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Guernsey Press Politics Podcast
States preview: Have we got too many deputies?
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Matt Fallaize is joined by Deputies Peter Ferbrache and Carl Meerveld as members prepare to debate a move to reduce their number in future.
Plus they give their reaction to the launch of a new ‘political movement’, touch on some of the other topics facing States members this week and talk about the potential for a wind farm to solve Guernsey’s financial problems.
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