Constitutional Investigation Committee

I was a member of the Constitutional Investigation Committee, that looked into increasing Guernsey’s power in terms of the passing of laws and ratification of treaties. It was a fascinating committee to be on and I learned a lot about the history of Guernsey’s relationship with the Crown as well…

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Island Wide Voting

I made the following speech in relation to the requete on Island Wide Voting in July 2014. Sir, like many here I’ve  always favoured an element of Island Wide Voting. However, I can’t find myself supporting the requete as the system adopted I believe would be completely unworkable and, perversely,…

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Constitutional Investigation Committee

I was delighted to be appointed to the Constitutional Investigation Committee at the January 2014 States meeting. The CIC is mandated to; 1. Review Guernsey’s relationships with the government of the United Kingdom. As part of its review it will consider; a.      The method of granting Royal Sanction of primary…

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