tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556145924493162530.post2557268870221372674..comments2023-08-21T13:38:05.182+01:00Comments on District No.1, St Helier: Putting the wheels back on Option B. Why the party of government is suddenly so desperate for Reform Nick Le Cornuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983215673635966459noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556145924493162530.post-24571804225768643012013-08-01T15:32:02.002+01:002013-08-01T15:32:02.002+01:00Well spotted. The matters arising deserve separate...Well spotted. The matters arising deserve separate comment so I have a new blog on the issues.Nick Le Cornuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983215673635966459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556145924493162530.post-52807609662535837902013-08-01T07:41:07.545+01:002013-08-01T07:41:07.545+01:00It might not be on his blog - but he threw it in o...It might not be on his blog - but he threw it in on his radio interview. <br /><br />Listen again to BBC Jersey breakfast show, about 0710 31 July. He was emphatic that there could not be a single election term of 4 years, a single election date, and senatorial elections - claimed it was dangerous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556145924493162530.post-43963418935138236042013-07-31T09:40:56.167+01:002013-07-31T09:40:56.167+01:00Senator Ozouf's blog is a little confusing as ...Senator Ozouf's blog is a little confusing as to what precisely he is proposing. We will have to wait for the Proposition to be published on the States website to see the details and most importantly the logic it follows.<br /><br />Option B does not envisage the retention of Senators, so I am confused how they have been thrown back into the pot for recasting, if that is the case.<br /><br />Will it all boil down to horse trading? Of course the "B Specials" just want to get Option B through by cajoling, threats or bribes - indeed anything that gets them a majority in the House. <br /><br />Significantly, Senator Ozouf did not speak in the main debate – he had done the maths and realised Option B did not have sufficient votes to pass and was going to fail. He spoke later in the day to stress that reform had to continue. By this he meant that the configuration of the elections in 2014, if left unaltered, would result in a situation unfavorable to the party of government and the reelection of its supporters. The single election day, a vital component of any democratic electoral system, is posing a threat to those that prefer carefully engineered outcomes. Elections for them are occasions when the electorate endorses the government; not the electorate structuring government by choosing policies and parties.<br /><br />What exactly do States Members want and what are their fundamental principles? So many did not speak in the States debate it is hard to ascertain. Generally they have been very reticent to make public their opinions.<br />Nick Le Cornuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983215673635966459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556145924493162530.post-67765864064149957112013-07-31T07:01:55.543+01:002013-07-31T07:01:55.543+01:00You did hear that the other really toxic part of t...You did hear that the other really toxic part of the proposal is to hold a separate election for six Senators to address the question of island-wide mandate?<br /><br />Bang goes the general election...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com