01/11/2016 Channel Islands News


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Multi-million pound consult`nts for Jersey's government -

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It is a big cost to the public and on some occasions could be `voided.

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Also in tonight's programme: From a ?15 million deficit

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to balancing the books - Guernsey's financial

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Millions of pounds could have been saved by Jersey's government

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if it had thought twice about hiring consultants.

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The auditor's report also stggests the States isn't getting value

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for money from experts and hsn't checking its home-grown taldnt

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Big projects - like the new police station, changes to passports

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and future hospital need expert help but it comes at a cost -

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3.9 million spent last year on consultants alone and I haven't

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seen evidence to suggest to enough research was done to see

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if the resources and skills already existed within the states.

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In the four years between 2011 and 2015 the States spent almost

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The Chief Minister's departlent spent ?1.6 million Health and Social

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The biggest spender was Infrastructure -

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10.5 million for projects including replacing the Bellozanne

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pounds of taxpayer's money, it's vital we get the project right

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so the time spent with thosd consultants who have the expertise

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is vital to deliver on time and on budget.

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But according to the Audit office, it's not all been money well spent.

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There isn't always the need to bring in a consultant.

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Many thousands of pounds will be spent on an inspector or consultants

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to look at an issue, it has already been

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discussed by the department, and the Department has the skill

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It suggested that millions of pounds could have been saved

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The Chief minister declined an interview and the BBC

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was told the states are not in the position to respond.

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Guernsey's States will return tomorrow to continue thrashhng out

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Today it emerged that, what seemed to be a bleak fhnancial

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outlook six months ago, is looking a lot healthier today.

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Our Political Reporter, Simon Fair-Clough has been

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A financial picture that's looking brighter now

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Initial fears that Guernsey could fall some ?15 million

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into the red have been provdd wrong, mainly thanks to increased

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property sales and cutbacks by Health and Social Care.

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All of that is contributing to a much improved position

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for 2016, and it could even be that we have a balance for 2016

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which, considering that we were looking at nearly 15 million in June

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The news put the States on a positive footing at thd start

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of the debate. Responsible, fair,

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The words used by Deputy Gavin St Pier to describe the 2017 btdget.

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And it looks as if Deputy St Piers largely going to get

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things his own way - with an amendment placed thhs

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morning to look at the posshbility of introducing motor tax narrowly

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defeated and another propos`l to introduce some form of t`x

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Attempts were made to fly the flag for pensioners,

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by keeping a higher personal tax allowance for the over 65's.

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The cost of living is higher for elderly islanders in Gudrnsey -

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They do spend more on heating, they do spend more on medic`l

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services, they do spend mord on house maintenance that they can no

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longer do themselves - and if we're not going to rdcognise

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that, then what sort of society are we becoming?

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It's hoped the 2017 budget will continue to keep Guernsey

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on the right financial path for the next year.

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Simon Fairclough, BBC Channel Islands News, Guernsey.

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Jersey's government has dechded against a new voting

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States Members felt that two systems, ranking candidates in order

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of preference on the ballot paper, would be just a bit too complicated.

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But as Lucy Bickerton reports, members of the public disagreed

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It would be much in sync and a better way of choosing

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people who would represent you in the States because at

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the moment I don't think thd states represent the people.

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The government may not think it's a good idea -

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but these people in St Helidr today wanted to see change.

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It might give a better picttre of how people want to vote `nd how

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the candidate they are going to vote for might stand a better ch`nce

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It allows you to vote for someone you wouldn't normally vote

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for because it would almost feel like a wasted vote.

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But what exactly was the government voting on?

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Alternative Voting and Single Transferable Voting see people

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rank their chosen candidates in order of preference.

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Some believe it's fairer - and could see different facds

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Crucially you would get less wasted votes, people would not havd to vote

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tactically and they would sde some of the people that the vote

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for getting elected and that would be a much more common

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phenomenon on, so you would have more enthusiasm for politics

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But, critics argue that AV `nd STV can be misunderstood by votdrs.

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But, despite much enthusiasl for change - when voters go

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to cast their vote in the ftture, they'll be choosing just thd one

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The President of Alderney has been re-elected

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Stuart Trought was the only name on the ballot

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Mr Trought, who has been Alderney's President since 2011

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will enter his third term in December.

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People with dementia have reported having less pain,

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more confidence and a gener`l sense of well-being after they johned

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The Splash Chat project combines therapy with conversation

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and it's been so successful, it's won a major award.

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These may be small strokes but this swimming group havd

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People living with dementia and their carers spend 30 mhnutes

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We've had feedback telling ts about how the group has bendfitted

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physical health so people h`ve reported walking better,

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reduced levels in pain, sleeping better, but overriding has

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been the mental health improvements there's been observed levels

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of increased happiness in pdople we have a lot of fun,

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but a sense of well being so people are getting put socialising.

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And that "living well" is pleasing the Jersey Alzheimer's Association.

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Once the 'Splash' is over, the group go for a 'chat' and this

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As a charity we're really campaigning for a dementia friendly

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community and what that means is a community that accepts

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and is inclusive for people with dementia so the fact that we're

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using two community areas Aquasplash and then The bar

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is a real true sense of that dementia friendly community.

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Diana and Craig have been coming since July,

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Craig's swimming has now improved and they are both

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We used to swim a lot and lhke most people you bring up your falily

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You come for the chat and the coffee afterwards.

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The coffee encourages you, doesn't it?

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And with the accolades heapdd upon this award-winning swilming

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group, hopefully more smiles will be created in future.

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Jersey's cricketers are currently in action over

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The World League Four tourn`ment is the joint-highest level

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at which Jersey have ever played, but they lost their opening

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In today's game they've bowled Italy out for 235 runs.

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Spinner Rhys Palmer took three wickets for the island side.

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Jersey lost captain Peter Gough early in the run-chase,

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but a short while ago had moved on to 60 for one from 15 ovdrs.

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Well, weather-wise, it's bedn surprisingly mild today.

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I actually went out without a coat earlier, which is bizarre

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Good evening. It is not oftdn when we see temperatures of 17, 08, 9

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degrees. It is cooler now as we move through the next few days. @ big

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change as we head towards the weekend. Tomorrow we'll start of

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cloudy but it gets brighter and will turn pleasant. This cloud whll

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arrive tomorrow morning. It is moving fairly steadily. Behhnd it,

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that low-pressure brings unsettled weather. We have this weathdr front

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arriving on Friday and it could bring some more persistent rain

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Then it moves into northern France and we end up with a run-off

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northerly winds into the wedkend ahead. Through this evening and

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overnight night, the cloud will eventually come in. There is the

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chance that cloud is thick dnough to produce light rain. Rain amounts are

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likely to be small. Temperatures around 11 Celsius. Tomorrow, that

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band of card will be slow to move but by mid-morning, it will be gone

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and the rest of the day is puite pleasant. The temperature is around

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12 Celsius. For all of us, feeling quite a bit colder. That cold air

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will seep into northern parts of Spain and Portugal and central

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France cools down with similar temperatures. The forecast `s we

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headed towards the end of the week, plenty of showers around on Friday.

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Early card with more persistent rain and blustery and called the weekend

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ahead. That is all from BBC Channel Islands Air Search. We will be back

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tomorrow at 6:30am. Goodbye. couple of days, frosty mornings

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before turning unsettled. Good You know what, in

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evening. the last few days, much more following the calendar. A warm

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