Cher Eugene, I suppose you’ve been having barbecues and sunshine on your side of the world, mon vieux, while we’ve been having a bloney cold winter here, us, eh?
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Hot air, the runway watersplash … and arise, Sir Globe Trott
January 2, 2010 – 10:00 am
From a petit train to petty politics, there’s much to look forward to in 2010, says Neil Ross’s Emile, in his annual predictions…
Wreath-laying fall-out is a conflict too far
November 28, 2009 – 2:30 pm
CHER Eugene, you know I told you about those reviews on the machinery of government, mon vieux? Well, there’s been more since, eh? There’s been one on the offshore finance centres by the UK Government and another one on the banking industry in Guernsey.
EU didn’t like zero-10? Nor did Guerns…
October 31, 2009 – 4:53 pm
He’s no big fan of the European Union, but Neil Ross believes it might have done ordinary folk a favour by deciding it didn’t like zero-10. Because as he points out in his Letter from Emile, for the past couple of years it’s been no bloney good for the Guernseyman…
Time flies, eh? But can States get a move on?
October 3, 2009 – 9:00 am
He’s full of praise for the island’s sporting achievements, although bemused as to why someone would want to kitesurf to England, but as he explains in his Letter to Emile, Neil Ross casts doubt on the ability of the States to bring itself to make the decisions necessary to save the money the island needs.
Pigs will fly before the States does own thing
September 5, 2009 – 10:00 am
He’s fed up with the States seeking advice from off-island consultants on everything before they make a decision but Neil Ross believes they are missing a trick. In his Letter to Emile, he thinks they should scrap half the civil servants and departments and just ask consultants when they have to make a decision.
Runway set to crumple – just like the States
July 11, 2009 – 2:00 pm
The amount of money the States spends on consultants is taxing Neil Ross and, in his Letter from Emile, he wishes they would think for themselves and look at local solutions. He also looks at the plans for getting rid of the island’s solid waste and wonders if a States team could ever finish a [...]
Refuse to cut hedge and see if you get £4,000
June 13, 2009 – 2:00 pm
Chief Minister Lyndon Trott intervened in the airport firefighters’ dispute and offered them more money. Neil Ross’s Emile wonders whether strike action over seasonal hedgecutting would reap the same rewards…
Tax agreements signed quicker than rumours spread in Torteval
April 18, 2009 – 9:00 am
Although the island’s name is on the OECD’s white list of financial centres, Neil Ross speculates in his Letter to Emile as to whether it will really be as good for business as has been claimed and whether co-operation with the UK will continue to be one way – from us to them.
Sneaky paid parking is close to an extreme act
Cher Eugene,
I’m beginning to think I must be one of those people who can see into the future.