Although the 2026 budget conveys some urgency to address the island’s unsustainable fiscal position, former deputy Bob Murray suggests that there are three prerequisites that must be addressed before any serious containment of States finances can be made.

Why does the States find it so hard to rein in its spending? Are there no savings to be made? Peter Roffey explains why there is no simple solution to the spend/save dilemma.

The taller half of The Long And The Short Of It podcast duo, former deputy Heidi Soulsby, flies through some of the pros and cons of having a route to Heathrow run by an external operator.