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JERSEY Telecom worker Michael Pashley is standing for Senator.

The 32-year-old call centre worker is standing on a platform of supporting tourism and says the Island should enter a football team in the UK league. Mr Pashley was born in Bournemouth and moved to the Island ten years ago. He said that while the Island had done well out of the finance industry, more should be done to broaden the economy.

Mr Pashley said greater efforts should be made to attract cruise ships and cheaper flights and ferries to the Island, to encourage sport in the run-up to the 2012 London Olympics, and to promote diving schools and watersports breaks. He said: ‘Jersey has a new generation of Islander, a 21st century community requiring a new approach to providing their needs.

‘We are at a crossroads where we must decide how we are to shape our community for the advantage of everyone. We have moved our focus onto the finance industry, which has served the Island very well, but I would propose that we make more effort to revive the booming tourist industry that was once here.’

He also backs more equality for gay couples, and grants for Islanders installing solar panels and wind turbines on their homes to generate their own electricity. Mr Pashley lives in Grouville and is married to Amie. He has previously worked in the tourism and security industries.

Article posted on 16th September, 2008 - 2.55pm