It’s panto season which I presume explains Deputy Rob Ward’s recent comedy blog “The slow death of Opposition”, which argued that unlike in the good old days when Reform were in opposition, the opposition today is rubbish. Apparently, the problem is that members who are not in government have been known to talk to each … More The slow death of irony
…And why they are a bonkers idea for Jersey! https://studio.youtube.com/video/SvoMCjk4IbU/edit There have been a few articles and comments recently suggesting that rather than go for a wind farm, Jersey should look to small modular nuclear reactors (SMR’s) as the future of our energy supply. The idea capitalises on recent publicity around the race to develop … More Small modular reactors
Sea grass just below the surface, Violet Bank, south east coast, Jersey This is a letter that was sent to all States members a week ago by a group of eminent scientists, urging support for amendments to the Marine Spatial Plan that would reinstate the marine protected areas as originally proposed. The argument they advance … More Letter regarding the Marine Spatial Plan
An update Since I wrote this article, the St Clement solar array has come on stream and I understand it is performing well. There has also been remarkably little comment about it since commissioning, which suggests that the visual impact is not causing much upset. There are now several other schemes being planned, including a … More Jersey’s New Solar Story
This post is to provide an update (and further thoughts) on a meeting that all 5 elected representatives from St Brelade (Deputies Helen Miles, Moz Scott, Monty Tadier and myself, along with Constable Mike Jackson) held with Lloyds Bank on Thurs Sept 26th, to discuss the recently announced closure of their Les Quennevais branch. Following … More Lloyds Bank
It is very disappointing to see the government expend so little energy in trying to find a way to keep Evie’s dockless bike scheme going. There seems to be a collective shrug of the shoulders as the bike service ends, when the government should surely have been shifting heaven and earth to try and find … More The end of Evie bikes
Just a short note to say it was great to see such strong support in the States Assembly today for the proposition to take forward the project to build a wind farm in Jersey’s territorial waters (the vote was 40-1). The final decision is of course still a long way off – but this vote … More Reaction to wind farm vote
A week ago we published a “to scale” visualisation of what a wind farm might look like, as viewed from Corbiere. It was produced to industry standards, which are well established as these images are a requirement of the application process for new wind farms. However, it is important to note that because we are … More The visual impact of a wind farm
We’re in the middle of an amazing spell of Autumn weather – it’s great to have that feeling that we’re holding winter at bay – but I think it’s perhaps worth sparing a thought for the bigger picture. Jersey may not have had a great summer, but the planet was hotter than it has ever been through … More Climate Change and Jersey
Whenever government launches something like an electric vehicle incentive scheme, it raises entirely legitimate questions from the public about the justification, the sums of money involved, the timetable and so on. I’ve had emails from members of the public and there’s been comment on social media. So here are a few thoughts answering some of … More Thoughts on the EV Incentive Scheme
Jonathan Renouf 