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Mycky
Its sad when so few people turn out even when it is an important issue like GST. Reality is most people have already given up and decided that nothing can be done till the elections. One thing that might help to motivate people though is some decent speakers. Apart from Deputy Southern and old Emile the speaches were terrible, especially the one form the guy in the funny hat and matching suit! He looked like a 19th century missionary. Had to laugh about the Bailiff not wanting to have his din-dins interrupted though. You couldn't make it up!

joe
its time the unions got involved and shut this island down. its time to show these fat cats who keeps this island going,taxing tax when will it stop,soon we'll all have to pay to work SO ALL ISLANDERS WAKE UP WE DO HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY NO!!!to being screwed out of your hard earned cash, but if your willing to throw your money away, throw some my way so i can afford to pay for this gst increase. lets just watch the poor get even poorer. hell lets just bring back slavery

Mycky
The very valid suggestion of making it more realistic regarding the cost of registering a company is a policy long put forward by the Jersey Democratic Alliance. It will be interesting to see if this Time4Change have anything original to put forward.

Mr Con
joker, no i don't think people wont vote due to people having no confidence in the candidates. I genuinely just believe people can't really be ar$ed to go down and put an X next to a name. Mind you what the candidates stand for isn't exactly thrown into the public domain is it? I have a better clue about how uk political system and process is run than jersey's. That's terrible but that's the secretative state. I bet you if you asked random people in the street over 75% would give you the same answer.

David Pegg
Too little too late Nick. What's the point of a demonstration on the day a new legislation comes in. The demonstartion should have been oprganised months ago but as usual the lily-livered left are too busy believing everyone is against them rather than being pro-active and pragmatic. and the music stand should have been a black one. The picture above with geoff southern looks ridiculous with a childrens music stand in frot of him.

joker
Nick – get a life; so what if it was moved back 30 mins? The rules to protest outside parliament are far more bureaucratic and draconian than those here in Jersey. Changing the Bailiff’s powers won’t help you here.Mr Con – why do you think most Islanders “…don’t give a sh*t”, as you say, when it comes to voting? Political apathy is a strong sign of content within the general population. Perhaps that will change soon – but I bet the outturn is similar to previous elections. I’m sure you’ll think the apathy is due to people having no confidence ion the candidates. If that were the case we’d have a lot more new breed of people trying to get elected – but we don’t, oh I guess there’s good old Montford! Ha!Bob – you’ll be back saying the same thing in 4 years time.

Mr Con
This is the biggest con of Jersey's history, believe you me. I don't know where to start, these monsters, archiac policitians need ousting. Trust the gagging order of the Bailiff to cut this short. There is no freedom of speech in Jersey, we all need to stand up and be counted. It's time to take the power back from a club who has enjoyed it for far too long. Sadly most islanders just don't give a sh*t, and that's why we are in the position we find ourselves in now. They've been voted in by their mates, and will continue to do so. £100 to register a company for no tax, unbelievable. So glad I'm leaving jersey soon, and yes there is a world beyond the shores.

bruce
If the annual filing fee that is currently charged to overseas companies registering in jersey was raised from £100 to £750 per annum, there would be no need for GST. This would not conflict with EU Law and would not have any real significance to the finance industry. The reasons for bringing in GST are untrue. Please vote these liars out.

bob
whats the point in doing anything here no one does anything about it, and when its time to you use your vote you dont vote so stop moaning or use your vote and get them out.

le brocq
dont complain lets lets vote these monsters out! they dont listen because there too busy spending our money.

Nick Le Cornu
The demonstration was billed to start at 12.30 pm but was effectively gagged by the Bailiff imposing a straightjacket of 1-2pm. This is a threat to civil liberties and the freedom to assemble. Customary Law and powers were cited as authority and again this is unacceptable in a modern democracy. We see the Bailiff, the Chief Judge exercing Executive Power in a highly political fashion. The separation of powers is vital. The powers of the Bailiff must be limited to those of a Judge and no more.

Trevor
The only people to trust on GST come the next elections are those who have been consistent in their opposition, and who have tried to put forward other viable alternatives which are regularly dismissed without even full exploration. Very few have been consistent, just the JDA, Dep,Breckon and a few others. Sudden converts should be treated with suspicion!