'Listen to the public', protesters urge deputies
'VOTE no' and 'listen to the public' were just some of messages States members were greeted with this morning as protesters headed to the Royal Court to oppose the Transport Strategy.
Crowds of islanders united and hoped their voices would be heard by the Assembly as debate gets underway on Environment's keystone piece of legislation - the width and emissions taxes.
Department minister Yvonne Burford was faced with boos and shouts for her to resign as she arrived, while many protesters cheered when former Environment minister, Deputy Roger Domaille, turned up.
One of the organisers behind the protest, K'Han Holden, agreed on the need for a transport strategy – just not this one.
'I am hoping us being here today does make a difference and it gets thrown out.
'They need to go back to the drawing board and come up with realistic ways of raising revenue.'
Housewife Marilyn Rowlinson, 62, was simply fed up with more taxes being onto islanders.
'This is unfair and we should be able to have freedom of choice.
'We are just fed up of being ripped off so we wanted to speak out.'
Lorraine and Barrie Mealing, who are 60, were handing out leaflets to deputies about why they should reject the transport strategy in its entirety.
They argued the width and emissions from buses and even heavy-wider trucks was being ignored.
'It is just so unfair on the people of Guernsey and the whole strategy needs a total rethink.
'It make me feel proud to see so many people here.'
Mr Mealing said: 'It is not even a green strategy – it just doesn't work.'
