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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COP26: Is the Bailiwick braced for climate change?
November 08, 2021 17:42 - 13 minutes - 15.7 MBIn the latest in our special series following the UN's climate summit in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to Dr Andrew Casebow — former States environment advisor — about adaptation and what the Bailiwick should be bracing itself for as a result of climate change. Supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COP26: The new name in Guernsey's biodiversity battle
November 06, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 12.7 MBIn our latest interview exploring Guernsey and the climate crisis, Will Green speaks to Fiona Bateson from the Community Foundation about the Guernsey Nature Commission, a new body being formed to help protect and restore the island's natural habitats. This series is supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COP26: How do young people in Guernsey feel?
November 05, 2021 06:51 - 8 minutes - 10.2 MBAs the focus of COP26 moves to public empowerment and elevating young voices, Will Green speaks to two members of Guernsey's Youth Forum — Amelie Le Prevost and Mia Edgworth — to find out how they feel about the climate crisis and what they would like to see from local leaders. This series is supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Early November day three
November 04, 2021 15:07 - 7 minutes - 8.23 MBHelen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue summarise the final day of the States' early November meeting, which saw more debate on discrimination legislation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COP26: How clean is Guernsey's energy?
November 04, 2021 06:44 - 13 minutes - 15.4 MBIn the next in our series of interviews tracking the issues being discussed at the UN climate change conference in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to Stuart Blondel — chief commercial officer at Guernsey Electricity — to find out about the Bailiwick's transition to clean energy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Early November day two
November 03, 2021 20:35 - 6 minutes - 7.5 MBHelen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up day two of the early November States meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COP26: 'Finance is king'
November 03, 2021 07:39 - 13 minutes - 15.9 MBWith mobilising finance one of the four key goals at the UN climate change conference in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to economist Dr Andy Sloan — founder of the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands — about the "outsized" role the Bailiwick can play in helping fund the climate fight. This series is supported by the International Sustainability Institute Channel Islands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Budget debate
November 02, 2021 18:28 - 8 minutes - 9.57 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up debate on the Budget. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
COP26: Guernsey and the climate crisis
November 02, 2021 11:15 - 10 minutes - 12.2 MBIn the first of a special 10-part podcast series running alongside the UN's climate change conference in Glasgow, Will Green speaks to Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez — president of the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure — to find out how Guernsey can make an impact on a global issue. Supported by the International Sustainability of the Channel Islands. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Budget preview
November 01, 2021 15:34 - 7 minutes - 8.38 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch look forward to the States' Budget debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dep Lyndon Trott & Richard Graham on free speech and the budget
October 30, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutes - 54.4 MBHelen Bowditch is joined by Deputy Lyndon Trott and former States member, now political sketch writer, Richard Graham to talk about free speech and next week's budget debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: October day three
October 15, 2021 17:02 - 7 minutes - 8.76 MBHelen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue summarise the final day of the States' October meeting, which included debate on Aurigny and fibre broadband. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: October day two
October 14, 2021 21:20 - 7 minutes - 8.5 MBHelen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up day two of the States' October debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: October day one
October 13, 2021 18:09 - 7 minutes - 8.8 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch summarise the key twists and turns from today's tax debate in six minutes, or so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: October preview
October 12, 2021 11:30 - 7 minutes - 8.89 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch preview the States' October meeting which will see debate continue on the tax green paper, alongside updates from Education and Environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
P&R president Peter Ferbrache on the first year of this States
October 11, 2021 12:26 - 26 minutes - 30 MBGuernsey Press editor James Falla sits down with the president of Policy & Resources, Deputy Peter Ferbrache, to reflect on the first year of this States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Election 2020: One year on
October 08, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 52.4 MBA year on from Guernsey's maiden island-wide election, Helen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue are joined by father of the house John Gollop and first-term deputy Tina Bury to reflect on how it shaped the Assembly and what's been achieved by this States in its first 12 months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Late September meeting day three
October 01, 2021 18:25 - 7 minutes - 8.19 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch recap Friday at the States, which saw a full day of debate on the tax review and the promise of more to come after the issue was deferred to later in the month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Late September meeting day two
September 30, 2021 17:20 - 10 minutes - 12.3 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up the second day of debate at the States' late September meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Late September meeting day one
September 29, 2021 17:41 - 7 minutes - 8.47 MBHelen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up the first day of debate in the late September meeting, where plenty of questions were asked but there was no mention of tax... yet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Late September meeting preview
