News, views and research

Autumn reminds us that change can be beautiful

Hello, As Summer gives way to Autumn and States business fully resumes, we’re following events with a keen eye, and we’ve been incredibly encouraged by most of what we’ve seen at this early stage. We are delighted that a Tax Review Sub Committee has been formed, in line with the recommendation we made in our manifesto. If you’ve read “Our Plan for Guernsey 2025-29 and Beyond”, you will know that we support a...
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Looking forward to the future

What a few weeks it has been! After seeing our 38 new States members officially sworn in, we now also have our new committees in place and, despite the official summer break, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that those committees have hit the ground running.
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The Future Guernsey 'Guide to voting'

Still deciding who to vote for? You're not the only one! 
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Our policies are built by islanders, for islanders

We went out into the community and asked people for their time and expertise - and they delivered. It's testament to the spirit of Guernsey that we were able to build our manifesto in this way and that we now have a cohesive, well-researched and deliverable set of policies which we truly believe can build a better future for Guernsey. 
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'Accountability' is the attribute islanders are most keen to see in their politicians

As we enter the final days before Guernsey’s 2025 election, the political movement Future Guernsey is releasing research showing the attributes islanders are most likely to prize in their politicians.
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OPINION - Our young people are Guernsey's most valuable asset

My earliest recollection of a local election stretches back to 2004, when I was a young journalist doorstepping politicians with a microphone and notebook in hand. In the intervening twenty years, I’ve watched from home and afar as the local narrative and news agenda changes - but certain topics never seem to go away. The shape of our government. Our system of taxation. Our capital investment programme. Our education system. These same subjects seem to...
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Creating policies to sustain future generations of islanders

Creating policies to sustain islanders is the founding reason behind Future Guernsey.
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Voters look to values, experience and policy when choosing preferred candidates

As the official manifesto booklet begins to hit doormats across the island, the political movement Future Guernsey is releasing research showing the factors which affect voting, with values (53%), track record in the States Assembly (52%), policies (51%), professional experience (51%) and track record in the community (51%) all coming out almost equal in importance.
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OPINION - Candidates must listen to our community

After a six-month campaign, with all said and done, we now have 27,316 people on the electoral roll.
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FOCUS on our six steps towards creating a fairer tax system

Many people would have you believe that future decisions regarding our system of taxation are simple – to GST or not to GST. That, many would say, is the question.
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