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'If not executive government, then what?' asks Harwood

ADVOCATE Peter Harwood has challenged the 27 deputies who signed a letter rejecting executive government to come up with a better idea.

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ADVOCATE Peter Harwood has challenged the 27 deputies who signed a letter rejecting executive government to come up with a better idea.

Mr Harwood (pictured) headed the panel that reviewed Guernsey's machinery of government before the 2004 changes and believes executive government should be adopted then.

He said he had read the letter in Saturday's Guernsey Press with interest.

The letter stated that the signatories wished to assure islanders that they remained unequivocally opposed to executive government and supportive of consensus government, although it admitted the latter was imperfect.

'It is interesting to note they agree with my view that the present system isn't working properly,' said Mr Harwood.

'However, before rejecting the concept of executive government, I would be interested to see what alternative proposals they can come up with.'

He said the original proposals had been 'fudged' by the States and what Guernsey had ended up with was not working.

'I still believe we have to have some form of executive government - it's the only appropriate way of having leadership and effective accountability.'

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