She told the States yesterday that she had felt increasingly marginalised on the committee.
‘My concerns have existed for many months and have unfortunately not improved,’ she said.
While resignation did not come easily, and felt like failure, she said, she had come to the conclusion that she could no longer contribute in the way that those who elected her would have wished.
Her decision to join the committee was to help remove barriers to growth, support enterprise and diversification and ensure that people’s money was spent wisely and delivered demonstrable value.
But she had got to the point where she found herself less and less able to make a meaningful contribution.
‘I was not elected to blindly follow a president’s agenda, I was elected to bring my own judgement, my professional experience, and my independence to the table.’
All States members should reflect on the fact that two elected members had resigned from committees after concluding that minority challenge had become marginalised, she said.
‘Every successful organisation deliberately designs systems that encourage challenge, protect minority voices, and regularly examine whether leadership and government’s governance remains healthy. The States of Guernsey should do no less.’
Her belief in what Guernsey could become was stronger than ever, she concluded.
‘But we will only realise that potential when we place substance before presentation, evidence before assertion, collaboration before hierarchy, and governance before personalities.’
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