'Shorthand States' updates on this feed throughout the week alongside comprehensive States coverage in the pages of the Guernsey Press.
Hosts Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize are joined by Scrutiny president Deputy Yvonne Burford and SACC president Deputy Carl Meerveld to talk about the DPA dispute, the divide in the current States Assembly, and the spiralling costs of major capital projects.
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Hear reaction from Deputy Peter Ferbrache and Deputy Heidi Soulsby as Matt Fallaize and Mark Ogier round up the finale to the States' landmark tax debate, which saw all five options rejected by members.
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James Falla and Matt Fallaize reflect on the second day of this week's States meeting — and the fifth day in total focused on tax — as States members edge towards general debate on what is now five options aimed at solving the islands' long-term financial issues.
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Matt Fallaize and Mark Ogier look back at the opening day of the States' February meeting — as debate resumed on the landmark tax debate.
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As States members prepare to resume debate on the tax review, Simon De La Rue is joined by the current chief minister and the former chief minister — Deputy Peter Ferbrache and Deputy Gavin St Pier — to discuss the options on the table.
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Matt Fallaize and Mark Ogier round up the third and final day — for now — of the tax debate, including reaction from P&R president Peter Ferbrache.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize recap the second day of the States' tax debate.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up the first day of debate on the tax review, which began with a significant public protest against GST on the steps of the Royal Court.
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Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize look ahead to this week's big States meeting and the much-anticipated tax debate.
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With the tax review debate just days away now, Simon De La Rue is joined by the man leading the case for GST — P&R president Deputy Peter Ferbrache — and the man who, through a sursis or delaying motion, wants it taken off the table at the first opportunity — Deputy Carl Meerveld — to explore the arguments both ways and talk about what next week's debate will mean for the island and the assembly.
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Simon De La Rue is joined by Deputy Chris Blin to talk about why he's got behind the 'Say No to GST' campaign, and where he'd like to see the tax debate go instead.
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Simon De La Rue is joined by former deputy chief minister Heidi Soulsby to talk about her 'fairer alternative' to the tax review plan, which she's bringing to the States alongside former chief minister Gavin St Pier in the form of an amendment to next week's debate.
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Next up in our series of interviews ahead of the term-defining States debate on tax, Simon De La Rue is joined by Employment & Social Security president — and member of the tax review panel presenting the case for introducing GST — Deputy Peter Roffey to get his response to the two major challenges to P&R's plan and talk about why he thinks the package of measures it's proposing are best for the island.
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With a week to go until P&R takes its tax plan to the States, Simon De La Rue sits down with its president, Deputy Peter Ferbrache, to talk about the two major amendments facing his committee.
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As debate around tax intensifies ahead of next week's States meeting, Simon De La Rue gauges the mood at Monday's public meeting organised by Deputy Charles Parkinson, whose amendment would see the burden shifted from individuals back to the corporate sector.
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What can we expect from next week's tax debate? Chamber president Diane de Garis and former States economist Dr Andy Sloan join Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize on the Guernsey Press Politics Podcast to set the scene ahead of one of the biggest decisions facing deputies in more than a decade. Stay tuned for more episodes throughout the week as we hear from prominent voices on all sides of the debate.
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Chloe Presland and Simon De La Rue round up the third and final day of the States' December meeting which saw members back plans to extend the Alderney runway.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland recap the second day of this week's States meeting — which was dominated by debate on Alderney's runway.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland round up all the decisions and debate from the first day of the States' December meeting.
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Chloe Presland and Simon De La Rue look ahead to the busy week in the States chamber.
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Chloe Presland and Simon De La Rue round up the final day of debate at this week's States meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland round up the day's debate and decision-making at the States.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland recap day one of the States' November debate.
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Chloe Presland and Simon De La Rue look ahead to a busy week at the States.
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Chloe Presland and Mark Ogier round up today's debate at the States, which saw deputies approve the 2023 budget.
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Chloe Presland and Mark Ogier recap the opening day of the budget debate.
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Chloe Presland and Mark Ogier look ahead to this week's budget debate, which gets under way on Tuesday.
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Simon De La Rue rounds up the third and final day of the States' October meeting, which saw deputies back a new population and immigration policy.
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Chloe Presland and Simon De La Rue recap the second day of this week's States meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland recap the first day of the States' October debate.
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Chloe Presland and Simon De La Rue look ahead to the States' October meeting which will see a debate on population management take centre stage.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland recap the final day of the States' late September meeting, which saw members vote to introduce discrimination legislation.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland round up the first two days of debate at the States' late September meeting.
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Chloe Presland and Simon De La Rue round up the opening day of the States' September meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland run through the agenda for the States' September meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier recap the third and final day of debate at the States' July meeting when discussion of the PEH field dominated proceedings.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland recap the second day of debate at the States' July meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier round up debate on the first day of the States' July meeting.
