:00:06. > :00:08.Good evening and welcome to the BBC in the Channel Islands. Here are
:00:08. > :00:13.our top stories. Holding our public servants to
:00:13. > :00:18.account, or being unduly critical and sensationalist? Politicians hit
:00:18. > :00:28.out at Jersey's media. Plus big bang theory. Bomb-disposal
:00:28. > :00:29.
:00:29. > :00:31.training for Guernsey Police. And a man with a mission. We talk
:00:31. > :00:39.to one of the candidates for Jersey's next Chief Minister,
:00:39. > :00:49.Senator-elect Ian Gorst. I want to talk about my vision for the
:00:49. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :00:59.community. Did the media coverage of a report
:00:59. > :01:02.into spending on the historic abuse investigation gave an unfairly bad
:01:02. > :01:04.impression of Jersey's police. That is the conclusion of a group of
:01:04. > :01:07.politicians who have reviewed a report by accountants into money
:01:07. > :01:15.spent on the police investigation. They are now calling for greater
:01:15. > :01:20.political scrutiny of the local media. Amy Harris reports.
:01:20. > :01:25.Today's Jersey Evening Post carries a front page story where the health
:01:25. > :01:31.department is criticised. Government criticism is not unusual,
:01:31. > :01:35.here and across TV and radio stations. One group of politicians
:01:35. > :01:41.says the criticism was harsh and picked up on the wrong things when
:01:41. > :01:44.a report into the money spent on a report into the money spent on
:01:44. > :01:48.the historic abuse inquiry came out. They are talking about headlines
:01:48. > :01:49.like this. They were picked up by like this. They were picked up by
:01:49. > :01:57.like this. They were picked up by broadcasting stations. They say it
:01:57. > :02:02.is unfair. They talk about Hollywood lifestyles. They say the
:02:02. > :02:09.money was wasted and that was not true it was mostly well spent.
:02:09. > :02:15.Deputy Pitman and his panel feel they should call editors to account,
:02:15. > :02:22.like the select committee in the UK, questioning James Murdoch. But the
:02:22. > :02:28.former chairman of scrutiny says that just he does not need that.
:02:28. > :02:32.lead a working party. We find that the professional media are
:02:32. > :02:37.professional. Just because you have the ability to put words together
:02:37. > :02:43.on a website does not make you a journalist. There is no
:02:43. > :02:47.accountability with that sort of reporting. Public servants expect a
:02:47. > :02:52.certain amount of scrutiny when they do something well and when
:02:52. > :02:55.they handle something badly. Whether journalists should be under
:02:55. > :02:57.the same scrutiny remains controversial.
:02:57. > :03:02.The latest weapon in the battle against speeding motorists has
:03:02. > :03:04.already clocked three Jersey drivers going in excess of 100mph.
:03:04. > :03:10.Behind the smiley face speed recorder on Victoria Avenue are
:03:11. > :03:19.some shocking results. Now campaigners are calling for
:03:19. > :03:24.stricter measures to curb the law breakers.
:03:24. > :03:34.Behind the smiley face is a brain that can Lake's data on our driving
:03:34. > :03:38.speeds. It does not issue fines. It collects data. So the police can
:03:38. > :03:43.allocate officers to do speed detection at peak times when there
:03:43. > :03:51.is the greatest problem. It is a valuable device. The information
:03:51. > :03:59.can be analysed. I download the data from this device. We can see
:03:59. > :04:06.some quick figures. There is a 94 miles per hour. 16 minutes past
:04:06. > :04:13.4:00pm. That was on a Sunday. sign went up on Victoria Avenue
:04:13. > :04:21.last month. In its first four days it recorded 70% of motorists
:04:21. > :04:28.driving above the 40 mark our speed limit. Almost 100 cars above 60 and
:04:28. > :04:34.12 for a buyer of 80. Three drivers went past 100 miles per hour. The
:04:34. > :04:39.initial results came as a shock. Later recordings showed improvement.
:04:39. > :04:44.Does it mean these devices are curbing speed? In it seems from the
:04:44. > :04:49.figures that at certain times of the day, they were an issue. The
:04:50. > :04:53.police will take that up and encourage people to slow down.
:04:53. > :04:59.There are plans to target offences such as speeding and skipping red
:04:59. > :05:03.lights. There is talk of installing cameras into traffic lights and of
:05:03. > :05:10.more police patrols with speed handguns. It is thought if this
:05:10. > :05:14.does not change behaviour, fining people well. -- will.
:05:14. > :05:17.If you have been out on Guernsey beaches over the last few weeks and
:05:17. > :05:19.heard some loud bangs, don't worry, there is a perfectly safe
:05:19. > :05:27.explanation. Police have been carrying out controlled explosions
:05:27. > :05:37.as part of their bomb-disposal training.
:05:37. > :05:42.
