Population report under scrutiny from WI members

Monday 28th March 2011, 2:29PM BST.

MEMBERS of the Women’s Institute raised some contentious issues at a special meeting to discuss the Population Policy Group’s consultation document.

After a presentation by director of population policy Natasha Keys those attending asked numerous questions about the housing rights given to locals and non-locals.

Bev Holliday commented that the States was going out of its way to ‘please a group of people to the detriment of others’.

Locals, another woman said were made to feel like ‘second-class citizens in their own homes’.

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Paul Le Page

March 28, 2011 at 2:38 pm

Locals, another woman said were made to feel like ‘second-class citizens in their own homes’.

I wonder if this lady could elaborate a little on this comment. She must have reasons for saying it? The only reason I ask is that I’m local and I don’t feel like that one bit.

Perhaps I’m too tolerant – although I confess that’s not an accusation I’m used to hearing….

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Expat80

March 28, 2011 at 5:21 pm

Good point PLP. You are correct, this lady should step forward and explain herself, including through the services of this site.

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Big Foot Silva

March 29, 2011 at 3:28 pm

“second-class citizens in their own homes”

This sounds like a phrase ripped straight from the sexism and equal rights propaganda of the mid-80′s, maybe the WI forgot to update their “were outraged” template.

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