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With States members having agreed to prioritise effort on ten key issues through the Government Work Plan, P&R vice-president Heidi Soulsby joins Simon De La Rue to talk about how they got there and what it means.
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Listen to the full audio from Friday's British-Irish Council press conference along with reaction to what was discussed from Tony Curr and Simon De La Rue as political leaders from the UK and Ireland joined the heads of government in the Crown Dependencies for the fifth such summit hosted in Guernsey since the process was established.
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Chloe Presland and Simon De La Rue round up the third day of debate on the Government Work Plan.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier recap the second day of debate on the Government Work Plan, and run slightly over time in the process!
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland round up the opening day of debate on the Government Work Plan — one dominated by the issue of housing.
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James Falla and Simon De La Rue look ahead to this week's Government Work Plan debate.
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Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq — P&R's lead member for External Relations & Constitutional Affairs — joins Simon De La Rue to talk about Guernsey's relationship with the Crown and why it is so important, how the Bailiwick is managing the impacts of Brexit and how it could bring big opportunities for local business, and what is next for the Government Work Plan.
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James Falla and Mark Ogier recap the second and final day of the States' May meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland recap the opening day of debate at the States' May meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland look at the agenda for the States' May meeting, which begins on Wednesday.
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Simon De La Rue is joined by Deputy John Dyke, who sits on the Development & Planning Authority and Scrutiny Management Committee, and St Andrew’s senior constable Martin Thwaite to talk, among other things, about life in his parish, planning and affordable housing, tax and the cost of living, and the future of the Guernsey Party, of which Deputy Dyke is a member.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier round up the second and final day of the States' April meeting, which saw debate on the L'Ancresse wall, al fresco dining, and the Covid review.
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Simon De La Rue and Chloe Presland round up the first day of debate in the States' April meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier run through the agenda for this week's States debate.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier round up the third and final day of the March meeting, plus there is an interview with Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez after the creation of an east coast development agency was approved by deputies — including her amendment calling for an investigation into diverting traffic away from the seafront.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier round up day two at the States, where a decision was finally taken on electronic voting and debate began on the creation of an east coast development agency.
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Simon De La Rue and Mark Ogier recap the first day of the States' March meeting, plus there is an interview with P&R president Deputy Peter Ferbrache recorded following the update statement he made on behalf of his committee.
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Simon De La Rue and James Falla preview this week's States meeting, with the creation of an east coast development agency and electronic voting leading the agenda.
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Host Will Green is joined by Deputy Heidi Soulsby, vice-president of Policy & Resources, and David Inglis, former deputy and chairman of Age Concern, to talk about the current Covid situation, Guernsey's response to the war in Ukraine, and the tax debate.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up the States' one-day February meeting.
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Host Helen Bowditch is joined by Deputy Peter Roffey, president of Employment & Social Security and the States' Trading Supervisory Board, and Ben Craddock from the Guernsey Bicycle Group to talk about active travel, cycle infrastructure, and housing.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch recap the second and final day of the States' January meeting, which saw debate centred on calls for a review on how the pandemic has been managed.
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Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up debate on the first day of the States' January meeting.
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Simon De La Rue previews the States' January meeting ahead of the start of debate.
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On the first Guernsey Press Politics Podcast of 2022, Simon De La Rue is joined by Deputy Sasha Kazantseva-Miller and Andre Austin from Swoffers estate agents to talk about housing, development, and the rollout of fibre broadband.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch recap the second and final day of the States' December meeting.
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Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up day one of the States' December meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch look ahead to the States' December meeting, which gets underway on Wednesday.
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Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up the one and only day of the States' November debate, which took the form of a 'hybrid' meeting at St James.
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Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue preview the States' November meeting.
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As we bring our COP26 series to a close, Will Green speaks to Environment president Lindsay de Sausmarez, economist Dr Andy Sloan, and IoD member Sally Rochester to reflect on the impact of the conference and explore how Guernsey's response to the climate crisis will take shape in the next few years.
Supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands.
With the built environment a key issue at COP26 in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to Alex Titheridge — from commercial property specialists D2 — about one of the biggest causes of climate change and how Guernsey can improve the green credentials of the places in which we live and work.
Supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands.
With transport high on the agenda at the UN climate conference in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to aircraft engineer Mark Harrisson from GreenAir, about a project he hopes can eliminate carbon emissions from inter-island air travel within a decade — all thanks to hydrogen and the tried-and-trusted Islander.
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As discussion among delegates at the UN climate summit in Glasgow turns to the role of innovation, Will Green speaks to Stephanie Glover and Josephine Bush — both specialists in green and sustainable finance at Guernsey Finance — about how the island's leading industry can use its expertise to help solve the world's climate crisis.
Supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands.
In the latest in our special series following the UN's climate summit in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to Dr Andrew Casebow — former States environment advisor — about adaptation and what the Bailiwick should be bracing itself for as a result of climate change.
Supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands.
