‘Wellbeing of the community should be kept at the heart of the recovery’
A VISION for Guernsey’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic focuses on the community working in partnership with the States.
The Future Guernsey vision, as previously set out, still remains, said the ‘Revive and Thrive’ report. ‘Future Guernsey vision has not changed: “We will be among the happiest and healthiest places in the world, where everyone has equal opportunity to achieve their potential.
‘We will be a safe and inclusive community, which nurtures its unique heritage and environment and is underpinned by a diverse and successful economy.”.’
But the crisis has provided an ‘extraordinary opportunity’ to think afresh about things such as sustainable economic development, the delivery of public services, which projects are important now and how the community can be brought together.
‘Opportunities for investment, innovation and job creation need to be maximised, and the wellbeing of the community should be kept at the heart of the recovery,’ it said.
‘The vision for our recovery is: “We will work in partnership to recover our economic prosperity, build on our inclusive community values and capitalise on our many strengths to make Guernsey and the Bailiwick a safe haven based on sustaining health, wealth and community.”.
Recovery needs investment and confidence rather than cuts and austerity, said the report, and the vision goes beyond simply recovering from the pandemic’s impact: ‘It seeks to capitalise on community engagement and cohesion; to learn lessons from past strategies and plans; and to grasp the opportunity to revive, renew and revitalise – to thrive.’
