Paul Watts 🇬🇬🇺🇦

@BBCGuernsey Why would they think its for all islanders to pay to remove their fallen trees! If they didn't want a bill, maybe they should have gone out and cleared them themselves.

Landowners sent bills for removal of Goretti trees bbc.in/3MPsXQR

@richarddigard @oldfarmhorace @HaleyCamp @GuernseyPress Another good article. When will Guernseys chief officer Boley Smilely do similar to #Jerseys and put on record how much @Govgg are wasting. When we know that truth and have transparent accounts we can then see what tax we need.

If you were wondering what @oldfarmhorace and @HaleyCamp were referring to, here’s a taster from my @GuernseyPress column today -

@richarddigard @YvonneBurford @GuyPlummer34449 @DavidPiesing63 @drandy_sloan But Longue Hougue is our biggest water storage facility. Would Les Vardes provide equal or greater storage?

@YvonneBurford @GuyPlummer34449 @DavidPiesing63 @drandy_sloan Perhaps his point is we’re not short of water but to remove inert waste we’re planning to dump it in the water at Black Rock? While the sensible option is to reclaim Longue Hougue quarry where we need industrial land?

3 The only report that can find mention of bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur… in 2012 Which mentions a once in a 100 year risk I think if you asked today’s tenants who wanted to be house owners, they’d gladly take that risk than spend their salad days contributing to landlords’ pensions

@GuyPlummer34449 @Laura_radiogsy @Govgg @gfc @GuernseyFC I understand that @nationaltrust have said that trails can be built on their land providing the land doesn’t have any value. So not much of a real offer.

@StoneDeCroze @Laura_radiogsy @Govgg @gfc @GuernseyFC The answer isn’t to point at GFC… But recruit the National Trust or other environmental lobbies to your cause. They are unstoppable

So @Govgg E&I ban mountain biking, a Recreation that is positive. While at the sametime permitting @gfc football to negatively impact the economy by grinding traffic to a halt every home game.

@GuyPlummer34449 @Laura_radiogsy @Govgg @gfc @GuernseyFC The @GuernseyFC issue is separate, other than traffic comes under E&I. GFC do nothing to mitigate the impact they have on the community. I can’t think of any town that would allow a sports club to cause traffic jams on main arterial roads, with the resultant economic impact.

@DavidPiesing63 @BBCGuernsey They're not even banned from keeping animals for life, unbelievable!

@BBCGuernsey Far too lenient sentences

Three people sentenced after ill-treatment of animal bbc.in/4bc1rpM

@Laura_radiogsy @Govgg @gfc I thought as part of planning approval that @GuernseyFC had to mitigate the impact on neighbours. It seems their mitigation is to back up traffic through town on a Saturday, and E&I permit it. While E&I ban other recreation

@StoneDeCroze @Govgg @gfc I live nearby, and the traffic backed up my road on game days is crazy. I don't know why more people don't use the buses/cycle/walk - lots seem to be dropped off at the top of the Track.

@ANDYDB7 @pvbsc1 @jojomay1 @DavidPiesing63 Some, I'm sure. But enough to keep delivering the services we want to the standard we want, I doubt. I don't think anyone wants more tax, but while we want all these services we may need to have to pay more tax. Then it needs to be a tax that people can't avoid.

@pvbsc1 @jojomay1 @DavidPiesing63 What about getting spending under control. It s the big elephant in the room. As in Jersey. They just bury their heads. There must be some unnecessary spend they can find

In today’s Press it is reported that Deputy Parkinson stated “the people of Guernsey have shown that they do not support GST, by majority”. What have I missed? The electoral roll is just over 27,000. About 3,000 may have marched against it, around 24,000 voters did not. There’s a couple of hundred vocal opponents of it on Facebook. Several pro-GST candidates lost their seats, and several got elected or re-elected. I know many who are either silently in favour of GST+ or at least ambivalent about it.

@LeonieLeTissier @Lindsay_Gsy U R right it will be inflationary. But we need a tax that no-one can avoid. There are people who are living of capital, so pay no income tax, yet are entitled to all island services. How is that fare or reasonable 🤔.

@LeonieLeTissier @nationaltrust Effectively banned, because its easier than trying to find a solution for shared space. And fly tipping and anti social behaviour have returned to the south coppice.

Typical Guernsey, its easier to ban something than find a solution where people can share space on our small island. Where does the @nationaltrust suggest is suitable?

@LeonieLeTissier @Lindsay_Gsy But whether we bring in GST will not change that. Everything will go up by 5%, so the cost difference will be the same. Introducing exemptions will just increase costs meaning more will need to be raised. The Plus effectively provides and exemption to reasonable living costs.

"Accountability cannot be a witch hunt" bailiwickexpress.com/news-ge/accoun… via @bailiwickxpress But the clue is in the role title "Responsible Officer" not a project manager or some civil servant to report on progress.

@ScribblerJB They are great.

Was meeting OH in Fountain Street and found myself outside The Wellness Centre - we’ve just had an amazing take out curry for lunch 🙌 Didn’t even know they existed 🫣 but I do now! Beats a sandwich. wellnesss.gg

Thanks to @network for #random_act_of_kindness at @boosh for my morning coffee ☕️ on this Friday morning.

"Productive"? Discussion over inter-island links resumes bailiwickexpress.com/news-ge/produc… via @bailiwickxpress Inter island collaboration is good, but it has to be mutual benefit. not Jersey dictating, whether that is because of their tidal restrictions or just wanting preferential access

@Katieci @Nickleh 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Message from @Nickleh today “I can’t find my keys, they’re somewhere in your house. Would you mind having a look for them?” I walk in the front door and lo - look what’s hanging up

@YvonneBurford @JohnFernandez1 When have you known media let facts get in the way of a sensationalist headline 🤔

@JohnFernandez1 SACC have made it clear that the by-election can be done for £75,000. Why are you perpetuating the £200,000 figure?

Could we be set for a bigger by-election? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@oldfarmhorace @MbarkCherguia UK! 😫

@MbarkCherguia Guernsey

If you were FORCED to live in Europe forever, which country would you pick? 🇪🇺🗺️