Comments on: Singers a year on http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2009/10/30/singers-a-year-on/ Island News, Sport, Community & Lifestyle Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:02:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John Maclaren http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2009/10/30/singers-a-year-on/#comment-55908 John Maclaren Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:43:25 +0000 http://www.thisisguernsey.com/?p=39045#comment-55908 Singers a year on My first reaction to your headline was that here was an article about a choir or band: but no, it is much more serious than that! It is about politicians fouling up future developments that could make Herm Island an even better place than it already is. I write as a former regular visitor to Herm and know that the Singers have already made changes towards continued improvement but surely the dimmest politician can see that nobody can afford to enter into long term developments if they aren’t given a long term view of the future. Is it too much to hope that Guernsey Press will seek interviews with each politician involved in these decisions (or should we call them non-decisions?) to explain their long term plans for Herm Island beyond the current lease? Then at least the Starboard Settlement could plan for Herm to be developed in the right direction for that longer term future. If you don’t get answers, you will know that your politicians are sitting on their hands without a thought in their heads. Come on States of Guernsey: your minds are like parachutes – they will only work when they are open: use them, please! John Maclaren Cambridge New Zealand Singers a year on
My first reaction to your headline was that here was an article about a choir or band: but no, it is much more serious than that! It is about politicians fouling up future developments that could make Herm Island an even better place than it already is.

I write as a former regular visitor to Herm and know that the Singers have already made changes towards continued improvement but surely the dimmest politician can see that nobody can afford to enter into long term developments if they aren’t given a long term view of the future.

Is it too much to hope that Guernsey Press will seek interviews with each politician involved in these decisions (or should we call them non-decisions?) to explain their long term plans for Herm Island beyond the current lease? Then at least the Starboard Settlement could plan for Herm to be developed in the right direction for that longer term future.
If you don’t get answers, you will know that your politicians are sitting on their hands without a thought in their heads. Come on States of Guernsey: your minds are like parachutes – they will only work when they are open: use them, please!

John Maclaren
Cambridge
New Zealand

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