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From Deputy Geoff Southern. FIRST it was petroleum prices, now it is the cost of heating oil. In both cases the Channel Island Competition Regulatory Authority (CICRA) announces that it cannot explain why price differences between the UK and Jersey are increasing (JEP, 3 February).

From John Heys. IT is an obvious and unfortunate fact that we are all getting older, and generally do not give it much thought until we hear sobering stories like this one.

From John Dix. THE two current hot topics are unemployment and immigration. We hear much from our ministers about initiatives to create jobs coupled with their inability to prevent or reduce immigration. The States cannot create jobs unless they take on more public sector workers which the taxpayers and voters are unlikely to accept. They [...]

From Claudia Martáns-Radomski. IT is well known that global warming is expected to cause rather grim consequences for our planet.

From Dr Brian Stowell. YOU describe Manx as ‘functionally dead’ (JEP, 5 December) in your article entitled ‘Long sad farewell to Jèrriais’.

From Glen Donaldson. I WALKED round Queen’s Valley Reservoir last Sunday and on seeing the incredibly low level of the water reserves, several thoughts came to mind.

From David Cabeldu. IN ALL respects, Save Our Shoreline support Constable Crowcroft’s recent project and report, particular with regard to the Esplanade Quarter car park area.

From Nick Palmer. BY unjustly criticising the Planning and Environment department’s recently released Island heat map in his letter (JEP, 2 December), Ian le Moignard throws the baby out with the bathwater.

From John Falle. JERSEY Water has just warned us that it is considering buying in water from Norway. It has also said that the desalination plant has been running at full capacity for some time. These are two very expensive sources of water.

From David Richardson. IT really is a crazy situation when the architects behind the Portelet scheme receive a Gold Best Apartment Scheme Award from some organisation calling themselves What House?, when it appears that the majority of the Jersey electorate, including myself, thinks that this development should really never have been built in the first [...]