Peter Roffey
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- Sep 26, 2026
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Signs out for independence as Alderney feels let down (opens the original)
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The window signs are the most radical demonstration of increasing despair in Alderney at the strained relations between the islands, which have been in financial union for nearly 80 years. Alderney’s top politician – Policy & Finance chairwoman Jeannie Cameron – claimed there had been a change in the public mood. ‘When I first arrived, there was talk of how Alderney may become a parish of Guernsey, and how we were dependent on Guernsey. That was the mood,’ she said. ‘Whoever you talked to, of an
Cable to France is part of data centre discussions (opens the original)
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The need for a power cable, as part of a project which remains under consideration in the northern isle, was confirmed by Policy & Finance Committee chairwoman Jeannie Cameron. She told the latest Guernsey Press Politics Podcast – out today – that it would be a source of much cheaper electricity, benefitting the island as a whole, as well as being essential for any potential data centre project. ‘You wouldn’t even consider it without that – they would not do it unless they could have cheap elect
Bid to raise smoking age heading for States debate (opens the original)
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Members of the Health & Social Care Committee have backed health advisors’ calls to raise the minimum age for buying tobacco from 18. Details about how the law will be extended are yet to be released, but HSC told the Guernsey Press that the proposal would form part of the committee’s work plan for the political term, which is due to be published in the next few weeks. That means it will be debated and voted on by the Assembly before the next general election in 2029. HSC president George Oswald
Curgenven proposes overseas aid spend freeze until 2037 (opens the original)
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Robert Curgenven is asking the States to freeze the cash budget of the States’ Overseas Aid & Development Commission until 2037. That would reverse the current policy of increasing the budget by inflation plus £400,000 a year, which was agreed after previous States Assemblies acknowledged that the island’s contribution to overseas aid was low compared to most other places. ‘The commission’s cash limit has been increased from £3,855,000 for 2023 to £5,608,000 for 2026, and the Policy & Resources
Sark delays major tax reforms following public feedback (opens the original)
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Only two ‘targeted reforms’ will go ahead next year, if Chief Pleas votes them through. One limits the forfait to people living in substantial properties, and the other tightens up the ‘Box 2’ relief. ‘Feedback from islanders highlighted concerns around affordability, privacy, retirement savings, inward migration and the wider impact of reform on Sark’s competitiveness,’ Chief Pleas said in an update to residents. In response, the committees has deferred broader structural reforms to 2028 ‘to al
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