:05:42. > :05:46.Prepare to flare! Stand by! Firing! It is a shock for walkers, but at
:05:46. > :05:53.Fort Le Marchant, very brave men have been learning skills necessary
:05:53. > :05:57.to defuse bombs and unexploded ordnance. New recruits were trained
:05:58. > :06:02.by UK instructors in the nerve- racking part of bomb-disposal.
:06:02. > :06:09.is a thrill every time. I probably should not say that, but it is
:06:09. > :06:14.brilliant. There is a lot of theory and hard work. But when you do it,
:06:14. > :06:19.you put a smile on your face. You are putting your life on the line
:06:19. > :06:24.and it is a very dangerous operation, but, with the training
:06:24. > :06:29.we have had, I am happy I know what I am doing. So some would question
:06:29. > :06:34.the need for the team in a safe place like Guernsey. But history
:06:34. > :06:41.has a big part to play. We have a lot of munitions from the Second
:06:41. > :06:47.World War still being found. We have had 26 call-outs this year. We
:06:47. > :06:57.are still required, I am afraid. New recruits have the skills they
:06:57. > :07:01.
:07:01. > :07:07.need to tackle this problem. New States members will choose a on
:07:07. > :07:12.Monday, Jersey will choose a new Chief Minister. There are two men
:07:12. > :07:17.vying for the job, Sir Philip Bailhache and Ian Gorst. We will
:07:17. > :07:23.hear from both, but first, Ian Gorst.
:07:24. > :07:29.Can I ask you why you have stood for this? During the election I
:07:29. > :07:34.said if I was successful, I would consider. I was humbled by the
:07:34. > :07:41.amount of support I received. Members have come up and asked me
:07:41. > :07:44.to put my name forward. I believe I have something unique. I want to
:07:44. > :07:52.talk about my vision for the community. That is why I am
:07:52. > :07:57.standing. What do you feel you have to offer? It is a vision of an
:07:58. > :08:02.inclusive society. I have a young daughter. I want to see the
:08:02. > :08:07.foundations of a society she will be proud of. I want to see
:08:07. > :08:12.education for everyone, not just the bows of academic ability.
:08:12. > :08:17.Somewhere people can afford a home and where they have good health
:08:17. > :08:22.care. Where they know they it is appropriate provision. It is good
:08:23. > :08:32.to say that but we are in difficult times. Are you up to those
:08:33. > :08:33.
:08:33. > :08:39.challenges? I have already started in the work I have been doing in
:08:39. > :08:42.social security in the past three years. We put in a new scheme for
:08:42. > :08:47.elderly can and protected the pension. We have been getting
:08:47. > :08:53.people back to work. We have the challenge of the Treasury in UK
:08:53. > :08:59.saying they will remove low-value consignment relief. It is
:08:59. > :09:04.fundamental we build on the basis I have put in place. I have been
:09:04. > :09:11.unifying in the assembly. I have got a legislation through Yunnan as
:09:11. > :09:15.Ms Lee, -- unanimously, which is unheard of. Do you have enough
:09:15. > :09:24.experience of ministerial government? I have been an minister
:09:24. > :09:29.for three years. I have served as an assistant minister of. --
:09:29. > :09:36.minister. I do have experience. Both of the candidates have had a
:09:36. > :09:41.new mandate. That is as it should be. I believe I am offering the
:09:41. > :09:47.community the prime of my life. It is that I am standing on. I am
:09:47. > :09:50.relatively young. I have never let my age interfere with what I can
:09:51. > :09:55.offer the community. If I am successful, I will continue to
:09:55. > :09:59.offer myself in service in what at offer myself in service in what at
:09:59. > :10:03.the way I can. It is time for the weather.
:10:03. > :10:08.We have some rain returning to the Channel Islands later tomorrow.
:10:08. > :10:12.Maybe we will get away with brighter weather in the morning. As
:10:12. > :10:20.we move into the weekend, we promised drier weather and perhaps
:10:20. > :10:24.the chance to see the sunshine. This will move steadily closer
:10:24. > :10:31.overnight tonight. It is moving into western parts of the Channel
:10:31. > :10:35.Islands. By the time we get into Saturday, the weather front will
:10:35. > :10:42.still be around, but it will be weak. Light showers in the morning,
:10:42. > :10:49.and then it will get better. Tonight, some dry weather around.
:10:49. > :10:53.We hold on to a fair cover of cloud. Winds will be moderate,
:10:53. > :11:01.occasionally fresh. There will be some bright weather briefly in the
:11:01. > :11:06.morning before the rain sets in. It will be windy with winds from the
:11:06. > :11:16.south-east. 15 degrees is the top temperature. And for coastal
:11:16. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :11:34.waters... And the times of high water... There will be not much
:11:34. > :11:39.surfing with south-east winds. The sea temperature is around 14