When I was young you didn't have to worry about drink driving as most people did it.

BR - Yes that’s what we need, police & parents given free rein to beat children whenever a silly mistake is made, thank god we have moved on fro...

Unfortunately in Jersey you have a society that has many wealthy parents who think nothing of buying little Tarquin a brand new sports car and paying ...

does this now mean if you go to france with your car, you will need spare bulbs the triangle and the hi -vis jackets plus the breathaliser

Yes i agree, a ban like anyone else would have. I agree they should have their names in the paper also. 17 is adult.

I don't use public transport, I have private medical insurance, I'm not on mains water or drainage, I have no kids, - can somebody tell me how much my...

Is it just me, or does anyone else think this lot have no ideas as such, but are just making it up as they go.Some of these ideas their coming up with...

We dont want or need "new and improved States services" in the middle of a deep and worsening recession. We want streamlined, efficient and only es...

If they continue to put up user pays, social security and tax I will have to cut out my charity donations which is a pity because - Today's JEP page ...

How bout getting our wages put up first before u put or taxes up! States members really do not have a clue bout the people who live here do they! Mist...

In the late 1940's, 3 people ran the hospital and they were training one apprentice to help them. The rest did the work like caring for the sick etc.

Mario, please list these 'pen pushers' you refer to and show us some evidence there are too many of them.

Well 10,000 people did sign the petition for the park so it must be what the public want.

Most patients wait less than 3 months for an outpatient appointment - not 5 months, although there are exceptions. Reducing private work would actual...

Can someone tell me why? and when? we suddenly needed a Foreign Minister, don,t remember having one a few years ago.How does one apply for this job, a...

Despite all this ga ga, I wish we did live in a tax haven. No Income Tax and GST would be suit me fine!

The following is copied and pasted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett Buffett stated that he only paid 19% of his income for 2006 ($4...

Tax haven/offshore one and the same thing as far as I am concerned. They are used to cut taxes to an absolute minimum for the rich and big business le...

And this is the man we are meant to trust to take over the independent electoral commission!LOL! 17,000 mugs have a lot to answer for. Somebody save u...

Something most islanders do not recognise is that most home care agencies are not regulated! They are not bound by the same regulatory framework that ...

Where will I buy my stamps? This is getting very worrying, maybe Mr Gorst could put tax on the stamps that will help Im sure.

You're so right Lord Haw Haw but you're wasting your time. The general public think that Jersey should have competition in everything even if it event...

Totally agree LHH best way to run a business into the ground , maybe that is the point.Perhaps they should change their name as anything with Jersey i...

I would like to congratulate all the people who posted comments on Jersey Post over the last few years and expressed their desire for competition. Yo...

Well said Lord Haw Haw. Competition without consideration to the impact in a restricted market was bound to lead us here. The whole flawed philoso...

Bailhache is a very bad joke. We must support Dep Le Herissier on this one. The only thing I support Bailhache on is getting rid of Senators. But the ...

20. some Constables are only voted in by a handful of people rattling round in a poorly attended Parish hall, some are so insular ,inward thinking and...

WHO Gave away all of the on street parking to residents? AND Removed a good perfectly carpark to build a useless town park? and Didnt build a ca...

When our mendacious government opened the doors to mass immigration did no one think of the downsides - ie much more traffic, more sewage etc? Of c...

Really? and who was mostly responsible for the loss of parking spaces? You spent a fortune removing spaces and now you want to spend another fort...

Sorry but stop converting parking spaces into pavements or bike parking! I tried to go to Pizza Express in town the other Saturday night. All the n...

Like the majority of motorists - Simon should have realised there was a shortage of parking in the town area - before going ahead with the Town Park, ...

take a look at this..... http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2005/jun/28/buyingmusic.supermarkets?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

Taxpayers of the island ..brace yourselves for this is going to feel akin to standing naked in a freezing cold shower tearing up bundles and bundles Â...

good idea, to be able to travel and work too. as most jobs in jersey are advertised around the world , why not have a overseas section on the j...

you are not alone mate. you may not want to do this , but you could rent your home, and travel to cheaper countries. apparently you can work for f...

Well my £750,000 Jersey house dropped in value (according to the States' produced stats) by £100,000 in the last year. I hope you're not relying on...

The State pension is likely to be means tested in future unless qualifying dates keep pace with increase in longevity and higher percentage of earning...

I could suggest that we all save for our old age but Ozouf did away with any incentive to do that when he removed all the tax reliefs on Insurance pol...

Is it just me, or is anyone else unhappy about paying income tax on the ss contributions we pay (i.e. you have to declare your annual income as a gros...

The Jersey Way

This is the hidden reason behind water metering-they will tax you on sewage output according to water used. But it would be simple to administer; a...

Jersey should develop a strategy to become an entirely organic island A nice strategy that would sweep up many of our problems. Neither visitors o...

Is there any form of forward planning in the states? No!

New boy having the wool pulled over his eyes by the civil servants who have pet projects. Same story with his MOT story recently. Kevin Lewis is o...

Easy answer. For those without much common sense, TTS could just put a new sign there. The sign would say "turn left onto green street only". P...

Please tell me you don't drive! The sign shows you must turn left - an arrow pointing right with a red diagonal line through it would mean you are no...

Nope, you really need to learn the Highway Code. The sign means turn left ahead. The sign for no right turn is a black arrow pointing right with...

No, the sign tells you to turn left. If you can't see that then you need to retake your driving test.

Interesting. Why do you think Jersey's economy in terminal decline?

£250 million! What was his suggestion, send it into space?!

A beautiful moment captured in 3D by the artist Chris Levine. Out of all the images ever taken of the Queen this is unique.

Dave/Yan Follow the link and look at question 13 http://www.justdriving.net/driving-theory-test-question-bank/rules-of-the-road.html Its not ille...

plenty of cyclists with that attitude in jersey. bring back cycle registration

It seems facile to say that regsitration wouldn't work because of cost. The cost would be covered by the individual cyclist paying an annual fee.

I see Jonathan: tragic, and mostly avoidable, deaths and maimings of cyclists are "silly and irrelevant". Well, that says it all, you have convinced ...

Overtaking on the inside isn't lawful.

''Wait a minute, doesn’t there have to be some evidence to support that statement – well it was worth a try'' Is that a joke.... evidence is not ...

Wonderful news that the lady's been found. I wonder though - the JEP says it's the longest investigation in Police History - when did they have the i...