September 28, 2021 13:59 - 7 minutes - 8.25 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch bring you a bite-sized lookahead to this week's States meeting, with tax — and GST — set to dominate debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Former States economist Dr Andy Sloan on the 'mirage' of a headroom for tax rises
September 22, 2021 13:28 - 18 minutes - 21.6 MBAhead of debate on P&R's tax review green paper, former States economist Dr Andy Sloan joins GP editor James Falla to elaborate on his open letter, published on 22 September, arguing that the belief that there is spare 'headroom' for tax rises is misplaced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: September meeting day three
September 10, 2021 19:16 - 7 minutes - 8.61 MBHelen Bowditch and Simon De La Rue round up day three of the States' September meeting, which saw Education's controversial secondary school model voted through. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: September meeting day two
September 09, 2021 17:22 - 7 minutes - 8.07 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up day two of the States' September meeting, another day dominated by education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: September meeting day one
September 08, 2021 17:37 - 7 minutes - 8.54 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch bring you a bite-sized summary of the first day of the States' September meeting, when debate resumed on the future of secondary education in the island. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: September meeting preview
September 07, 2021 14:21 - 6 minutes - 7.85 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch preview the States' September meeting, which will see debate continue on the future of secondary education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dep Mark Helyar on the tax review
August 25, 2021 11:21 - 44 minutes - 51.1 MBGuernsey Press editor James Falla sits down with Deputy Mark Helyar, treasury lead for the Policy & Resources Committee, for an extended interview ahead of next month's States debate on the island's tax review, when members will be asked to assess the possibility of introducing a GST or new income-based health tax. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Government Work Plan day three
July 23, 2021 16:28 - 6 minutes - 6.97 MBHelen Bowditch and Mark Ogier round up the third and final day of debate on the Government Work Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Government Work Plan day two
July 22, 2021 17:14 - 8 minutes - 9.4 MBHelen Bowditch and Mark Ogier bring you a summary of the second day of debate on the Government Work Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Government Work Plan day one
July 21, 2021 17:42 - 6 minutes - 7.1 MBHelen Bowditch and Mark Ogier round up the first day of debate on the Government Work Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: Government Work Plan preview
July 20, 2021 12:09 - 6 minutes - 6.95 MBHelen Bowditch and James Falla look ahead as States members prepare to dive straight back into the chamber this week to debate the Government Work Plan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: July meeting day three
July 16, 2021 20:25 - 7 minutes - 8.33 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up the third day of the States' July meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: July meeting day two
July 15, 2021 17:42 - 7 minutes - 8.97 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up day two of the States' July meeting as deputies approve abortion reform and begin to debate the future of secondary education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: July meeting day one
July 14, 2021 17:48 - 6 minutes - 7.37 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch round up debate on the first day of the States' July meeting, which saw votes taken on Deputy Chris Le Tissier and abortion legislation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Six-minute States: July meeting preview
July 13, 2021 06:00 - 8 minutes - 9.51 MBSimon De La Rue and Helen Bowditch try (and fail!) to preview July's packed agenda inside six minutes in the first of our new States audio summaries, which will be hitting this feed ahead of every meeting and at the end of each day of debate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dep Lindsay de Sausmarez & Diane de Garis on education, abortion, and misbehaving deputies
July 07, 2021 16:22 - 32 minutes - 37.8 MBHelen Bowditch is joined by Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez, president of the committee for the environment and infrastructure, and the vice-president of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, Diane de Garis, to get their thoughts on next week's contentious States agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kay Leslie & John Cook on the harbour development debate
June 19, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 34.6 MBWith States members locked in debate about the future of our harbours, Helen Bowditch is joined by the executive director of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, Kay Leslie, and local superyacht specialist John Cook to get their take on the plans for the development of Guernsey's ports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Andrea Dudley-Owen on Education's three-school policy letter
May 28, 2021 15:05 - 40 minutes - 46.3 MBEducation, Sport & Culture president Andrea Dudley-Owen joins host Helen Bowditch to discuss the policy letter, proposing a three-school secondary and post-16 model, which her committee has now submitted to the States. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dep Andrea Dudley-Owen on Education's three-school policy letter
May 28, 2021 15:05 - 40 minutes - 46.3 MBEducation, Sport & Culture president Andrea Dudley-Owen joins host Helen Bowditch to discuss the policy letter, proposing a three-school secondary and post-16 model, which her committee has now submitted to the States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Steve Falla & Zoe Lihou on harbours, douzaines, and Liberation Day celebrations
May 14, 2021 15:02 - 30 minutes - 35.4 MBOn the first edition of the Guernsey Press Politics Podcast, Helen Bowditch is joined by Deputy Steve Falla and St Peter Port constable Zoe Lihou to talk about ambitious proposals for the island's harbours, the evolution of the douzaines, and the future of Liberation Day celebrations. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dep Steve Falla & Zoe Lihou on harbours, douzaines, and Liberation Day celebrations
May 14, 2021 15:02 - 30 minutes - 35.4 MBOn the first edition of the Guernsey Press Politics Podcast, Helen Bowditch is joined by Deputy Steve Falla and St Peter Port constable Zoe Lihou to talk about ambitious proposals for the island's harbours, the evolution of the douzaines, and the future of Liberation Day celebrations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.