Guernsey Press Politics Podcast

Press columnist and former deputy Richard Graham joins Tony Curr and Peter Roffey to look ahead to this week at the States, which kicks off with the special accounts meeting on Tuesday, and reflect on how the Assembly has taken shape in the year since the general election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former deputies Michelle Le Clerc and Heidi Soulsby take a look at the States’ latest accounts and the new proposals for tax reform set to go before members next month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Environment & Infrastructure president Deputy Adrian Gabriel joins Peter Roffey to talk about some of the big issues on his committee’s agenda, including proposed new motor taxes, the work going on to exploit Guernsey’s wind energy potential, and the issue of weeds on the island’s roads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Policy & Resources president Lindsay de Sausmarez and treasury lead Charles Parkinson join Peter Roffey to talk about its much-anticipated plan for tax reform, which was published this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After three years in the role, the chair of the Guernsey Development Agency - the body created by the States to create and drive ambitious regeneration plans for the island’s east coast, has handed in his resignation, describing the organisation as having been ‘set up to fail and strangled by process’.Hear a full interview with Peter Watson as Peter Roffey and James Falla join Tony Curr to reflect on what it means for the GDA and its work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Fallaize and Peter Roffey join Tony Curr to round up the one-day May meeting, which saw health president George Oswald update members on the growing costs and lengthening delays with the redevelopment of the hospital and Andrew Niles elected to the vacant seat on Policy & Resources. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Curr and Matt Fallaize preview the May States meeting, with the election of a new member of Policy & Resources - following Deputy St Pier’s resignation - the big talking point. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the findings of P&R’s corporate tax sub-committee now published, and final proposals on tax reform set to follow in the next few weeks, James Falla speaks to P&R president Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez about where things stand on the biggest debate facing the States this term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former deputies Heidi Soulsby and Michelle Le Clerc dig into the latest happenings in local politics, including the MyGov report, the latest on Leale’s Yard, and a couple of resignations in the States... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First-term deputy Lee Van Katwyk joins Matt Fallaize to talk about his work as vice-president of Development & Planning and as a member of Economic Development, as well as some of the wider issues facing this States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Curr is joined by Matt Fallaize and Peter Roffey to talk about Deputy Gavin St Pier’s resignation from the top committee and what it means for the big tax debate he had been set to lead.Plus Deputy Marc Laine unveils a plan to speed up the delivery of affordable homes and is there another by-election in the offing? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear from by-election winner Ross Le Brun as Tony Curr and Matt Fallaize react to Wednesday’s island-wide vote. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.