Christine Herbert « « This Is Jersey

A complete and utter pickle to go with our mulled wine

WHAT a pickle Jersey has got itself into, as 2010 draws to a close.

Here we go again. Another year and yet more cuts in household budgets

HOW did you fare in this week’s Budget? Was it a nice early Christmas present? Or a bundle of sharp sticks?

Shopping is streets behind in some things – but streets ahead in others

I FEEL quite sorry for shopkeepers this year.

We may love royal weddings, but the monarchy doesn’t seem interested in us

ROYAL weddings. How we love them.

The wider the scope of television, the less its value

WE are all now lost in the dark. Our link with the outside world has been switched off.

Dental care inertia enough to set your teeth on edge

THE Island’s dentists have been gnashing their teeth this week after the damning conclusions of the Health, Social Security and Housing Scrutiny panel.

Consumer protection? No, we won’t bother, thanks

THE ongoing saga of consumer protection – or the lack of it – has been rumbling on again this week.

Welcome moves against smoking – even if some restrictions have left a trail of stubs

HEALTH Minister Anne Pryke is to be commended for her attempt to cut back still further on the activities of young cigarette smokers.

Finance should stop crying wolf over the tax rate issue

THE reaction of Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean to allegations against Jersey Finance is predictable, but nevertheless somewhat economical with the truth.

We need to keep a close eye on our nuclear neighbour

IT has been some time since we heard anything from our French neighbours in relation to their nuclear installations in Normandy.