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LOCAL female officials reckon Sky Sports’ football sexism scandal has been blown out of proportion – but they say the outrage shows just how much attitudes towards women in the game have changed.

From Mac Gateley. I AM horrified to learn that anyone can even consider replacing the Australian lifeguards on our beaches.

HAVING pronounced on the ‘architectural and historical’ merits of the former Odeon cinema in Bath Street, much to the disappointment of the would-be developers of the rather unattractive collection of buildings surrounding it, our Planning Minister may have both earned an accolade from conservationists and perpetuated an unresolved dilemma.

THE founder of the Tax Justice Network, Richard Murphy, is one of this Island’s harshest critics – or, to be more accurate, a regular, vociferous and dogged critic of the Island’s principal economic activity of offshore financial services.

TRIBUTES have been paid to acclaimed Jersey artist Bob Tilling, who died yesterday aged 66.

INTERNATIONAL pressure groups and Jersey animal rights campaigners are to hold demonstrations when the Island hosts a controversial whaling conference this summer.

ORGANISERS have promised to remove the signatures of anyone who feels that they were tricked into signing the ‘sack Ozouf’ petition.

THE decision to reform the States by reducing the number of Senators was made by a collection of Members who owe their seats to a minority of votes.

From Pierre Horsfall. THE leading article (JEP, 21 January) was titled ‘A blow against democracy’. How right that title was. Change is needed, but what a way to go about it.

CELEBRITIES from the world of business and comedy will speak at major events to be held in the Island in the coming weeks.