Matt Fallaize News Today

We should look beyond the black and white, argues Andy Sloan...

Ahead of a States debate this week on the controversial GP11 planning policy, Matt Fallaize is joined by three members of the Development & Planning Authority — president Victoria Oliver, vice-president Andy Taylor and John Dyke, who is leading a move to have it scrapped — to discuss the issues around affordable housing and whether house building has been stifled since its introduction.

A little over 100 days since returning to the top job, P&R president Deputy Lyndon Trott joins Matt Fallaize to reflect on the role and talk about the big issues facing the island and islanders, including public finances, housing, and wages.

Simon De La Rue and Matt Fallaize round up a one-day February meeting as States’ Assembly & Constitution Committee president Carl Meerveld is accused of ‘hiding’ behind excuses over a lack of progress.

New Policy & Resources president Lyndon Trott claimed yesterday that the States was learning how to make ‘consensus government’ work again.

Deputy John Gollop was elected to the senior committee of the States yesterday, after what he described as ‘one of the longest apprenticeships ever’.

Policy & Resources might have enhanced its chances of surviving tomorrow’s vote of no confidence, it emerged after a meeting at Beau Sejour yesterday.

The future of the States’ senior committee should be resolved one way or another today.

Uncertainty about funding for a new post-16 education campus will continue for at least another two weeks.

Tax breaks currently restricted to motorists are likely to be available to cyclists and bus users from next year.