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| Political Campaigner, Nick Le Cornu |
St Helier No.1 By-Election
Social reform campaigner to stand
for Deputy
Havre des
Pas resident, Nick Le Cornu, is to stand for election for Deputy in St Helier
No 1 district.
Mr Le Cornu
is a qualified English Solicitor, has practiced commercial law and litigation
in the City of London. He now specialises in employment law and is currently
assisting Union members with employment issues.
He is also
the Secretary of the Jersey Human Rights Group, which campaigns for greater equality
and anti-discrimination measures.
‘Social and
Political reforms are now urgent,’ says Mr Le Cornu.
‘In recent
years, we have seen a decline in the standard of living of ordinary islanders
as the tax burden has shifted from corporations to personal taxation. We need
to elect States Members who want to change this.’
‘My
priorities will be:
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To
improve the quality and affordability of private and social rented
accommodation.
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To
implement statutory maternity and paternity leave.
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To
oppose any suggestion of an increase in GST.
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The
fight for a true ‘living wage’.
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End
the overuse of zero-hour contracts.
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Investing
in Fort Regent, with improved access from Snow Hill – this is vital.
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Managing
population growth.
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Fair
representation for St Helier.’
Mr Le Cornu was also active in the Option A campaign, the option which St Helier
backed2:1 against 'option B' - which would have left St Helier greatly under-represented.
"To improve the quality and affordability of private and social rented accommodation"
ReplyDeleteHow do you intend to achieve this?
The karters are trying to steal Ronez Point again - see JEP p13 23-1-14.
ReplyDeleteNot all that long ago there was public protest about the kart club trying to seize public land for their own use, extinguishing a much loved and widely used main road with the best views on the north coast. After a meeting in St. John's parish hall, it appeared that the club had got the message and withdrawn their takeover attempt.
All of a sudden out of nowhere we now read in the JEP of an attempted fait accompli, a headline "Karters on track for a home of their own" - as the Royal Court is set to decide the matter on 25th February! This is being railroaded through by Asst Treasury Minister Eddie Noel, supported by Senator Sarah Fergusson who asked a question about this in the States. If it wasn't for her question and the JEP report, the public wouldn't even know about this attempt to steal our land! St. John Constable Phil Rondel seems quite happy to allow this if his parishioners agree, but it appears that the rest of us islanders cannot have any say in the matter! The road will be officially extinguished and we will lose the right to enjoy the magnificent views from the fine vantage point, unless the people act now to save Ronez Point before it's too late!
Will somebody PLEASE protect our public land from these selfish landgrabbers?
‘In recent years, we have seen a decline in the standard of living of ordinary islanders as the tax burden has shifted from corporations to personal taxation.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with this.I believe 0/10 is killing this island while big business and finance wins.Ever since the introduction of 0/10 immigration has exploded,the reason,in my view,is because the tax burden has been put onto the employee so the States are deliberately turning a blind eye to over population as employees are the only people paying any tax,whilst companies don't.If we introduced a companies tax we wouldn't have to rely on immigrants to pay tax that companies don't.The argument that if we taxed them they would go somewhere else is probably untrue.Where would they go to get a better deal?Even if some left we would be better off with the tax paid by the remaining companies.This island is being totally abused by corporations.We need to rebalance the tax take urgently,because it is to blame for overpopulation and declining living standards of 80% of the island.
Good luck, Nick.
ReplyDeleteWhy are you linking up the blog of Trevor Pitman as he has obviously gone insane?
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