ST HELIER NO. 2
Are you standing for re-election in May? Yes/No Definitely yes.
Do you believe there will be a better or worse voter turnout than normal and why?
It's hard to say. I'm going to do my best to encourage young people to vote and I think we'll see a higher turn out than usual from that demographic. It will all depend on how inspiring the political candidates can be.
Deputy Samuel Yves Mezec
Would the election be more or less effective if it was fought by political parties?
Definitely more effective. Right now our elections are more like personality contests than democratic elections. To most people, names on a ballot paper mean very little and it often doesn't feel worth voting for someone who tells you one thing to get your vote, than does something totally different when elected.
With parties, people would know what policies they are voting for and what their vote is worth. If you're a first-time voter or an immigrant to the Island, the current system makes no sense and it's easy to see why people don't engage with it. Parties bring more
ST HELIER NO. 1
Are you standing for re-election in May? Yes/No Yes
Do you believe there will be a better or worse voter turnout than normal and why?
Deputy Russell Labey
We must aim for a better turnout with more meaningful engagement. Candidates coming off the fence and actually stating what they believe in on their manifesto’s would be a good start, rather than evasion and woolly nonsense about ‘maintaining law and order’ and ‘stability and continuity’ that have been the futile norm for so long. For heaven’s sake who doesn’t believe in the maintenance of law and order? It is where a candidate stands on the big, difficult issues that is important together with any vision or ideas they might possess.
Would the election be more or less effective if it was fought by political parties?
More effective, for sure, and that is going to happen and is already emerging. Voters must be given the opportunity to vote for Policy over Personality, Ideas over Individuals. Voters must believe that their vote
ST SAVIOUR NO. 2
Are you standing for re-election in May? Yes/No Yes.
accountability at the ballot box, and more cohesive and effective government.
What issues do you believe will be most prominent in the election, and what are your suggested solutions in brief?
I think that education and mental health will be the biggest issues. Young people deserve the best opportunities that Jersey can provide them and businesses need skilled employees as the economy develops and changes. Reform Jersey will be arguing for more investment in education (including a costed solution for higher education funding so no young person is put off of university because of the cost) as well as overhauling our mental health services to provide more support for vulnerable people which is desperately needed.
Other than this, the performance of the current government will be examined closely, given their track record of failing to control excessive and unjustifiable spending by senior civil servants, and the cuts they have implemented for the support to pensioners. We will present an alternative which is more compassionate than Jersey has had for the last few years and with a greater focus on much needed social legislation.
can effect change. They do not feel that at present, that’s why so many don’t vote, so we have to respond.
What issues do you believe will be most prominent in the election, and what are your suggested solutions in brief?
There’s an exasperation with Government. As it implodes in its dying months, let’s ask if such power should again be concentrated in so few hands?
Immigration, remember when the Government took the lead and confronted this issue with an informed public debate? No, nor me. We should do it better and at least examine a points based entry system but beware of populist promises in this area and take a look at the small island jurisdictions worldwide currently facing declining populations.
Economically middle Jersey feels aggrieved and unfairly squeezed. This Council of Ministers has damaged democracy and demeaned the States Assembly, unforgivable. Given recent history we must build a better, fairer society by challenging all functions of government, that will require a complete culture change.
Senator Lyndon Farnham
Protecting your property for the future
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