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Following the success of Chief Minister Ian Gorst's proposition P.20/2015 where he was able to persuade the House to approve extra funding for the ongoing Jersey Child Abuse Inquiry, and we were able to report, in an exclusive, in-depth INTERVIEW with the Chief Minister, a positive message for the island in that our parliament has done the right thing. Although not all were in favour of the proposition, to include former Bailiff , and now Senator Philip Bailhache, who, by his own admission, was conflicted but still SPOKE AGAINST THE PROPOSITION regardless.
Deputy Montfort Tadier, as regular readers will be aware, has been a staunch supporter, and campaigner for the Victims/Survivors of abuse and was instrumental in formulating the Inquiry's Terms of Reference. The Deputy, in his speech below, not only kicked Senator Bailhache's speech into touch but along with Chief Minister Gorst, and all those who voted/spoke in favour of the proposition, helped put Jersey on the map for the right reasons.
The illogicality of markets
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There has been a sell-off of AI-related stock in many stock markets today,
but this paragraph highlights the whole illogicality of this market. It
comes
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Endometriosis and acetylation
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There has been some press attention to Endometriosis recently. To me it
looks like a splicing/acetylation type of disease (which requires that sort
of inte...
Giant Slaying Time
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When I was a little boy, I read, or was told, most of what was the then
canon of classic children’s stories, and, decades later, retold the best of
them ...
IICSA has failed
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It must now be acknowledged that the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex
Abuse (IICSA) has been a failure. It ran for seven years, cost £180 million
and pro...
CLÔTURE 2024
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*President Steinmeier*
I am in the habit of tuning in to the opening and closing of the academic
year in the College of Europe in Bruges, and yesterday (21...
"The Least Among Us"
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*"Three Turds & Some Polish"*
*"Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped."*
*Elbert Hubbard*
*Our Guests Tonight Ar...
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*December 2020*
*Why we need open data in Jersey*
If there’s one thing that Donald Trump’s post-election antics have taught
us, it’s that you can shout...
Re: Covid 19 and Jersey Governments response ?
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I find this interesting. Jerseys' Government is asked for money to keep
business going even though the profits disappear to owners in other
destinations. A...
Jersey Holocaust Day 2020 - and Human Rights
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On 27 January 2020 the annual Jersey Holocaust Memorial remembered that
Auschwitz camp was "liberated" 75 years ago.
It is also 75 years ago that Jersey was...
Slow changes
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It has taken some time but I've finally regained access to the journal.
The start to the calendar year hasn't been great. The delivery man who
usuall...
Electric cars and the coup in Bolivia
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*Bolivians rally in support of President Evo Morales and CELAC (2015)* On
the morning of the 11th of November, I woke up to two big pieces of news -
firs...
My speech at the Citizens Advice AGM
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Last week I was very kindly invited to be the guest speaker at the Jersey
Citizens Advice AGM. I was pleased to take questions afterwards and hear
abou...
Three cheers and one big warning.
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My old friend Daniel didn't get elected as a Green MP. Not any great
surprise in the East Midlands which is seldom kind to third parties
electorally. But ...
AN INNOCENT ABROAD
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*Mont Orgeuil CastleClick on any image for a larger version*
I am very proud of that photo of Mont Orgeuil which I took in Jersey (CI)
in 1961. It's not...
Just Ask The Damn Question
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THE BBC AND JIMMY SAVILE:
COULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN?
Yes – Because it’s Happening Now.
“Everybody would say, ‘what evidence have you got?’ I would say, ‘w...
The Death of the Jersey Way?
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Former Senator Frank Walker, who was Chief Minister in 2008
"*There is no hiding place in Jersey for anyone who abused children or, who
in any way may h...
Education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
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Education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution There have been three
industrial revolutions and we are in the early throes of the fourth. For
the record th...
Paying Teachers Less?
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Jersey C.I. – There was an awkward exchange in the States chamber on
Tuesday – the first ever sitting to be streamed live – when Deputy Geoff
Southern su...
Disgusted by Police Cruel Dog Killing
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How would you react had it been your beloved pet that they had so callously
run down & murdered? Just what sort of example is this to give to our
children ...
DANNIE JARMAN: IN MEMORY & TRIBUTE
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A SURVIVOR WHO SPOKE OUT TO PROTECT OTHER VULNERABLE CHILDREN Dannie Jarman
– 18th December 2015 – R.I.P Dannie has died. Her needlessly damaged – her
crue...
A Right AVP Devon Mash-up
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Locked Up - part 1
Locked Up - part 2
Locked Up - part 3
Locked Up - part 4
From the country that is the UK (Uncaring Kingdom) comes the a...
Latest: Jersey Care Inquiry
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The Independent Jersey Care Inquiry is charged with finding out what went
wrong in t...
On Writing…And The Point Of It All
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One of the first things you learn as a writer is how to lower your
expectations, lest you self-immolate. Then, there’s the (very
gradual) acceptance that y...