From Brian Beadle.
Well, well, now there is a surprise! The G20 Summit and the OECD are now saying that Jersey is ‘on the White List’ of financial centres that are well regulated, transparent and well run.

That means we are alongside the UK, the USA, France, Germany, et al, as major players in world finance.

What on earth are the likes of Messrs Syvret, Southern, the Pitmans and their cohorts, along with John Christensen of the Tax Justice Network, going to do now – claim it was all their doing? Perhaps now these people will start talking up the finance industry of Jersey instead of knocking it all the time. Oops, there goes, another pink pig. Or will they claim it is all a conspiracy, as our leaders bribed the G20 nations with some excellent Jersey Royals?

Perhaps the people of Jersey may now realise the right people have been in charge of the Island and be thankful for the hard, tireless and dedicated work put in by former Senator Walker, Chief Minister Senator Le Sueur (both of whom were former Finance Ministers) and the current Finance Minister, Senator Ozouf, along with the likes of Colin Powell and Geoff Cook, who have indeed been for the benefit of the Island.

I would not be surprised to see in the near future that more money flows into Jersey after such an endorsement. This will help to protect the jobs of everybody in Jersey from the taxi driver to the café owner and, yes, also those in finance.
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