It has been suggested that the reason, or one of the reasons, electricity on Sark is expensive is because ‘expensive’ and ‘dirty’ fossil fuels are used to generate it, and everything would be hunky-dory if only we used the ‘cheaper’…
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Wind turbines on Sark?
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It has been suggested that “renewables” are the way to reduce the cost of electricity on Sark. How does this claim stack up?Well, first of all, you may wish to ask yourself how “renewables” do in cost terms elsewhere where…
The MoJ Letter
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In the recent letter from the Ministry of Justice to Sark, the following words are worthy of particular attention: “I turn now to the important issue of the future shape and size of Chief Pleas … You may, for example,…
Soul Searching, Chief Pleas Style
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On 28 April, all Sark residents received a questionnaire from the Reform Law (Good Governance) Policy Development Team of Chief Pleas. “Since 2008 fewer qualified Sark residents have stood at each successive election,” the form writes. How can we get…
The Royal Commission
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On 20 November, Guernsey Press reported 22 high-profile Channel Islanders observing the inconvenient truth that Sark is having problems, wondering where these come from, whether these problems have built up over a generation or so and calling for a Royal…
MoJ’s 5 Year Economic Plan for Sark
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Ronald Reagan once said “Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” Reagan’s America never had…
The Isle of Sark Albatross
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The big story of this week is the publication of the Isle of Sark Shipping accounts. Let us remind those readers not familiar with this fact that the company received a massive government bailout only a few years ago. The…
What is Causing Sark’s Cancers? (Part 2)
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On 10 April 2013, at their Easter meeting, Chief Pleas approved the spending of £5,000 to test electromagnetic radiation levels on Sark, because of a concern that the said radiation may be causing cancers. Two young people on Sark were…
On Civil Servants: a True Story
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As Sark debates whether or not to appoint a full time civil servant, we are reminded of the following (true) story. One interesting case was a 44-year-old French man, whose brain had been reduced to little more than a thin…
What is Causing Sark’s Cancers?
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On 7 January 2013, Guernsey Press reported an unnamed consultant from Southampton General Hospital, who had treated two Sark youngsters with Burkitt’s lymphoma, expressing concern that these cases had happened in such a small area. It is certainly the case…