Guernsey Press Politics Podcast
191 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA regular show bringing together sitting deputies and interested observers to explore the political issues shaping island life.
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Episodes
Six-minute States: November 2022 day one
November 23, 2022 18:11 - 9 minutes - 10.9 MBSimon De La Rue and Chloe Presland recap day one of the States' November debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: November 2022 preview
November 22, 2022 17:11 - 8 minutes - 9.45 MBChloe Presland and Simon De La Rue look ahead to a busy week at the States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Budget debate day two
November 02, 2022 20:00 - 7 minutes - 4.43 MBChloe Presland and Mark Ogier round up today's debate at the States, which saw deputies approve the 2023 budget. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Budget debate day one
November 01, 2022 18:53 - 7 minutes - 8.24 MBChloe Presland and Mark Ogier recap the opening day of the budget debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Budget debate preview
October 31, 2022 17:57 - 7 minutes - 8.14 MBChloe Presland and Mark Ogier look ahead to this week's budget debate, which gets under way on Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: October 2022 day three
October 21, 2022 17:34 - 7 minutes - 8.64 MBSimon De La Rue rounds up the third and final day of the States' October meeting, which saw deputies back a new population and immigration policy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: October 2022 day two
October 20, 2022 17:32 - 8 minutes - 9.58 MBChloe Presland and Simon De La Rue recap the second day of this week's States meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: October 2022 day one
October 19, 2022 20:55 - 7 minutes - 9.06 MBSimon De La Rue and Chloe Presland recap the first day of the States' October debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: October 2022 preview
October 18, 2022 15:40 - 5 minutes - 6.8 MBChloe Presland and Simon De La Rue look ahead to the States' October meeting which will see a debate on population management take centre stage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Late September day three
October 01, 2022 09:20 - 6 minutes - 5.95 MBSimon De La Rue and Chloe Presland recap the final day of the States' late September meeting, which saw members vote to introduce discrimination legislation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Late September days one and two
September 30, 2022 06:48 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBSimon De La Rue and Chloe Presland round up the first two days of debate at the States' late September meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: September day one
September 07, 2022 18:33 - 8 minutes - 9.82 MBChloe Presland and Simon De La Rue round up the opening day of the States' September meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: September preview
September 06, 2022 12:50 - 7 minutes - 8.47 MBSimon De La Rue and Chloe Presland run through the agenda for the States' September meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: July day three
July 15, 2022 17:49 - 7 minutes - 8.09 MBSimon De La Rue and Mark Ogier recap the third and final day of debate at the States' July meeting when discussion of the PEH field dominated proceedings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: July day two
July 15, 2022 09:34 - 9 minutes - 10.3 MBSimon De La Rue and Chloe Presland recap the second day of debate at the States' July meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: July day one
July 13, 2022 17:42 - 7 minutes - 8.66 MBSimon De La Rue and Mark Ogier round up debate on the first day of the States' July meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dep Heidi Soulsby on the Government Work Plan
July 11, 2022 14:39 - 50 minutes - 58.1 MBWith States members having agreed to prioritise effort on ten key issues through the Government Work Plan, P&R vice-president Heidi Soulsby joins Simon De La Rue to talk about how they got there and what it means. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
British-Irish Council brings political big hitters to Guernsey
July 11, 2022 09:36 - 44 minutes - 50.6 MBListen to the full audio from Friday's British-Irish Council press conference along with reaction to what was discussed from Tony Curr and Simon De La Rue as political leaders from the UK and Ireland joined the heads of government in the Crown Dependencies for the fifth such summit hosted in Guernsey since the process was established. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: June day three
June 30, 2022 17:25 - 7 minutes - 8.81 MBChloe Presland and Simon De La Rue round up the third day of debate on the Government Work Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: June day two
June 29, 2022 18:19 - 11 minutes - 13.1 MBSimon De La Rue and Mark Ogier recap the second day of debate on the Government Work Plan, and run slightly over time in the process! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: June day one
June 28, 2022 17:22 - 7 minutes - 9 MBSimon De La Rue and Chloe Presland round up the opening day of debate on the Government Work Plan — one dominated by the issue of housing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: June meeting preview
June 27, 2022 15:13 - 6 minutes - 7.19 MBJames Falla and Simon De La Rue look ahead to this week's Government Work Plan debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dep Jonathan Le Tocq on Guernsey's constitutional bond with the Crown
June 02, 2022 06:00 - 52 minutes - 59.8 MBDeputy Jonathan Le Tocq — P&R's lead member for External Relations & Constitutional Affairs — joins Simon De La Rue to talk about Guernsey's relationship with the Crown and why it is so important, how the Bailiwick is managing the impacts of Brexit and how it could bring big opportunities for local business, and what is next for the Government Work Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: May meeting day two
May 26, 2022 16:44 - 6 minutes - 7.96 MBJames Falla and Mark Ogier recap the second and final day of the States' May meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: May meeting day one
May 25, 2022 19:26 - 7 minutes - 8.23 MBSimon De La Rue and Chloe Presland recap the opening day of debate at the States' May meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: May meeting preview
May 24, 2022 15:53 - 7 minutes - 8.5 MBSimon De La Rue and Chloe Presland look at the agenda for the States' May meeting, which begins on Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dep John Dyke and Martin Thwaite on planning, public finances, and party politics
May 06, 2022 09:43 - 44 minutes - 51.2 MBSimon De La Rue is joined by Deputy John Dyke, who sits on the Development & Planning Authority and Scrutiny Management Committee, and St Andrew’s senior constable Martin Thwaite to talk, among other things, about life in his parish, planning and affordable housing, tax and the cost of living, and the future of the Guernsey Party, of which Deputy Dyke is a member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: April meeting day two
