11/11/2011 BBC Channel Islands News


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Good evening. Our main stories tonight. Unaffordable pensions and

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overpaid civil servants. Jersey's finances under scrutiny. We

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remember at the little known sacrifices made by men and women in

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Alderney after the occupation. He has been the deputy and the bailiff.

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Now Sir Philip Bailhache wants to be the chief minister.

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Jersey is living beyond its means and is not as cash rich as people

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think. That is the blunt conclusion of one I've going politician. In

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his final report, Ben Shenton says we are simply spending too much. It

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is not every day Jersey's finances are likened to our horror movie,

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but that is what has happened. Is there really less in the government

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wallet than we thought? The answer is yes if you read the report from

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the Public Accounts Committee, it says the current pension scheme is

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not fit for purpose. It says contributions should be

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significantly increased to clear a large deficit. It also says civil

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servants are paid more here than in It says that the long-term

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consequences could be dire. We need to get to grips with these issues,

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and it is not going to be popular, we need the support of other

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politicians, civil servants, and unions. What is the truth? This man

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should know the answer. Public finances are not in a bad position.

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They are the strongest in the world. We do not have a credit rating

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because we do not have any debt. We certainly do not have any magnitude

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like is said in the report. It is not a yawning black hole.

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Reassuring words. This report is Ben Shenton's last as a politician.

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It may leave some of the newer members more scared than others

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over how much is in the state purse. Blue Islands is selling its fleet

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of Trislanders. The older planes will make way for larger aircraft.

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It is because the airline says that is what customers want. The move

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affects four pilots, but it is thought they will be found

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alternative roles. Senior politicians are held private tot

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with internet shopping businesses in Jersey today to discuss the

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response to the UK decision to close the VAT loophole. 1,700 jobs

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across Kersey at -- Jersey and Guernsey could be at risk. A

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ministerial task force has been set up to deal with the issue. They are

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also considering a legal challenge. As far as we are concerned, what

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has been announced is discriminatory against the Channel

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Islands. We feel it is unreasonable and unfair. We will defend local

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businesses and local jobs. There is a fresh drive for trainer teachers

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in Guernsey. They will be partnering with a Brighton

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University. They will look for local graduates who want to train

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in schools and on the island. It will be primary or secondary level.

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The teaching will be free. always look to a point locally

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qualified teachers. This is an opportunity for people who might be

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looking for a change in career, who have found for her family

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circumstances they must not be able to leave the island. This gives

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local people the opportunity to train on the island. Today was the

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11th day of the 11th month of 2011. At 11am, islanders paused for two

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minutes to mark Armistice Day. Soldiers past and present,

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politicians and islanders joined in silence to remember the men and

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women who have lost their lives in conflict. This year was

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particularly poignant in Alderney. This morning, just before 11am, a

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small group of people gathered beside the grave of Sapper Onions

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to mark Armistice Day. Sapper Onions died clearing mines

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following the German occupation of the Channel Islands. At his

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graveside was a woman who served in the second world war. No one else

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ever when you are the poor fellow. He was only a youngster. Ever since

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I have been here, we have always pick a little poppy on his

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gravestone. St Anne's Church will be packed for the Remembrance Day

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service. The place will be very busy. There is a lot of army people,

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Voluntary Services, hundreds of ordinary folk. They will remember a

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substantial portion of the island gave their lives in the war. Since

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the end of the second world war, Britain has been involved in 18

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military campaigns around the world. One man who was just doing his job

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in the Falklands was Tony Flower. These people have given the

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ultimate sacrifice. The young people are going out there

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voluntarily, laying their lives on the line. It is extremely important

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we remember that, not just for those who come back but those who

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do not come back. Next tonight, on Monday, Jersey

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Stakes elect a new chief minister. There is just two candidates. Last

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night we heard from the senator- elect. Now let us hear why Sir

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Philip Bailhache is after the job. Why have you decided to go for the

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role? There are some reasons. I stood for election as a senator

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because I wanted to achieve some constitutional reform. In the way

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the state operates and the way the state is composed. I have decided

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the best way to achieve that change is to work through the Council of

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Ministers and the committees. I would like to beat working at the

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head of that. Hope you wish to change the... What else do you feel

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you have to offer? The island faces a number of significant threats

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from the outside. I have considerable experience of dealing

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with the machine in Whitehall, the international community, and I

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think that would be helpful for a chief minister to have. There are

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difficult times ahead. Do you feel you can take on those challenges?

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would like to be able to rely upon a number of other skills within the

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Civil Service, and from ministers. The chief minister, after all,

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merely co-ordinates the activities of his ministers. I feel confident

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I could do that. You have only just been elected as a senator. You have

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been deputy and bailiff. You feel you have enough experience? I do

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know how the system works, because I was involved and it held the

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office or bailiff. I understand the legislation and know how the system

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works. I do not think that is a particular disadvantage. The last

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two chief ministers have left after taking the role. The you plan along

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political career? I am getting on a bed so I do not suspect it will be

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long. I do not know. I am certainly willing to remain in political

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office for as long as I feel I can do it. Thank you very much. That

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was Sir Philip Bailhache. Join us on Monday for the swearing-in. Now

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on Monday for the swearing-in. Now the weather forecast. We have some

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rain tonight. Some of that will be quite widespread and persistent. It

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does move away, and but the time -- by the time we get to the weekend

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it will be mainly dry and mild. One weather front moving of grass

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becomes very slow-moving. It will move northwards after midday. It

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will brighten up into the afternoon. By Sunday, press, a sudden wind. --

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brisk southern wind. There is the picture in more detail. Lighter

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patchy rain becoming more persistent before fizzling out

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towards the morning. Some drizzly showers tomorrow morning. It will

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improve to give a sunny spells in the afternoon. We should see

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temperatures of 15 degrees. Onto the forecast for the coastal waters.

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Early showers and fog will clear. Times of high water now... Not a

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great deal of surf, with south-east wind up to one to two feet. The

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forecast for Sunday is dry. The temperatures are still mild for the

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time of year. Not much changed as we move into next week. Each day

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