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Politics Disassembled: 'None of the Above' explained in 4 minutes (19 May 2022)
Eight islanders hoping to take the role of Parish Constable won't have to face a fight for their seat... or will they? Meet Mr 'None of the Above'. This week, Bailiw...
Guernsey: Building consensus in a divided States (17 May 2022)
Deputy Heidi Soulsby has been in politics for 10 years. She has been a serial poll topper at elections and previously held one of the toughest roles in the States as P...
Jersey: Five years of the café with a conscience (13 May 2022)
It all started with two questions: Why aren't islanders with learning disabilities given more opportunities? And what can we do to help? The answer came in the form o...
Politics Disassembled: Election etiquette explained in 5 minutes (11 May 2022)
The countdown is on. Today marks the official start of Jersey's pre-election period, with the big day six weeks away. That means, from now on, election candidates ha...
Guernsey: The Uncertain Cannabis Future (6 May 2022)
It was once claimed that the medicinal cannabis industry would be a massive economic enabler for Guernsey, that it would revitalise the growing industry and see the Ba...
Jersey: Tightening the law on domestic abuse (25 April, 2022)
Around one in 15 crimes reported to the police in Jersey is linked to domestic abuse and while the law already covers some of the behaviour associated with abuse in th...
Politics Disassembled: Show me the money (21 April 2022)
Follow the money - if the story of the last few years has been dominated by a virus, the price tag has never been far behind. So, when you tot up the cost of covid, an...
Jersey: All aboard! The garden railway that became an Insta sensation (19 April 2022)
It all started with a childhood passion... Express meets Curtis and Nikki Stanier, who have transformed their garden into a model train haven with a 6,600-strong onlin...
Jersey: Changing lives through support and stability (14 April 2022)
Formerly known as Brig-y-Don, charity Brightly has been supporting children and families in Jersey through some of their toughest times for more than 100 years. Expre...
Jersey: What's in the Bridging Island Plan and how it affects every one of us (11 April 2022)
After two weeks of intense debate, the States Assembly passed the Bridging Island Plan last month. Express meets one of its authors, Kevin Pilley, to unpick what was d...
The Interview: A former inmate's 'lived experience'
A former inmate turned prison reform advocate, has commended the Channel Islands' approach to incarceration after recently visiting Jersey and Guernsey. Paula Harri...
Jersey: 80 years old...and ready to play for England (8 April 2022)
Octogenarian island sporting legend Tim Pollard opens up to Express about where his love of sport began, and his feelings about being selected for England's over-80s s...
Guernsey: The future of farming (8 April 2022)
The quality of food is only as good as the soil it grows in, and for decades the Earth's black gold has been degenerated through intensive farming practices. Everythin...
Guernsey: Cancer Support (24 March 2022)
Guernsey Cancer Support wants to make sure anyone affected - directly or indirectly - by a cancer diagnosis knows the group is open to them. The community peer grou...
Politics Disassembled: Timing is everything (March 24, 2020)
In politics, they say timing is everything. On this week's Politics Disassembled podcast, Bailiwick Express Editor James Filleul speaks to Senator Ian Gorst - a two-t...
Guernsey: Building Sark's Future (14 March 2022)
The Sark Chamber of Commerce held an event last week called 'Building Sark's Future'. During the event, the Seigneur of Sark, Major Christopher Beaumont, gave a pre...
Jersey: Fuel for thought? (March 11, 2022)
As the situation in Ukraine worsens, the repercussions are steadily being felt more widely, and more deeply. Here in Jersey, we are braced for fuel prices to rapidly i...
Politics Disassembled: The Man with the Plan (10th March, 2022)
We don't have much land in Jersey, but how we use what we do have will be decided in the next two weeks. In what could be the longest debate in States Assembly histor...
Politics Disassembled: Power and responsibility (3 March 2022)
Are personalities dominating in politics? Is the States Employment Board dysfunctional? Do we need a Cabinet Office? Was the change to Ministerial Government the right...
Jersey: Moving on with Les Sablons. St. Helier to get £120m investment? (March 3rd 2022)
Will it be third time lucky for Le Masurier with their new £120m Les Sablons proposals for St. Helier? We're talking about the two acre site between King Street/Broad ...
Guernsey: The man under the hat (25 February 2022)
Politics is about policy and decision making but is driven by characters. Deputy Carl Meerveld is undoubtedly a character of Guernsey politics: outspoken, controve...
Jersey: Are care proceedings child-friendly enough?
Children's rights and family law expert Advocate Darry Robinson speaks to Express about care proceedings, Children's Services and how the processes could be improved t...
Politics Disassembled: Are Citizens' Panels working? (18 February 2022)
The island has set up five citizens' panels to work on subjects from mental health, the hospital to climate change, with a cost from a few thousand to a few hundreds o...
CI: How will rising food prices impact the Channel Islands? (17 February 2021)
Prices in the UK are rising faster than at any rate in the past three decades. Express asked Co-Op CEO Mark Cox what the impact will be in the Channel Islands.
Jersey: Is it time for a Jersey Marine National Park? (11 February 2022)
In three weeks, the States will debate a proposal to create a 900-square-kilometre Marine National Park in Jersey's territorial waters. Express speaks to Freddie Watso...
Politics Disassembled: Rent Rejection (10th February, 2022)
Big gov versus essential controls - it's a debate which is played out in many guises in Jersey politics, but perhaps nowhere feels closer to home than when its about, ...
Guernsey: Is GST really the answer? (9 February 2022)
The Policy and Resources committee has begun a public campaign, explaining its approach to broadening Guernsey's tax base. A necessary action, it says, to tackle a loo...
Guernsey: The De Putron Challenge Returns (4 February 2022)
The annual De Putron quiz is returning as a completely live, in person event this year. The inter-school quiz has been a popular and challenging date in the calenda...
Politics Disassembled: The Numbers Game (3 February 2022)
Jersey is too crowded. Jersey needs more skilled workers. Jersey must protect its environment. Jersey has an ageing population. Jersey doesn't have enough homes. All ...
Jersey: A Jersey actor, and a very British scandal (28 January 2022)
Express speaks to Jersey-born actor Timothy Renouf about starring alongside Claire Foy and Paul Bettany in the deliciously scandalous new BBC series, 'A Very British S...
