Friday, 5th December 2008

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Dangers of government by e-mail

DEPUTY-elect Jeremy Maçon has yet to take his seat in the States but he has already captured the headlines on two occasions.

The wrong sort of tourists

THE Island is, as we know, eager to attract more tourists, but they must be the right sort of tourists.

A long career spent leading from the front

IF Frank Walker, who retires this week from his position as the Island’s first Chief Minister, ever read Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People, he paid more attention to the chapters on influence than those on winning friends.
IF Frank Walker, who retires this week from his position as the Island’s first Chief […]

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Here in Jersey, B&Q’s sales are up by nine per cent

From Chris Davies, store manager.
I AM writing with reference to your article on B&Q’s third quarter results printed in your newspaper on 27 November.

The season to be generous

WE are fast approaching the year’s biggest excuse for excess – Christmas.

New range of talents in the States

YESTERDAY’S election for Deputies produced results which are highly significant on a number of counts.

Tax haven review: We should pass

TEN years ago the UK unilaterally announced that it was about to launch a review of the regulation of offshore finance activities in the Crown Dependencies, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

The last election of its kind?

THERE is at least one highly significant parallel between the recent Senatorial election and the present round of Deputies’ elections.

The untold value of volunteers

THE vital role that volunteering plays not only in the social life of a community but also in economic terms was highlighted at the recent conference led by Volunteering England chairman Justin Davis Smith.

A costly matter of convenience

MOST of us will recall circumstances in which we would have been happy to pay almost any price for the close proximity of a public lavatory.