But he has admitted his decision on whether to stand for the STSB presidency will largely depend on who is elected as president of the Policy & Resources Committee tomorrow.
Deputy Inder, president of Economic Development during this past term, just managed to hold onto his seat in the Assembly, finishing 35th in the polls with 5,651 votes.
While he believed Economic Development had a ‘very good term’ under his leadership, he said his work on the committee was done, and did not think he would get back on it, regardless of whether he wanted to.
‘Finishing where I did in the polls, I’m not really in a position to choose, those who finished in the top 10 to 15 have that right,’ he said. ‘However, I think it’s time for someone else to take up the leadership anyway.’
His eyes were on the STSB presidency because that committee – along with Economic Development – were, in his view, where the ‘real economic levers’ lay in the States.
He insisted he would be the best person for the role, but thought it unlikely he would garner enough support in order to formally stand.
‘It will largely depend on who becomes P&R president,’ he said.
If I don’t have confidence in them, or he or she doesn’t knock on my door, then I won’t go for it.’
He said he would not wish to serve under Deputy Charles Parkinson as P&R president, but Deputy Parkinson yesterday pulled out of the race and said he would support poll-topper and new favourite Lindsay de Sausmarez.
Deputy Inder said that he believed that a move to territorial tax, promoted by Deputy Parkinson, would 'cause instability and wreck our economy'.
Deputy Inder said one of his foremost priorities should he become STSB president would be to ‘immediately’ have a conversation with Aurigny’s board of directors about the airline’s performance over the last 18 months.
Before the election he said that he would look to remove the whole Aurigny if he got the STSB presidency. He said that the airline’s recent poor performances should have consequences.
‘I would want to find out what they were doing to immediately give confidence back to the travelling public.
‘Islanders increasingly have a fear of travelling, many simply can’t afford to take the risk.’
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