From P Le Blancq.
IT is now becoming quite clear to the general public of the Island that the ministerial form of government is far from perfect and is producing ministers who are unaccountable and are making decisions without a great deal of forward thinking or communication with their departmental officers or Crown Officers while the general public is being dismissed as not worthy of having an opinion.

Some of these ministers have little knowledge of real life, and are living in a political bubble.
Our champion to date must be Captain Chaos, Deputy Guy de Faye, who is making unpopular and dangerous decisions as Transport Minister that we all will be paying for long after he has disappeared back into oblivion.
The growing list of poor decisions so far are:
*Rear seat belt legislation.
*Connex bus tendering.
*Closing bus station waiting rooms early evening, leaving OAPs, etc, out in the cold.
*Bel Royal end of Victoria Avenue alteration without consultation with Emergency Services.
*The most serious and long-lasting decision of all, which will affect all property and landowners in Jersey, this being the amendment to the drainage law, to construct sewers through anyone’s property without their consent.

This could be your patio, garden, newly laid driveway or tennis court if it is the shortest route to the nearest sewer in the main road.

My concerns are who will be responsible for the quality of work carried out, and who is responsible for the maintenance of these sewers after the developer has taken his profit and moved on to his next project?
When the developer has had the pleasure of using your land without your consent, will it then be possible to gain permission from planning to construct an extension, garage or house for your family, etc, over these sewers?

Hopefully, there will be support for Senator Ben Shenton who is questioning this drainage amendment, brought in without prior consultation and against the advice of his own departmental officers.
This behaviour, I believe, is a breach of our human rights and shows little respect from Deputy de Faye for the people who elected him.

I hope the House will see sense and reverse Deputy de Faye’s decision to try and take away our rights to refuse access to our private property and land by private developers.
Sivalai,
Mont Arthur,
St Brelade.