In 2005 Jersey’s government approved a ‘Cultural Strategy’ document. This paper traces how the Cultural Strategy document was developed and offers an analysis of what its contents mean for Jersey’s cultural identity and cultural organisations. The author looks at the...
Legislation for a pandemic in Guernsey
At the time of writing, the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Guernsey has dropped to zero, and it has been well over a hundred days since a new active case. That may well have changed by the time this is published; nevertheless, it seems an apposite time to take...
Jersey’s political system
Jersey is a British Crown Dependency, fully responsible for its own internal affairs and with considerable responsibility for external relations. It is a parliamentary democracy with a single chamber Parliament, the States Assembly, and a Government comprising a...
Jersey’s constitution
Jersey is not a sovereign state, wholly responsible for its own affairs. Rather, it is a British Crown Dependency, with the British Government able to exercise powers over the Island. In practice, Jersey is responsible for its own internal affairs and also for...
How did we end up here? A qualitative exploration of the experiences of homeless men and women on a small but affluent island
Being homeless is stressful and often challenging. A number of negative life events have seen an increase in the homeless population in the UK and other parts of the world. Jersey is no exception, and yet homelessness is often hidden on the island, with little known...
Jersey’s 2022 general election
Jersey is a British Crown Dependency, with full internal self-government. The basic features of its political system are very long established. The Island’s 12 parishes have existed in their present form for nearly 1,000 years and have been the basis of the political...