I am standing for Deputy of St Helier Central because I have lived and worked in Jersey for long enough to know what is wonderful, and elsewhere for long enough to know what needs to change. I am offering to use my 30 years of relevant skills, experience and education to enhance the strengths and help to fix what doesn’t work. That needs to be done by working well with others, and I combine leadership experience with hands-on teamwork in everything I do.
As a senior academic who has run successful higher education institutions in Jersey, London and internationally, I have built motivated and effective teams from scratch, been brought in to solve problems by joining established teams, and taught thousands of people how to do the same.I am qualified and experienced in many fields: law, politics, good governance, research, leadership, mediation, negotiation, representation and stakeholder engagement. I have contributed to the work of the Policy Centre Jersey, chaired the Jersey Law Commission, adjudicated for the media regulator IMPRESS, and held many charity leadership roles in Jersey and the UK. It’s clear that government and the third sector need better partnership, long term planning, and clarity.
As a trade union leader, negotiator, and representative I have succeeded in fraught battles, softened entrenched positions to achieve shared goals, and represented many people fighting for their basic needs or livelihood.All of those are valuable in politics.
I advise governments large and small about creating laws which work and fixing those which are broken, leading positive change which lasts, and scaling up success. I’m passionate about Jersey’s needs and future.
We need a skills audit, so that we know what Jersey’s strengths and opportunities are, and can grow and retain talent. We need to work with key stakeholders from the beginning of a policy or plan, and listen to them. We need to make policies and laws properly the first time, on the basis of evidence, and with consideration of the impact they will have on individuals, businesses, charities and the economy. We need to support people at critical life stages.
But the current system doesn’t work as a team. We need more candidates making the same promises if we are to actually deliver upon them.
That’s why I am also supporting Value Jersey’s Priorities:
- More cheaper choices: like cheaper supermarkets, cheaper taxis, and cheaper loans
- Cutting government waste
- Rebooting local economy
Your choice is simple at this election. You can have more of the same or you can vote for change. This is your chance to put in a new team of independents who will work together to make Jersey more affordable.
Names of Proposers and Seconders
- Michael Finbarr O’Leary
- Lesley Booth
- Stephen Howard Booth
- Geoffrey Francois Bourke
- Evija Judjallo
- Mark Cummins
- Ashley Stuchfield
- Joseph Dickinson
- Harry Le Breton
- Wadzani Lesley Katsande Gwatidzo