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Haley Camp
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Haley Camp
@HaleyCamp
People’s Deputy | Finance Professional | Governance, Risk & Compliance
Bailiwick of Guernsey Katılım Mart 2009
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@advocategreen1 @guernseyliz14 We could have taken baby steps with freezing oseas aid, but we were too wobbly even to do that
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And perhaps the only barrier to more leakage is cost
Yet although we can say this saves the State money; as a community are we really happy with having effectively such a large %in private education. Is it healthy for the community?
Guy Plummer@GuyPlummer34449
Since 2010 there has been an overall leakage from the state to private education from reception to Year 11 of 4% and more to Year 13 More parents have willing to use their declining real terms incomes for their children’s education.
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@ValeBeryl @DavidPiesing63 @pvbsc1 @GuyPlummer34449 @ShaneLanglois I don’t recall a long waiting list for entry into Year 7, the route I took for my son when ESC was in the height of it’s “what are we going to do” phase and I could, fortunately, afford to keep my son out of that uncertainty.
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@DavidPiesing63 @HaleyCamp @pvbsc1 @GuyPlummer34449 @ShaneLanglois There always has been long entry lists my sons name was down from a very early age.
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And alongside Housing, ESC needs the help of the entire community to thrive
ESC have helpfully provided the buy out rate to the colleges up to year 11
Guy Plummer@GuyPlummer34449
Contrast this with this Assembly’s ESC, which under new leadership Is upfront about the challenges and keen to engage the public for help
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@ValeBeryl @DavidPiesing63 @pvbsc1 @GuyPlummer34449 @ShaneLanglois Yes, I see EC offers the equivalent of 5 and LC has some offering as well; but I can’t find anything that achieves the 50 or so places that used to be offered under the 11+ every year across the colleges.
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@HaleyCamp @DavidPiesing63 @pvbsc1 @GuyPlummer34449 @ShaneLanglois There is a bursary available to apply for.
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@pvbsc1 @DavidPiesing63 @GuyPlummer34449 @ShaneLanglois @Govgg Me neither. Now the focus must be on making the States Schools the best they can be and provide stability.
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@HaleyCamp @DavidPiesing63 @GuyPlummer34449 @ShaneLanglois @Govgg I don’t envisage it being reversed.
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@HaleyCamp @DavidPiesing63 @GuyPlummer34449 @ShaneLanglois We will never know and can understand the decision made by @Govgg not funding places.
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@DavidPiesing63 @pvbsc1 @GuyPlummer34449 @ShaneLanglois The private schools haven’t added capacity; explain the totals remaining fairly static? But I wonder what change in socio-economic make-up might have happened, as those without the money have no route of access to the private colleges anymore.
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On a comparative basis re the overall result too in numbers, the same % split in 2025 on a pro-rata basis would have seen 450 rather than 562 pupils at the private schools (year 6 and below). That’s a swing of 112 from pro-rata. At £14k a year per child that’s £1.568m of extra school fees being paid by parents compared to those 112 being educated in the States primary school system.
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@GuyPlummer34449 @advocategreen1 That went down like a lead balloon for 2026!
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Labour Gov reducing O’seas Aid
#Guernsey is adding to it
Why can’t the Assembly be ahead of the reality curve instead of hiding from it
😀Am I not @GuyPlummer34449 , man of destiny and introspection, fated to be a political Cassandra delivering true prophecies but ignored😀
Guy Plummer@GuyPlummer34449
So what should have happened is instead of spending an extra £600k on overseas aid in 2026 It cld have gone to extra resources on Quicker vital data prod’s - eg GDP Better budgeting KPI reporting Election analysis etc
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@argyllscricket @GuyPlummer34449 @MaryLowe501 What problem has it solved? As a dog owner, should you not take responsibility on yourself rather than transfer it to licensed providers of services? Why did the service providers want it - what’s the point?
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@GuyPlummer34449 @MaryLowe501 I expected that people would rail against the obvious overreach. They did not, swayed I think by the prospect of “professionals” walking a dozen out of control dogs off the lead being controlled. This whole thing is completely unnecessary
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1 This particular animal welfare legislation was put on the books for all the wrong reasons
Nanny state
Wrong prioritisation of resources in a time of deficit
Response to a govgg survey which only 267 ppl replied - not all in favour and ..
Guy Plummer@GuyPlummer34449
All praise @drandysloan for trying to bring some the Assembly to heel with his requete to repeal this particular animal legislation which mystifyingly became amongst the 1st items put on the books in 2026??? Let’s hope no govgg resources spend on checking dog walkers armbands
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@richarddigard @GuyPlummer34449 @Govgg Agree policy purity. A minority of people who have a problem with alcohol seem to dictate the policy the government responds on. Why not just ban alcohol, tobacco and processed food.
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I get health implications but the timing when have cost of living issues, GST looming and struggling hospitality and visitor sector is beyond tin-eared.
Has @govgg given up caring about ordinary folk in a dash for policy purity?
Do deputies bother about people’s lives any more?
