GUERNSEY’S Treasury minister made a telling observation in explaining why he had decided against signing a letter opposing any move by the States towards executive government.

WHETHER this island moves down the road of embracing executive government or something like it will ultimately depend on three things: there being evidence that such a change would be beneficial, States members buying into that view and being satisfied that islanders as a whole wanted such change.

ADVOCATE Peter Harwood has challenged the 27 deputies who signed a letter rejecting executive government to come up with a better idea.

PUBLICATION on Saturday of a letter signed by 27 deputies opposed to any shift to executive government is a significant indication of the political forces now at play in the aftermath of the ending of the firefighters’ industrial action which closed the airport.

TWENTY-SEVEN deputies have voiced their strong opposition to executive government.

OF ALL the things that have been said about this States of Guernsey, the outgoing remarks of the deputy chief minister explaining why he has not sought reelection are probably the most worrying.