AN ENTIRE afternoon’s debate was devoted to discussing what States members should be paid.

YOUNG people are being encouraged to take a bigger interest in local politics and voting, thanks to a project devised by a potential future deputy.

THE idea that a newly-elected politician could take on the role of chief minister is ridiculous, according to one former holder of the post.

Former States member Peter Ferbrache was giving his view yesterday of the type of deputy he thought Guernsey needed for the years ahead and was typically robust in his comments.

THE States needs more people with vision who are prepared to make tough decisions and stand up for the Guernsey way of life, according to former deputy Peter Ferbrache.

PENSIONS for deputies and public sector workers are open-ended debts for the island, the chairman of the Guernsey branch of the Institute of Directors has warned.

Over four pages inside today’s Guernsey Press we set out responses from States members to some challenging questions about their pension arrangements, which are based on them putting in £1 to every £4 from the taxpayer and the taxpayer also picking up any shortfall in the fund’s ability to pay them a guaranteed sum after [...]

MOST States members appear to be happy with a pension that is 80% funded by taxpayer contributions, a Guernsey Press survey has revealed.

TWO prominent former deputies have backed public criticism of the pension scheme enjoyed by current States members.

DEPUTIES voted themselves a pension scheme even more generous than States employees enjoy, the Guernsey Press can reveal.