Between 11-15 May Vote.Je will deliver Manifesto booklets to all residential addresses in Jersey. These are 450 word summaries of each candidates offer to our Island. This is the material I submitted. To find out more please go to bernardplace2026.com I am standing as an independent candidate because Jersey needs practical reform -focused on delivery. I bring 40 years of…
In recent months I have found myself returning to the same conversation. When I discuss my decision to stand as a Senatorial Candidate, the response is often supportive, but it is also remarkably consistent. Surely Senators are meant to be sitting Deputies? Or: Isn’t that really the route to becoming a Minister? These comments are rarely ill-intentioned. They are usually…
A fairer social housing model that reflects ability to pay, reduces pressure on working households and builds. Housing is where economic policy becomes personal. It shapes: • whether people can afford to live here • whether families can plan for the future • whether businesses can recruit and retain staff In Jersey, Andium Homes plays a vital role in providing…
Slow spending growth now. Restore it to a sustainable level over time. Protect essential services. Jersey is not short of money. But we are increasingly short of control. Year after year, spending rises faster than confidence. Islanders see it in waiting times, in housing pressures, and in the steady sense that the system is becoming harder to steer. The question…
A public purpose bank to support housing, business, and infrastructure innovation Jersey is not short of capital. Through our finance industry, we manage and deploy capital across the world. It is a major source of employment, expertise, and tax revenue – and a cornerstone of our economic success. But there is a question we need to ask: How much of…
Procurement reform and stronger local supply chains to create jobs, grow our economy and island. Jersey is a successful economy. That success has not happened by accident. Our finance industry has played a central role – generating a significant share of employment, tax revenue, and global connectivity for the island. It is one of Jersey’s great strengths. But strength in…
A Manifesto that is a Practical Programme for Jersey This post gives an overview of the elements included in my manifesto. Please read this either as a standalone piece or as an introduction to the more detailed ideas set out in the manifesto. I hope you agree that the ideas set out here describe a sensible, positive and achievable way…
Better prevention, joined-up services and innovative financial solutions so people can live healthier, independent lives for longer. Jersey is getting older. That is not a problem to be solved. It is a gift and a success to be built on. We are living longer, healthier lives than previous generations. The question is not whether this continues – it will. The…
A significant reduction over five years through natural turnover, role redesign, redeployment and digitisation. In a small island, the public service is not an abstraction. It is people. It is the nurse on a late shift. The teacher in a crowded classroom. The social worker managing risk across multiple families. When the system works, Islanders feel it immediately. When it…
Work with private providers, charities and communities to deliver better care, closer to home, for longer. Jersey does not have a shortage of goodwill in its care system. Across the island, GPs, hospital teams, care providers, and charities are working hard – often under sustained pressure – to meet rising demand. And yet, despite that effort, the system feels increasingly…