Six-minute States: Budget debate
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up debate on the Budget. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 02, 2021•8 min
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Episodes
COP26: Guernsey and the climate crisis
In the first of a special 10-part podcast series running alongside the UN's climate change conference in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez — president of the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure — to find out how Guernsey can make an impact on a global issue. Supported by the International Sustainability of the Channel Islands . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 02, 2021•11 min
Six-minute States: Budget preview
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch look forward to the States' Budget debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 01, 2021•7 min
Dep Lyndon Trott & Richard Graham on free speech and the budget
Helen Bowditch is joined by Deputy Lyndon Trott and former States member, now political sketch writer, Richard Graham to talk about free speech and next week's budget debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 30, 2021•48 min•Ep. 7
Six-minute States: October day three
Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue summarise the final day of the States' October meeting, which included debate on Aurigny and fibre broadband. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 15, 2021•8 min
Six-minute States: October day two
Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up day two of the States' October debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 14, 2021•7 min
Six-minute States: October day one
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch summarise the key twists and turns from today's tax debate in six minutes, or so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 13, 2021•8 min
Six-minute States: October preview
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch preview the States' October meeting which will see debate continue on the tax green paper, alongside updates from Education and Environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 12, 2021•8 min
P&R president Peter Ferbrache on the first year of this States
Guernsey Press editor James Falla sits down with the president of Policy & Resources, Deputy Peter Ferbrache, to reflect on the first year of this States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 11, 2021•26 min
Election 2020: One year on
A year on from Guernsey's maiden island-wide election, Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue are joined by father of the house John Gollop and first-term deputy Tina Bury to reflect on how it shaped the Assembly and what's been achieved by this States in its first 12 months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 08, 2021•46 min•Ep. 6
Six-minute States: Late September meeting day three
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch recap Friday at the States, which saw a full day of debate on the tax review and the promise of more to come after the issue was deferred to later in the month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 01, 2021•7 min
Six-minute States: Late September meeting day two
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up the second day of debate at the States' late September meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 30, 2021•11 min
Six-minute States: Late September meeting day one
Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up the first day of debate in the late September meeting, where plenty of questions were asked but there was no mention of tax... yet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 29, 2021•7 min
Six-minute States: Late September meeting preview
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch bring you a bite-sized lookahead to this week's States meeting, with tax — and GST — set to dominate debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 28, 2021•7 min
Former States economist Dr Andy Sloan on the 'mirage' of a headroom for tax rises
Ahead of debate on P&R's tax review green paper, former States economist Dr Andy Sloan joins GP editor James Falla to elaborate on his open letter, published on 22 September, arguing that the belief that there is spare 'headroom' for tax rises is misplaced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 22, 2021•19 min
Six-minute States: September meeting day three
Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up day three of the States' September meeting, which saw Education's controversial secondary school model voted through. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 10, 2021•8 min
Six-minute States: September meeting day two
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up day two of the States' September meeting, another day dominated by education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 09, 2021•7 min
Six-minute States: September meeting day one
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch bring you a bite-sized summary of the first day of the States' September meeting, when debate resumed on the future of secondary education in the island. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 08, 2021•7 min
Six-minute States: September meeting preview
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch preview the States' September meeting, which will see debate continue on the future of secondary education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 07, 2021•7 min
Dep Mark Helyar on the tax review
Guernsey Press editor James Falla sits down with Deputy Mark Helyar, treasury lead for the Policy & Resources Committee, for an extended interview ahead of next month's States debate on the island's tax review, when members will be asked to assess the possibility of introducing a GST or new income-based health tax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 25, 2021•45 min•Ep. 5
Six-minute States: Government Work Plan day three
Helen Bowditch and Mark Ogier round up the third and final day of debate on the Government Work Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2021•6 min
Six-minute States: Government Work Plan day two
Helen Bowditch and Mark Ogier bring you a summary of the second day of debate on the Government Work Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 22, 2021•8 min
Six-minute States: Government Work Plan day one
Helen Bowditch and Mark Ogier round up the first day of debate on the Government Work Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 21, 2021•6 min
Six-minute States: Government Work Plan preview
Helen Bowditch and James Falla look ahead as States members prepare to dive straight back into the chamber this week to debate the Government Work Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 20, 2021•6 min
Six-minute States: July meeting day three
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up the third day of the States' July meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 16, 2021•7 min
Six-minute States: July meeting day two
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up day two of the States' July meeting as deputies approve abortion reform and begin to debate the future of secondary education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 15, 2021•8 min
Six-minute States: July meeting day one
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up debate on the first day of the States' July meeting, which saw votes taken on Deputy Chris Le Tissier and abortion legislation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 14, 2021•6 min
Six-minute States: July meeting preview
Simon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch try (and fail!) to preview July's packed agenda inside six minutes in the first of our new States audio summaries, which will be hitting this feed ahead of every meeting and at the end of each day of debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 13, 2021•8 min
Dep Lindsay de Sausmarez & Diane de Garis on education, abortion, and misbehaving deputies
Helen Bowditch is joined by Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez, president of the committee for the environment and infrastructure, and the vice-president of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, Diane de Garis, to get their thoughts on next week's contentious States agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 07, 2021•33 min•Ep. 4
Kay Leslie & John Cook on the harbour development debate
With States members locked in debate about the future of our harbours, Helen Bowditch is joined by the executive director of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, Kay Leslie, and local superyacht specialist John Cook to get their take on the plans for the development of Guernsey's ports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2021•30 min•Ep. 3
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