Guernsey Press Politics Podcast

With GST back on the table, Simon De La Rue is joined by James Falla and Matt Fallaize to look ahead to this week’s budget debate.

Matt Fallaize and James Falla review the second and final day of the late September States meeting, in which competition law was suspended to permit a takeover in the telecoms market. They also look back at the political careers of former deputies Jack Honeybill and Mike Torode.

Let's get fiscal. James Falla and Matt Fallaize review the first day of the late September meeting at the States of Deliberation, where members were warned about the increasingly parlous condition of the island's bottom line.

Deputies decide future candidates should be allowed to spend far less on trying to get elected and then defer a decision on whether to set up a housing committee. Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize look back on the final day of the first meeting following the summer recess.

Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up the second day of the early September States meeting, during which members debated the minimum wage and the spending limits to be imposed on candidates for next year's general election.

Land reclamation, social media profanity and a new £16m black hole were all discussed on the first day back from the summer recess. Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up a busy day.

Matt Fallaize and Simon De La Rue look ahead to the first of two States meetings scheduled for September 2024. Housing and the minimum wage are among the issues expected to dominate.

On the final episode of our summer series, former P&R member — now backbencher — Deputy Dave Mahoney joins Matt Fallaize at Vistas at Vazon to talk about his experience of getting things done in the States, the ongoing debate around GST and public finances and what he thinks is holding back politics in the island.