April 28, 2022 17:57 - 8 minutes - 9.18 MBSimon De La Rue and Mark Ogier round up the second and final day of the States' April meeting, which saw debate on the L'Ancresse wall, al fresco dining, and the Covid review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: April meeting day one
April 27, 2022 17:28 - 7 minutes - 8.72 MBSimon De La Rue and Chloe Presland round up the first day of debate in the States' April meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: April meeting preview
April 26, 2022 11:37 - 7 minutes - 8.37 MBSimon De La Rue and Mark Ogier run through the agenda for this week's States debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: March meeting day three + Deputy de Sausmarez interview
April 01, 2022 17:57 - 12 minutes - 6.96 MBSimon De La Rue and Mark Ogier round up the third and final day of the March meeting, plus there is an interview with Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez after the creation of an east coast development agency was approved by deputies — including her amendment calling for an investigation into diverting traffic away from the seafront. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: March meeting day two
March 31, 2022 17:46 - 8 minutes - 10.2 MBSimon De La Rue and Mark Ogier round up day two at the States, where a decision was finally taken on electronic voting and debate began on the creation of an east coast development agency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: March meeting day one + Deputy Ferbrache interview
March 30, 2022 17:34 - 15 minutes - 17.9 MBSimon De La Rue and Mark Ogier recap the first day of the States' March meeting, plus there is an interview with P&R president Deputy Peter Ferbrache recorded following the update statement he made on behalf of his committee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: March meeting preview
March 29, 2022 11:46 - 7 minutes - 8.61 MBSimon De La Rue and James Falla preview this week's States meeting, with the creation of an east coast development agency and electronic voting leading the agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dep Heidi Soulsby and David Inglis on Covid, Ukraine, and tax
March 18, 2022 10:11 - 42 minutes - 48.6 MBHost Will Green is joined by Deputy Heidi Soulsby, vice-president of Policy & Resources, and David Inglis, former deputy and chairman of Age Concern, to talk about the current Covid situation, Guernsey's response to the war in Ukraine, and the tax debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: February meeting round-up
February 16, 2022 20:07 - 7 minutes - 8.14 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up the States' one-day February meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dep Peter Roffey & Ben Craddock on active travel and housing
January 28, 2022 11:29 - 28 minutes - 33.2 MBHost Helen Bowditch is joined by Deputy Peter Roffey, president of Employment & Social Security and the States' Trading Supervisory Board, and Ben Craddock from the Guernsey Bicycle Group to talk about active travel, cycle infrastructure, and housing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: January meeting day two
January 27, 2022 19:54 - 8 minutes - 9.17 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch recap the second and final day of the States' January meeting, which saw debate centred on calls for a review on how the pandemic has been managed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: January meeting day one
January 26, 2022 18:37 - 8 minutes - 9.43 MBHelen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up debate on the first day of the States' January meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: January meeting preview
January 26, 2022 10:04 - 8 minutes - 9.64 MBSimon De La Rue previews the States' January meeting ahead of the start of debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dep Sasha Kazantseva-Miller & Andre Austin on housing, development, and the fibre rollout
January 15, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes - 43.1 MBOn the first Guernsey Press Politics Podcast of 2022, Simon De La Rue is joined by Deputy Sasha Kazantseva-Miller and Andre Austin from Swoffers estate agents to talk about housing, development, and the rollout of fibre broadband. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: December meeting day two
December 16, 2021 14:42 - 7 minutes - 8.4 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch recap the second and final day of the States' December meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: December meeting day one
December 15, 2021 18:42 - 7 minutes - 8.36 MBHelen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up day one of the States' December meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: December meeting preview
December 14, 2021 19:19 - 7 minutes - 9.11 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch look ahead to the States' December meeting, which gets underway on Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: November round-up
November 24, 2021 19:23 - 8 minutes - 9.21 MBHelen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up the one and only day of the States' November debate, which took the form of a 'hybrid' meeting at St James. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: November preview
November 23, 2021 16:37 - 7 minutes - 8.92 MBHelen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue preview the States' November meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COP26: The way ahead for Guernsey
November 12, 2021 06:30 - 30 minutes - 34.7 MBAs we bring our COP26 series to a close, Will Green speaks to Environment president Lindsay de Sausmarez, economist Dr Andy Sloan, and IoD member Sally Rochester to reflect on the impact of the conference and explore how Guernsey's response to the climate crisis will take shape in the next few years. Supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COP26: How green is your house?
November 11, 2021 17:25 - 10 minutes - 12.1 MBWith the built environment a key issue at COP26 in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to Alex Titheridge — from commercial property specialists D2 — about one of the biggest causes of climate change and how Guernsey can improve the green credentials of the places in which we live and work. Supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COP26: A green future for inter-island air travel?
November 10, 2021 19:29 - 13 minutes - 15.8 MBWith transport high on the agenda at the UN climate conference in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to aircraft engineer Mark Harrisson from GreenAir, about a project he hopes can eliminate carbon emissions from inter-island air travel within a decade — all thanks to hydrogen and the tried-and-trusted Islander. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COP26: The first-mover in green finance
November 09, 2021 10:27 - 14 minutes - 16.7 MBAs discussion among delegates at the UN climate summit in Glasgow turns to the role of innovation, Will Green speaks to Stephanie Glover and Josephine Bush — both specialists in green and sustainable finance at Guernsey Finance — about how the island's leading industry can use its expertise to help solve the world's climate crisis. Supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.