JEREMY Maçon, at 21, will probably be the youngest candidate to stand as a Senator in next month’s elections.

The former Hautlieu School pupil graduated from the University of Plymouth earlier this year. He lives in St Saviour with his parents and decided to stand himself as he felt that there were no candidates whom he could support.
He has set up a page on the social network website Facebook entitled ‘Vote Jersey! Vote Jeremy! Elections 2008’ that has 54 members.

Mr Macon has also set up a website of his own at www. jeremymac-on.com to conduct his campaign. These websites urge Islanders to vote for a ‘fresh face and fresh ideas’ Mr Maçon’s policies include the abolition of Goods and Services Tax as well as moves to make the social security and income tax systems fairer.

He wants to see Fort Regent regenerated to provide affordable facilities for young people, and he believes that there should be free university courses at Highlands College. He wants immigration controls imposed and measures introduced to enforce job promotion from within the Island.

He thinks that the States should do more to promote and encourage Jersey-owned small businesses and wants to see the proposed deemed distribution tax proposals scrapped. Affordable housing, he feels, should be built on the St Helier Waterfront rather than in the green zone, and he believes in diversification and the encouragement of industries other than finance. He said that he would also pursue a more efficient public transport system.