REBUILDING TRUST IN THE STATES

Trust between the States and the islanders it serves has broken down. Without trust, government cannot deliver. The States needs to earn it back. I will therefore support:

1. Enacting a freedom of information law. Giving islanders a right to know what our government does and how it spends our money.

2. Visually broadcasting and livestreaming States debates to improve transparency, incentivise better conduct, and open up the democratic process to a new audience.

3. Implementing a five-term limit for deputies. The role of deputy should be a calling, not a career. Term limits would create a focused, fresher and more effective States.

4. Reconnecting deputies with the community - Island-wide voting has its pros, but it has made deputies feel distant. That needs to change. If elected, I will take part in and schedule regular surgeries and town hall events to better communicate, be held accountable and help build community trust.

5. Establish a public service ombudsman. To ensure transparent, ethical and legal government practices.

6. Explore use of blockchain technology. To provide greater transparency and enable 'crowd sourced' scrutiny of States expenditure.