Guernsey in a mess but family ties me to it
I WOULD like to reply to Mr Pipet’s recent letter in the ‘Your Say/Open Lines’ column, whereby the suggestion was made that if those (such as I) did not like the way things are, and continuously voice strong opinions through the Guernsey Press, we should consider moving on from Guernsey.
Well, if only it was as simple as that, I would be out of here in a flash, but my wife and children were born here and our children currently live and work here in Guernsey. My wife wants to stay living here to be available for our children, and since I very much love my family I have to accept it, but that does not mean I have to accept the lack of transparency and corruption within our government.
This is quite a beautiful island in the most part, alas spoilt by meaningless bureaucracy instigated by civil servants and deputies who avoid making decisions on things that actually matter.
I am not quite certain who Mr Pipet has been speaking to, but as a ‘working class’ citizen, I can assure him that the people I speak to are not amused.
Rod Hamon summed this up very well in his letter of 4 February (in relation to our government structure), and I quote ‘The need is to communicate with the people and listen to them. The majority will tell them Guernsey is in the worst mess it has ever been. We are never going to recover from the need and greed that rules Guernsey today.’
Strong words there, and I am in some ways envious that Mr Pipet is able to be so upbeat at this time.
I do hope that our grandchildren are able to have the opportunity to live and work outside of Guernsey when they are older, particularly if the decision-makers locally remain in their continuing deep slumber.
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