A Week in Politics

Tuesday 31st August 2010, 3:00PM BST.

SHOULD the States be more or less efficient – would you like to cut wasteful spending? How do you feel about inappropriate development in the countryside – is it appropriate or not? Do you want to increase taxes on middle Jersey – should we give hard-working families a break?

All these non-questions, and more besides, are answered in your standard-issue, identikit States manifesto.

There’s more, of course. You can usually count on some rubbish about the incinerator, a load of rhubarb about how important agriculture is and some complimentary flannel about support for the tourism industry.

But in a world of easy choices where no one has to make a tough decision, things could be about to get harder.

• Read the full column in Monday’s Jersey Evening Post