A big thank you to all those who voted for

and another  big thank you to all the people who volunteered their help to the JDA in the 2008 elections.  Thank you for your hard work, commitment and time which contributed to the successful result we saw.

Contrary to the sceptical claims that Jersey will never embrace party politics, the ballot box has shown that the public are coming to appreciate the values, of clear and positive policies and principles and assiduous constituency work, upheld by the JDA's representatives.

Pleased though we are, with the strong performance in the 2008 Deputies Elections, we have to remind ourselves that getting our representatives into the States is only the means, and not the end.

Our Deputies were elected on a manifesto with four key points, in particular, as well as a range of others, and over the coming months they will bringing propositions to implement them.

Dramatic world events, while we in Jersey have been looking inwards at our own local politics, mean that we may now have less scope for taxation reform than we had hoped, when we were writing the manifesto. However, it should still be possible to attain the paramount objective of abolishing GST within three years

Electoral and constitutional reform remain high on our priorities. Although we have participated in the three-tier system on its own terms, we would prefer to see it replaced by  General Elections and our Deputies will be bringing propositions to this end in the New Year. We also would like to redefine the archaic role of the Bailiff to embody the concept of Separation of the Powers, as successfully deployed the world over, since the 18th Century.

Our representatives also will be calling for a realistic population policy to replace the unsustainable growth of the Walker years, and its consequent excessive high-density development.

Last, but by no means least , of the four priority topics is that the JDA Deputies will be looking to revise the new Income Support Scheme.  While the centralisation of welfare is a positive step, the actual manner in which it has been done has been throwing up unacceptable cases of hardship, that the system must be adjusted to eliminate.

The Purpose of the JDA is to restore the government of Jersey to the people of Jersey, and to create and maintain a government which serves the interests of all Jersey citizens and the community in which they live.' We look forward to the next election in Jersey.

We are pledged to deliver on:

·  Removal of GST 

· Fairer Taxation

· Government and electoral reform  

· Urgent Review of Income Support 

· Ending Pensioner poverty

· Population & environmental controls

· Help for local business

· Support of young people

·  Affordable homes

·  Support for tourism & agriculture

·  Funding for the Town Park and Fort Regent

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