This Blog is set up as an alternative news outlet. It will hopefully bring some indepth interviews and cover current affairs and ask questions our local "journalists" don't..... or won't.
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Jersey Senator Hustings 2011 Colley, Farnham.
Hustings speeches of Rose Colley and Lyndon Farnham.
'It's getting silly now. The JEP aren't even pretending to be impartial anymore...' http://mtadier.blogspot.com/2011/09/jerseys-mainstream-media-show-their.html
When Lord Philip criticises the current States Assembly, we have to read between the lines. He is not criticising the fact that they are a majority of out of touch, wealthy businessmen and landowners - this has always been the case. He is decrying the fact that the great unwashed like 'Tadier, Pitman, Le Gresley and Wimberley' have been allowed membership to what is one of Jersey's finest and oldest Men's clubs in the island.' These have not been to Eton, or even Victoria College or De La Salle - they are filthy Hautlians. The Club does allow, on occasion, the latter (we see it as a concession to the 'less fortunate'), however, there is a presumption that these inferior beings will know their place. The issue is not that democracy is not working in Jersey, but that it is working better than ever. That is because for the first time in decades, we have a sizable and articulate opposition, who are not willing to sit back and watch whilst the neo-liberal policies of the ruling elite threaten to ruin this beautiful island and the hard working people who live here
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Andrew Breitbart wrote in Righteous Indignation… “I love my job. I love
fighting for what I believe in. I love having fun while doing it. I love
reporting ...
World book day
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Today is world book day. I am a big fan - it really seems to get the
children interested in books. You can read more about it at
http://www.worldbookday.c...
Lockerbie Tests the Scottish Government
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The mace in the Scottish Parliament is inscribed with thefour words
`Wisdom, Justice, Compassion, Integrity'. Sadly none of these mostworthy
aspirations h...
An electrifying experience
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This week I've been test driving a Peugeot electric car for the JEC. It's
the first electric car I've driven and it's been an unalloyed pleasure
being beh...
Does your neighbour own "A Petrol Bomb?"
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Once again it is left to the Bloggers (Jersey's only independent media) to
put straight a "story" told by the State Media.
On the 21st of February 2012 De...
Jersey Electoral Reform - the Public Speaks
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Following the success at St Clement on 21 February the long suffering
Jersey voters will have another chance to express their views on Wednesday
29 Febru...
Maltreatment of Children that are in care
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The link is to the story about the conviction of a Southampton Foster Carer from Thursday. What is important about this is the inaction of the authorities ...
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*Dear States of Jersey,*
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*Whilst I appreciate that you are all so busy these days what with having
to read so many blogs just so you know what is going ...
Compensation will not have conditions
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Wednesday 22nd February 2012, 2:35PM GMT.
[image: The former children's home, Haut de la Garenne, was the focus of
the historical child abuse investigatio...
The murky world of tax havens
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David Yaffe reviews Nicholas Shaxon’s Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the
Men Who Stole the World
Capitalism in its imperialist phase is a decaying and p...
To my son for Christmas, with love and tears x
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Every day i think of you, the pain just doesn't fade,
I wanted you home but the decision had been made,
You were twelve when they took you,
You were kidnappe...
"A Little Something For Christmas"
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*I will resume posting on the issues this blog raises very soon. I have had
to wait for some time as legal matters have dragged on for many months.*
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*I ...
JEP-LUCY MASON-A BLOODY GOOD LAUGH
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LUCY MASON
Whilst conducting my research I came across this latest article by Lucy
(meddling) Mason. Now, I don't know if this is written as some tongue ...
A Real Party Here At Last?
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Press release
A group of Jersey residents are planning to set up a Jersey branch of Lib
Dems Abroad. A new States is in place. We recognise that Jersey nee...
A Real Party Here At Last?
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Press release
A group of Jersey residents are planning to set up a Jersey branch of Lib
Dems Abroad. A new States is in place. We recognise that Jersey nee...
On the election trail...
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The rosettes are finally being worn! Bought four years ago in anticipation
of my first election campaign, Elaine and I are wearing our rosettes and
tak...
Field opposite St Saviour's School
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Not quite sure why the Parish and Education are so keen for the rotary club
to build a community centre opposite the school. Given that the Parish have
bui...
Coffee - Good or Bad - The age old debate!
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So the other day I was working with a friend in the University Library when
we were disrupted by an irate Librarian as she punished someone for
drinking co...
Hell Bent And Hell Deserving
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Those who are not privileged to call themselves Old Victorians can only
imagine the pride and sense of entitlement that is imparted on donning the
blazer o...
The End
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*Three times unlucky.* That is what they said in the trenches during *World
War I*. If you were a soldier taking cover in a trench and lit one
cigarett...
Blame Democracy
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The march towards a lean, mean state with a lean, mean leader goes on. My
latest scheme is to get the public to take the blame for my next round of
service...
Media suppressed !
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As there has been much publicity last week regarding the scrutiny proposals
for H&SS and how the system has failed people, I decided to give Harry
McRandle...
5 comments:
http://voiceforprotest.blogspot.com/2011/09/jersey-msm-in-gutter.html
Chris Bright leaves me speechless again
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Farnham could not hack it in London so ran back to Jersey where he pretented to be a big fish in a small pond. Oh dear. Next!
'It's getting silly now. The JEP aren't even pretending to be impartial anymore...' http://mtadier.blogspot.com/2011/09/jerseys-mainstream-media-show-their.html
When Lord Philip criticises the current States Assembly, we have to read between the lines. He is not criticising the fact that they are a majority of out of touch, wealthy businessmen and landowners - this has always been the case. He is decrying the fact that the great unwashed like 'Tadier, Pitman, Le Gresley and Wimberley' have been allowed membership to what is one of Jersey's finest and oldest Men's clubs in the island.' These have not been to Eton, or even Victoria College or De La Salle - they are filthy Hautlians. The Club does allow, on occasion, the latter (we see it as a concession to the 'less fortunate'), however, there is a presumption that these inferior beings will know their place. The issue is not that democracy is not working in Jersey, but that it is working better than ever. That is because for the first time in decades, we have a sizable and articulate opposition, who are not willing to sit back and watch whilst the neo-liberal policies of the ruling elite threaten to ruin this beautiful island and the hard working people who live here
Tonight's hustings at St Martin was pretty good. We nearly had some politics!
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