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States preview: P&R names preferred pick for vacant seat
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With the States set to elect a new member of Policy & Resources next week, Tony Curr and Matt Fallaize are joined by P&R’s preferred pick to fill the vacant seat on the top committee — Deputy Yvonne Burford.
Plus there’s a look at what else is on the agenda, including school governance boards and an update statement from Economic Development president Deputy Sasha Kazantseva-Miller, fresh from her trip to a regional economic forum in Brittany.
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Shorthand States: Budget review
22:34|Matt Fallaize and James Falla join Tony Curr to review this week’s Budget debate, which saw P&R’s proposals approved - but not without a few dissenting voices.States preview with St Martin’s constable Dave Beausire
46:48|St Martin’s senior constable Dave Beausire joins Tony Curr and Matt Fallaize to preview next week’s Budget debate and talk parish politics ahead of the upcoming parish elections.
The Long and the Short of it: Budget special
49:04|Ahead of States members debating it early next month, former deputies Michelle Le Clerc and Heidi Soulsby dig in to the detail of the 2026 Budget and what it means for the island’s finances.If you’ve got a question for a future episode, get in touch at longshortgsy@gmail.com.Shorthand States: October meeting review
28:06|Matt Fallaize joins Tony Curr to discuss the big talking points from this week’s meeting, including the election of a new DPA president, updates from E&I, and the latest on the code of conduct recommendation to suspend Deputy St Pier from the States.States preview with Deputy Andy Sloan
49:59|Scrutiny president Deputy Andy Sloan joins Tony Curr and Matt Fallaize to look ahead to this week’s States agenda and talk about why he plans to vote against P&R’s 2026 Budget.Boley Smillie on why the public sector has to change
42:43|After nine months in the job, States chief executive Boley Smillie joins Matt Fallaize to talk about what he’s learnt, what he wants to change, and why the island simply can’t continue on the path of public sector pay growth.Lindsay de Sausmarez on education, housing, and Heathrow
38:03|In the second part of our interview with Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez, Matt Fallaize speaks to the Policy & Resources president about the pressing issues facing her committee and the community, including housing, education, air links, and more.P&R president Lindsay de Sausmarez on the 2026 Budget
45:25|In the first of a two-part interview, Matt Fallaize sits down with the president of the Policy & Resources Committee, Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez, to talk about its 2026 Budget, which was published earlier this week.Deputy interview: Economic development member Haley Camp
43:42|After her first three months as a States member, Deputy Haley Camp - who sits on Economic Development and Scrutiny - joins Matt Fallaize to talk about economic priorities, the opportunities around digital assets, and why she thinks challenge is key to our consensus government.Matt hasn’t been replaced by AI (just yet). There was a technical issue with his mic, so apologies for the audio quality on his end.