Launching Alternative Tax Proposals

I am delighted to have been part of a group of deputies who have developed an alternative set of proposals for the Tax Review. Holistic Approach The proposals, under the banner of “A Fairer Alternative”, embrace a holistic approach to the structural deficit by concentrating both on constraining and reviewing public spending as well as…

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GP Political podcast – guest speaking

Kickstarting the 2022 Guernsey Press political podcast series with Andre Austin, director of Swoffers, hosted by Simon de la Rue. We discussed housing, fibre rollout, public amenity, attracting young people, upcoming tax review and an array of other topics. Thank you for the invite. Listen here or directly on the page. Housing, development, and the…

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Enabling local growing

Photo credits to John Fernandez at BBC Guernsey. I recently wrote about the successful approval of the new Exemptions policy that was brought to the States of Deliberation by the Development and Planning Authority (D&PA), one of the two committees I sit on. This policy extends the range and extent of development works by households,…

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Declaration of Interests

Under Rule 29 of the Rules of Procedure, States’ Members are required to submit an annual Declaration of Interests to the States’ Greffier. Declaration of Interest is a standard practice in the corporate world, with many businesses going to extensive lengths to ensure they have open and transparent procedures in how potential conflicts of interest…

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Town Regeneration Framework published

The St Peter Port Regeneration Areas Development Framework has just been published by the Development and Planning Authority, one of the Committee I sit on. This has involved two rounds of consultations with the community, with much of the feedback taken on board. The overarching vision of the regeneration framework is: “To enhance the St…

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SARC

Earlier this year Deputy Burford and I championed the need to launch a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) in Guernsey as soon as possible. Our amendment to the Government Work Plan was successful and achieved unanimous support from the Assembly. While we knew that Committee for Home Affairs was considering different avenues to support victims…

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