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Guernsey Press Politics Podcast
‘States has underperformed, but why?’
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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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Shorthand States: Housing standards law approved after heated debate
16:02|Tony Curr is joined by Matt Fallaize and Tom Porter to look back on Thursday’s States debate, which saw legislation to give tenants in the private rental sector stronger legal protection backed by a narrow margin.Shorthand States: Early March day one
11:49|Tony Curr is joined by Matt Fallaize and Tom Porter as members back the cautious expansion of the open property market and questions are raised about the latest visitor numbers.Shorthand States: Early March meeting preview
10:06|Tony Curr is joined by Matt Fallaize and Tom Porter to preview this week’s meeting, with questions on visitor numbers and a debate on open market property among the items on the order paper.Shorthand States: Late February day three
11:40|James Falla and Matt Fallaize round up the final day of this week’s meeting, with dairy industry support and members’ pay on the agenda.Shorthand States: Late February day two
10:37|James Falla and Matt Fallaize recap the second day of the meeting, which saw decisions taken on long-term care.Shorthand States: Late February day one
10:36|Tony Curr is joined by Matt Fallaize and Tom Porter to round up day one of this week’s meeting, with the diving platform, party funding and Beau Sejour among the topics discussed by members.Shorthand States: Late February meeting preview
20:05|Tony Curr is joined by James Falla and Matt Fallaize to look ahead to another busy week in the States, with questions on College funding and the Bathing Pools diving platform set to feature alongside a debate on private care carried over from the last meeting.Shorthand States: February day two
08:28|Matt Fallaize and Simon De La Rue discuss the second day of the first February States meeting, during which members moved on from debating their own debating rules to deliberating on school governance.Shorthand States: February day one
13:43|Matt Fallaize joins Simon De La Rue to round up the first day of the meeting as P&R president Lyndon Trott’s statement provides plenty of talking points.