Islands could merge regulation

Friday 5th February 2010, 3:00PM GMT.

JCRA executive director Charles Webb

THE competition regulators in Jersey and Guernsey could merge if that is desired by the States.

Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority executive director Chuck Webb said there was nothing to prevent the regulators in the two islands from becoming one if the Jersey and Guernsey States decided that should happen.

Many commentators believe that the islands are too small to have separate authorities in each jurisdiction.

A working group has been set up by Jersey’s Economic Development Department and Guernsey’s Department of Commerce and Employment. It is looking at where duplication can be avoided and where costs can be saved by merging resources. And competition and utility regulation is high on the agenda.

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Peter Anthony Troy

February 5, 2010 at 6:12 pm

Well this sounds all very innocent and reasonable.

However, this is one small step in a process of creating a country called ‘The Channel Islands’. In time the Channel Islands could then make an application to join the European Union, which politicians and other leaders will tell Islanders will bring benefits of “European money” and independence from the UK.

The argument for EU membership will focus on the point that it is better to be in the EU properly rather than on the outside without the benefits of EU membership and yet the Bailiwicks will be able to maintain their allegiance to the Crown and keep their traditions.

A far fetched scenario to most people perhaps. Not to me who has seen the effects of the UK’s membership of the EU for over 36 years. Consider that currently 74 per cent of the UK s laws are EU regulations and directives that are imposed directly by the EU and the UK without any debate in parliament.

The great deception that lead the public British public to accept this state of affaires started with the innocent sounding town twinning committees in the 1960’s and on the face of it compelling arguments that business would lose out if it were not included in what was then the Common Market.

Beware,there is political intrigue ahead.

Peter Troy St Saviour Jersey.

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