2026 Manifesto: Policy Summary

(Note, this summary has been produced by AI, using my full manifesto as the source. For more detail, please see the full manifesto.)

Consider a time-limited 1% cut in social security contributions — but only if the actuarial review confirms a sufficient surplus. Unlike an income tax cut, this targets relief at low and middle incomes, not the wealthy.
Expand Andium’s home-building programme for social rent and shared equity.
Mandate high proportions of affordable homes in new developments, especially on government land.
Remove mortgage interest tax relief for buy-to-let landlords to level the playing field for first-time buyers.
Bring genuinely empty properties back into use through incentives, and penalties if necessary.
Continue shared equity schemes like First Step and develop new routes to home ownership.

A rigorous, analytically-grounded programme to root out waste and redundancy — not arbitrary headcount targets.
Fiscal discipline: government spending should not grow ahead of the economy (with a short-term exception for genuine economic shocks).
Resist increases to government debt; rebuild the Strategic Reserve and Stabilisation Fund.
Ensure that income taxes and social security rates do not rise for middle Jersey.
Rationalise arms-length organisations: reduce duplication, co-locate, clarify goals.
Return to multi-year budgets for better planning and control.
Simplify government processes to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden on business.
Adopt a Wellbeing Framework so success is measured beyond GDP.
Examine making personal taxation more progressive without undermining competitiveness.
Explore a targeted, carefully designed expansion of the corporate tax base.

Maintain robust protections for the coast, countryside, and sensitive habitats.
Embed biodiversity net gain and urban greening — including pocket parks — in the next Island Plan.
Strengthen marine protection, including safeguarding maerl beds and ecologically sensitive habitats.
Implement the scientific advisory panel’s findings on PFAS, with a realistic transition timeline.
Introduce a levy to capture planning gain when land is rezoned, before any further rezoning occurs.
Continue Jersey’s decarbonisation pathway — for resilience, lower bills, and better air quality.

Support and strengthen the financial services sector — the engine of the economy.
Pursue the growing opportunity in sustainable and green finance.
Continue developing offshore wind, subject to a viable export market and private funding, with a proportion of tax revenue used to subsidise electricity bills.
Expand and diversify local food production.
Drive digital and AI adoption through a joint government-business task force.
Make it easier to do business; develop a dedicated AI strategy for business and government.
Develop the Island of Longevity project as an economic and social asset.
Develop sustainable tourism based on quality, heritage, and natural assets — not volume.
Support the creative economy, including through the Better Business support package.

Protect the Capital Investment Fund as the ring-fenced vehicle for long-term infrastructure investment.
Back Fort Regent’s redevelopment with proper cost control and community involvement.
Invest in critical assets, especially liquid waste — essential to unlock new housing. Open to a liquid waste charge, subject to fair design and public consultation.
Deliver a serious programme of cycling and pedestrian infrastructure improvements, especially safe routes to schools.
Dramatically improve recycling rates, including food waste recycling, to extend the life of the Energy from Waste plant.

Develop the Island of Longevity project to keep older people healthy, active, and economically contributing.
Create a dedicated tax-linked savings incentive to help young Islanders save for a home deposit.
Make it easier for young people who have left Jersey to return, through housing, tax incentives, and diaspora engagement.
Support flexible and phased retirement to keep older workers active longer.
Improve mental health provision for young people — current services are inadequate.
Introduce participatory budgeting so young people have a genuine say in decisions that affect them.

Review post-16 education pathways to reflect the demands of the modern economy.
Modernise Highlands College, most probably through relocation to a town site.
Address falling primary school rolls carefully, reinvesting savings before making cuts.
Significantly improve SEND provision — demand is growing and current provision falls short.
Continue investment in supported childcare to enable workforce participation and give every child the best start in life.
Set an ambition to significantly outperform — not just slightly exceed — UK educational outcomes.

Continue increasing the minimum wage towards the living wage, with transitional business support.
Establish a secondary pension (“Jersey Pension Saver”).
Manage immigration to fill genuine labour gaps and maintain the working age population — but not grow the population faster than infrastructure can support.
Cap new High Value Resident admissions at around 15 per year; raise the minimum tax contribution, index it to inflation, and make charitable giving a binding obligation rather than voluntary.
Build deeper government-business-third sector partnerships on the Bristol One City model.
Establish a fully independent Public Services Ombudsman.
Recommit to the Putting Children First agenda from the Jersey Care Inquiry.
Create a proper, structured relationship with the Jersey diaspora — to keep links with Jersey communities abroad and encourage people who have worked overseas to consider returning home.

Continue Royal College and benchmarking reviews until the Care Commission takes over regulation of HCS services.
Conduct a fundamental, wide-ranging review of health strategy and funding — with all options considered, provided no one is denied care due to inability to pay.
Consolidate the hospital estate to drive efficiencies and reduce costs, rather than adding new sites.

Jonathan Renouf 2026 election campaign