Guernsey Press Politics Podcast

Matt Fallaize speaks to former deputy Carl Meerveld, who is bidding to re-enter local politics after losing his seat at the recent general election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Fallaize speaks to Rob Harnish, a candidate in the 2025 general election who is standing again in this month’s by-election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Fallaize speaks to Luke Graham, a candidate in the 2025 general election who is standing for deputy again in this month’s by-election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Fallaize speaks to Julie-anne Headington, a first-time candidate standing for Forward Guernsey in this month’s by-election. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deputy Garry Collins joins Tony Curr and Matt Fallaize to review this week’s one-day meeting, which saw the cannabis requete withdrawn and a move to scrap new legislation for dog walkers fail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Fallaize and Peter Roffey join Tony Curr to preview this week’s meeting, with Deputy Marc Leadbeater now poised to withdraw his cannabis requete following the code of conduct complaint against him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sacc president Deputy Sarah Hansmann Rouxel joins Matt Fallaize to talk about island-wide voting and the States’ code of conduct, as well as the work of the other committees she sits on - Education and the Development & Planning Authority. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Fallaize joins Tony Curr to review this week at the States, as members agree to include food in any GST package and reject a move to have it taken off the table this term. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With GST back on the States’ agenda this week, Tony Curr and Matt Fallaize hear from a deputy who wants to see it taken off the table entirely as they preview this week’s meeting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former deputies Michelle Le Clerc and Heidi Soulsby digest the latest developments in the island’s great tax and spending debate, plus look ahead to next week’s States meeting and a move to have GST taken off the table for now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second part of his interview with Matt Fallaize, Home Affairs president Marc Leadbeater talks about the recent challenges facing the island’s prison and a move he is leading which could see cannabis legalised in Guernsey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of a two-part interview, Home Affairs president Marc Leadbeater joins Matt Fallaize to talk about changes to the police complaints regime, the recent review of the fire service, and sentencing for sexual offences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of a debate this month about whether food should be included if the States approve a GST-plus later this year, Matt Fallaize speaks to P&R treasury lead Deputy Gavin St Pier about that issue — and where things stand with its tax review. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Curr is joined by Matt Fallaize and James Falla to discuss GST and how this States’ view of the issue is taking shape, plus reflect on last week’s Government Work Plan debate and ahead at what an April by-election might look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Housing president Deputy Steve Williams joins Matt Fallaize to talk about a topic that was on ‘everyone’s manifesto’ and how his committee sees the way forward for this term and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former deputies Heidi Soulsby and Michelle Le Clerc are back for 2026, discussing the Government Work Plan, the latest proposals around GST, and their struggles using the States’ new website... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First-term deputy David Goy joins Matt Fallazie to talk about how members’ freedom of speech is being restricted, plus his pursuit of transparency around civil service pay, why Guernsey should look further afield for direct investment, and his voting record so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The president of the Policy & Resources Committee, Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez, joins Matt Fallaize to talk about its five new ‘super priorities’ for the next few years - tax, housing, healthcare, the harbours and support for families. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Curr is joined by Matt Fallaize and Tom Porter to round up a short and sweet States meeting and talk by-elections, P&R’s five new ‘super priorities’, and the big issues on the horizon for 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Health & Social Care president Deputy George Oswald joins Matt Fallaize to talk about the challenges facing his committee, including care funding, cannabis misuse, and the island’s soaring healthcare costs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Having taken on a new role as IT adviser to the Policy & Resources Committee, Deputy Marc Laine joins Matt Fallaize to discuss P&R’s recent revelation that £42m. had been wasted on two IT schemes, with the potential of more project failure to come. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The new president of the Development & Planning Authority, Deputy Neil Inder, joins Matt Fallaize to talk about taking on the role, solving the island’s housing woes, guarding against urban creep, and how he wants to make planning popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former deputies Heidi Soulsby and Michelle Le Clerc are back with another edition of The Long and the Short of it, talking IT failures after this week’s ‘revelations’ in the States, P&R’s scrutiny hearing, and the Budget. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Fallaize and James Falla join Tony Curr to reflect on this week’s States meeting, which saw members reject a code of conduct recommendation to suspend Deputy Gavin St Pier - after the P&R vice-president had revealed that tens of millions of pounds of public money appears to have been ‘wasted’ on two failed IT projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second of a two-part interview, Gavin St Pier joins Matt Fallaize to talk about the code of conduct recommendation to suspend him from the States, which will go before members next week. Read more on the background to the story here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.