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Post by johnloony on Oct 9, 2020 10:04:54 GMT
Yesterday I spent an hour or so browsing through the candidates' statements and I watched perhaps about 15 or 20 of their 3-minute videos. The videos were particularly useful in judging what they were like as people - whether they were articulate, logical, intelligent, whether they could analyse and synthesise information well, or whether they were just rambling. One or two were up themselves and talked about their own career and CV, but without ever getting to the issues on the island.
Now I regret that I didn't look more systematically at all their videos, and didn't work out in a more detailed way how I would have voted. No doubt I would have done if I were living in Guernsey and voting in real life.
I wonder how much, or to what extent, they considered using STV - either at large, or with smaller constituencies?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2020 11:15:53 GMT
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Post by Chris from Brum on Oct 9, 2020 12:05:19 GMT
Yesterday I spent an hour or so browsing through the candidates' statements and I watched perhaps about 15 or 20 of their 3-minute videos. The videos were particularly useful in judging what they were like as people - whether they were articulate, logical, intelligent, whether they could analyse and synthesise information well, or whether they were just rambling. One or two were up themselves and talked about their own career and CV, but without ever getting to the issues on the island. Now I regret that I didn't look more systematically at all their videos, and didn't work out in a more detailed way how I would have voted. No doubt I would have done if I were living in Guernsey and voting in real life. I wonder how much, or to what extent, they considered using STV - either at large, or with smaller constituencies? The obvious electoral units would be the parishes, perhaps grouped in the case of the smaller ones (by population). For example you might group Torteval with St Pierre-du-Bois and St Saviour to form a SW Parishes unit, and Forest with St Martin and St Andrew to make up SE Parishes. The remainder are large enough to stand alone.
Sticking with 38 deputies, that would result in SW Parishes 4, SE Parishes 6, Castel 5, St Sampson 5, Vale 6, St Peter Port 12. Maybe consider dividing St Peter Port into 2 6-member units, then all are sizes that would work well using STV.
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Post by neilm on Oct 9, 2020 19:03:14 GMT
Who was the Policy and Resources member who lost their seat? And does anyone know why?
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Post by Foggy on Oct 9, 2020 19:57:22 GMT
Does her middle name indicate some sort of exotic origin, or should that perhaps read 'Sandra James MBE'? |
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Post by johnloony on Oct 9, 2020 22:11:21 GMT
Does her middle name indicate some sort of exotic origin, or should that perhaps read 'Sandra James MBE'? Yes that's me being lazy with copy and paste rather than some kind of bantu South African name! Its Sandra James MBE The only BME candidate was Josh Macksoni, who came 49th. |
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Post by neilm on Oct 17, 2020 13:58:59 GMT
Does everyone get to be on a committee?
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jun 27, 2023 21:44:52 GMT
Ferbrache is still in charge, but the current administration (as it is) is taking a pasting on education in particular. He was even in the Guernsey Press last week asking the public to suggest ideas for saving money.
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Post by Adam in Stroud on Jun 27, 2023 23:21:50 GMT
Ferbrache is still in charge, but the current administration (as it is) is taking a pasting on education in particular. He was even in the Guernsey Press last week asking the public to suggest ideas for saving money. Put it in an offshore tax haven? |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on Jun 28, 2023 18:16:48 GMT
Ferbrache is still in charge, but the current administration (as it is) is taking a pasting on education in particular. He was even in the Guernsey Press last week asking the public to suggest ideas for saving money. Put it in an offshore tax haven? Funnily enough, the big debate there at the moment is whether to introduce a Good and Sales Tax. |
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Post by Devil Wincarnate on May 22, 2024 7:03:55 GMT
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