In our latest interview exploring Guernsey and the climate crisis, Will Green speaks to Fiona Bateson from the Community Foundation about the Guernsey Nature Commission, a new body being formed to help protect and restore the island's natural habitats.
This series is supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands.
As the focus of COP26 moves to public empowerment and elevating young voices, Will Green speaks to two members of Guernsey's Youth Forum — Amelie Le Prevost and Mia Edgworth — to find out how they feel about the climate crisis and what they would like to see from local leaders.
This series is supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands.
Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue summarise the final day of the States' early November meeting, which saw more debate on discrimination legislation.
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In the next in our series of interviews tracking the issues being discussed at the UN climate change conference in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to Stuart Blondel — chief commercial officer at Guernsey Electricity — to find out about the Bailiwick's transition to clean energy.
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Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up day two of the early November States meeting.
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With mobilising finance one of the four key goals at the UN climate change conference in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to economist Dr Andy Sloan — founder of the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands — about the "outsized" role the Bailiwick can play in helping fund the climate fight.
This series is supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands.
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up debate on the Budget.
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In the first of a special 10-part podcast series running alongside the UN's climate change conference in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez — president of the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure — to find out how Guernsey can make an impact on a global issue.
Supported by the International Sustainability of the Channel Islands.
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch look forward to the States' Budget debate.
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Helen Bowditch is joined by Deputy Lyndon Trott and former States member, now political sketch writer, Richard Graham to talk about free speech and next week's budget debate.
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Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue summarise the final day of the States' October meeting, which included debate on Aurigny and fibre broadband.
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Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up day two of the States' October debate.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch summarise the key twists and turns from today's tax debate in six minutes, or so.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch preview the States' October meeting which will see debate continue on the tax green paper, alongside updates from Education and Environment.
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Guernsey Press editor James Falla sits down with the president of Policy & Resources, Deputy Peter Ferbrache, to reflect on the first year of this States.
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A year on from Guernsey's maiden island-wide election, Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue are joined by father of the house John Gollop and first-term deputy Tina Bury to reflect on how it shaped the Assembly and what's been achieved by this States in its first 12 months.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch recap Friday at the States, which saw a full day of debate on the tax review and the promise of more to come after the issue was deferred to later in the month.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up the second day of debate at the States' late September meeting.
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Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up the first day of debate in the late September meeting, where plenty of questions were asked but there was no mention of tax... yet.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch bring you a bite-sized lookahead to this week's States meeting, with tax — and GST — set to dominate debate.
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Ahead of debate on P&R's tax review green paper, former States economist Dr Andy Sloan joins GP editor James Falla to elaborate on his open letter, published on 22 September, arguing that the belief that there is spare 'headroom' for tax rises is misplaced.
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Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up day three of the States' September meeting, which saw Education's controversial secondary school model voted through.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up day two of the States' September meeting, another day dominated by education.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch bring you a bite-sized summary of the first day of the States' September meeting, when debate resumed on the future of secondary education in the island.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch preview the States' September meeting, which will see debate continue on the future of secondary education.
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Guernsey Press editor James Falla sits down with Deputy Mark Helyar, treasury lead for the Policy & Resources Committee, for an extended interview ahead of next month's States debate on the island's tax review, when members will be asked to assess the possibility of introducing a GST or new income-based health tax.
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Helen Bowditch and Mark Ogier round up the third and final day of debate on the Government Work Plan.
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Helen Bowditch and Mark Ogier bring you a summary of the second day of debate on the Government Work Plan.
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Helen Bowditch and Mark Ogier round up the first day of debate on the Government Work Plan.
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Helen Bowditch and James Falla look ahead as States members prepare to dive straight back into the chamber this week to debate the Government Work Plan.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up the third day of the States' July meeting.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up day two of the States' July meeting as deputies approve abortion reform and begin to debate the future of secondary education.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up debate on the first day of the States' July meeting, which saw votes taken on Deputy Chris Le Tissier and abortion legislation.
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Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch try (and fail!) to preview July's packed agenda inside six minutes in the first of our new States audio summaries, which will be hitting this feed ahead of every meeting and at the end of each day of debate.
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Helen Bowditch is joined by Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez, president of the committee for the environment and infrastructure, and the vice-president of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, Diane de Garis, to get their thoughts on next week's contentious States agenda.
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With States members locked in debate about the future of our harbours, Helen Bowditch is joined by the executive director of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, Kay Leslie, and local superyacht specialist John Cook to get their take on the plans for the development of Guernsey's ports.
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Education, Sport & Culture president Andrea Dudley-Owen joins host Helen Bowditch to discuss the policy letter, proposing a three-school secondary and post-16 model, which her committee has now submitted to the States.
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On the first edition of the Guernsey Press Politics Podcast, Helen Bowditch is joined by Deputy Steve Falla and St Peter Port constable Zoe Lihou to talk about ambitious proposals for the island's harbours, the evolution of the douzaines, and the future of Liberation Day celebrations.
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