How a group of 45 Jersey citizens was asked to make recommendations that could drastically change how we live — In May 2019 the Jersey government declared a ‘climate change emergency’ by an almost unanimous 40 votes to one (Sarah Ferguson if you’re wondering) which also included within the Proposition the ambitious demand of achieving “carbon neutral” status by 2030. …

Despite its illegal occupation of Palestinian territories, being accused of war crimes and widely recognised as an Apartheid regime Jersey continues to build its “strategic partnership” with Israel — This article was first written for Jersey Dispatch June 28, 2015 OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES The Palestinian West Bank and Gaza Strip have been under an illegal Israeli military rule since they were occupied in the 1967 war. …

But concerns remain over the Independent Children’s Homes Association appointed to conduct it — On the 29th of July, the Jersey government announced in a press release that it had invited the Independent Children’s Homes Association (ICHA) to review the Island’s residential children’s homes. …

And why how we see the past continues to shape our present — Following the murder of George Floyd by police and subsequent global protests driven by the Black Lives Matter movement, the news has been dominated by coverage of the toppling of various statues around the world due to their associated histories of exploitation, murder and slavery of indigenous populations. After the…

Recent news reports have shed some light on the UK government’s approach to the coronavirus, revealing that not only has it failed to act appropriately to the threat of the virus but that it also wilfully misled the public by downplaying its severity. …

And how treating land as a commodity helped create “Generation Rent” — If there’s one clear class divide in Jersey it’s between those who own property and those who rent. Landlords have the benefit of not only living in an appreciating asset but owning another one that they are able to rent out to obtain an income off of. Classical political economists…

When it comes to climate breakdown, it’s business as usual for Jersey’s government — The recent Africa-UK Investment Summit in London has raised questions over what future role Jersey is to play in the fight against climate change. …

Why the case of Julian Assange represents one of the biggest threats to Western democracy — Care about the freedom of the press? The rule of law? How about human rights and the crimes of your government? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions then the punishment of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be of the utmost importance to you. His case reveals two…

The UK’s new Prime Minister has assembled one of the most self-serving right-wing cabinets in living memory — Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson has become the UK’s 77th Prime Minister, “elected” by less than the population of Jersey to act in the best interests of over 66 million people. Which apparently means assembling one of the most right-wing cabinets in living memory. Dominic Raab, who’s on record as…