So, getting this straight; Sark and Alderney are part of state of Guernsey, but Sark has no representation in Govt of Guernsey and Alderney's reps don't get paid? Hmm.
Hang on; does Alderney pay money to Guernsey for anything? If not, then couldn't they pay the representatives?
I know next to nothing on how the Channel Islans organise themselves, all I really know is their position within "British" territories probably ought to be clarified at some point.
Regarding Alderney paying money to Guernsey (and this is a huge point of contention), the taxes generated by the Baliwick of Guernsey are adminstered by the States of Guernsey. The States of Guernsey, as far as I'm aware, allocates a budget to the States of Alderney.
Members of the States of Alderney are unpaid but, under the old system, the two representatives used to get paid when they sat in the States of Guernsey meetings as if they were, well, representatives in the States of Guernsey. This change might very well mean that the representatives have to pay for their own flights to Guernsey to try and represent the island.
The whole Channel Islands - Britain issue needs to be clarified at some point, but the Guernsey - Alderney issue desperately needs looking at. It is, if you'll pardon my French, completely fucking ridiculous.
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Date: 2006-Mar-08, Wednesday 11:49 (UTC)Hang on; does Alderney pay money to Guernsey for anything? If not, then couldn't they pay the representatives?
I know next to nothing on how the Channel Islans organise themselves, all I really know is their position within "British" territories probably ought to be clarified at some point.
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Date: 2006-Mar-08, Wednesday 14:36 (UTC)Members of the States of Alderney are unpaid but, under the old system, the two representatives used to get paid when they sat in the States of Guernsey meetings as if they were, well, representatives in the States of Guernsey. This change might very well mean that the representatives have to pay for their own flights to Guernsey to try and represent the island.
The whole Channel Islands - Britain issue needs to be clarified at some point, but the Guernsey - Alderney issue desperately needs looking at. It is, if you'll pardon my French, completely fucking ridiculous.