Christine Herbert « « This Is Jersey

Are we building the houses that no one can afford?

HOW many more houses does the Island need?

One rule for the politicians and another rule for the rest of us

THERE’S something intrinsically unfair about telling other people to do things that you yourself refuse to do.

The Odeon site would be a perfect place for … a cinema

IT seems only yesterday that I was being shown round the old Ann Street Brewery, with its shiny copper cauldrons and smells of hops.

High prices on living front provide food for thought

WHY have food prices in Jersey risen so much more than in Guernsey?

Who’s putting pressure on farm shops – and why?

I’M NOT quite sure at what point the Planning Department took over responsibility for the items that retailers sell in their shops.

Social security increase makes absolute sense

Proposed social security increases to meet the cost of care for the elderly, suggested alternatives to car use and the grant system for ‘private’ schools are the subjects raised this week by JEP columnist Christine Herbert.

Where are the lawmakers when we need them?’

The announcement by Jersey Post that another 90 jobs are to go but that new staff are being taken on at a lower salary is one of the subjects taken up this week by JEP columnist Christine Herbert.

A ‘spending bonanza’

The damning reports on the police mismanagement of the historical abuse inquiry and the cost are among the subjects raised this week by JEP columnist Christine Herbert.

Can Jersey work with Guernsey?

This week columnist Christine Herbert considers that age-old topic of Jersey working more closely with Guernsey.

Don’t worry – Finance will make sure we all pay up

THIS week heralded the latest round in the business community versus the public of the Island tax battle.