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@GuyPlummer34449 It also just accepts that nobody can challenge P&R on any of their assertions. When P&R has the mandate for this stuff (which must include setting out a compelling case for all elements, not just a case for GST+), shouldn’t we be allowed to say show all your workings?
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People sometimes say to me “Oi, what are you doing in my garden?”
Not really, but now I have your attention..
#Guernsey
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@guernseyliz14 @EmmaLHodge @YvonneBurford @gavinstpier Yvonne and Gavin are on SACC so may be able to steer clearer communications.
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@EmmaLHodge I didn't either the first time I looked at their post How can we get more publicity for this? It is important. @HaleyCamp @YvonneBurford @gavinstpier ?
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gov.gg/by-election-in… Please read carefully. If you want a postal vote you do need to re register even if you chose postal last time.
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Do I have to send an FOI to get this information which we are told is available? #SACC
It’s like extracting blood from a ballot box.
Guy Plummer@GuyPlummer34449
Maybe @BBCGuernsey or @GuernseyPress would like to ask for more details on who voted in June25 #Guernsey election And hence show the representative nature or otherwise of the current Assembly
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@MaryLowe501 @GuyPlummer34449 @LeonieLeTissier @YvonneBurford @richarddigard Massive cultural change. My mum had her first child at 23 and she felt old to be a first-time mum. I had mine at 23 and that was stupidly young!
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@GuyPlummer34449 @LeonieLeTissier @YvonneBurford @richarddigard Banks would only consider the male adults salary back in the day when considering a mortgage, too risky taking the women’s income as she may give up work to have children !
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I agree that declining birth rate is a policy disaster. Eg young people feeling too insecure to start families
But disagree that the blame is 100% SofG 0% electorate
Its 50/50 maybe more in favour of the electorate
Richard Digard@richarddigard
If you were wondering what @oldfarmhorace and @HaleyCamp were referring to, here’s a taster from my @GuernseyPress column today -
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Another cracking article from @richarddigard today in the Press. 👏
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@alasdair_milroy @DavidPiesing63 @advocategreen1 @GuyPlummer34449 But you understand the opposition and the feeling that this is a once in a generation opportunity to hold government’s and the CS’ feet to the flames? People feel lose this opportunity and their power is gone.
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@HaleyCamp @DavidPiesing63 @advocategreen1 @GuyPlummer34449 Both are needed. There is not a chance in hell they can close the gap on spending.
FTP took 7 years to deliver £10m and likely has actually cost money as areas that cut head count like Revenue Service are costing much more.
£ shifted from internal FTE to external consultants
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wonder if the internal frictional costs agovgg imposes on itself every day for routine capex and everything else far outweighs any IT losses
I’m always on enquiry when orgs ask invites us to look somewhere ie what’s happening elsewhere
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@alasdair_milroy @DavidPiesing63 @advocategreen1 @GuyPlummer34449 And this is why people are opposed to GST+. Taxing people more reduces the need to focus on getting the house in order. There’ll be very little motivation to do so once £50m more net is pouring through the door; until they realise it’s all spent already, of course!
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@HaleyCamp @DavidPiesing63 @advocategreen1 @GuyPlummer34449 It started from memory as progressive measures that offset the regressive nature of a straight up GST
Be good if
- the damage caused due to the rental allowance driving up rent costs was dealt with urgently.
- they tackled waste in states as focused as tax reform
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@DavidPiesing63 @alasdair_milroy @advocategreen1 @GuyPlummer34449 P&R are using the sense of being better off as a selling point for GST+, but being more energetic about the housing crisis would do more to help people feel better off. It’s the PR-iness I’m pointing out in that statement and this sense that “not regressive” means progressive!
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@HaleyCamp @alasdair_milroy @advocategreen1 @GuyPlummer34449 My point is that the housing cost and shortage is the same regardless of which tax system we have.
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@DavidPiesing63 @alasdair_milroy @advocategreen1 @GuyPlummer34449 But shouldn’t they be conflated? Taxation won’t magically solve everything; I think that was the point, whether you like the idea of taxation or not.
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@HaleyCamp @alasdair_milroy @advocategreen1 @GuyPlummer34449 That’s conflating the issues though. Why would housing costs be any different with different taxes rather than the GST+ package, especially one which wouldn’t make so many lower income households better off?
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@advocategreen1 @alasdair_milroy @GuyPlummer34449 Some names I’d like to see but it’s a big plunge to take. I’m glad I did it, incase anybody’s reading this and thinking about it.
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@alasdair_milroy @advocategreen1 @GuyPlummer34449 Consumption taxes are generally neutral to growth. What elements would you add to shift it into growth positive?
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@advocategreen1 @HaleyCamp @GuyPlummer34449 Do we know:
How much ETI/SSC has leaked through offshoring?
Our Tax Gap in cash economy?
Effective Tax increase ;
- from removing allowances above £80k
- capping Mortgage Relief
- waste charges
- fuel duty
- other indirect taxes?
Could a simplified higher GST plus create growth?
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