THE fallout from the loss of Low Value Consignment Relief and the crack down on Qrops (qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes) is taking many forms.

LISTENING to the States department/committee elections on Friday was rather spooky.

THE old order is dead – let the new order be tested.

I WANT to echo the thoughts of Deputy Roger Perrot when he spoke just prior to the election of our new chief minister.

NOW we know who will be Guernsey’s chief minister for the next four years.

OK – NOW things are starting to get very silly indeed. Everybody expects a little bit of networking, verging on factionalism, during the election of a new chief minister, but how low can things sink?

DEVELOPMENTS in the contest to be Guernsey’s new chief minister have been coming so thick and fast it’s been difficult to keep up.

GUERNSEY’S crazy rules over who can be chief minister contain an inherent contradiction to rival that in Joseph Heller’s classic book Catch-22.

AS OTHER commentators have observed, this week’s general election of deputies produced a massive vote for change. In many ways the Guernsey public passed an overwhelming vote of no confidence in the last States.

THE 45 new deputies elected today will obviously be thrilled and elated. Asking your fellow islanders to judge your worth as their potential representative is a pretty scary and humbling thing to do, so it’s natural that there will be bitter disappointment among those who don’t quite make it and delight for those who do.

WHILE much of the Education Department’s response to the Mulkerrin Report is encouraging, there’s one aspect that is deeply disappointing.

As polling day draws nearer, Peter Roffey offers some answers to voters’ questions – and suggests a few ideas to candidates too…