I have no idea how Terry Le Suer or Phillip Ozouf can be blamed for the shambles over the failure to lock in to an exchange rate, when they were apparently told that this would be done by the Treasury at the time the states voted for the incinerator. I would go further, as a sometimes heavy critic of States members who in my opinion have let us down, I see no evidence in this situation. Whether you were for or against the monster incinerator is another issue, it was democratically voted "pour".
So does that mean, that Minister Reed votes heritage funds for maintenance for a castle, he then has to put on a hard hat and go around and check that the building work is up to scratch? If Stuart Syvret and others vote for a census, do they have to knock on doors around Jersey to make sure everyone has received a form, absolutely not complete rubbish, that is the job of the departments and the people employed by those departments.
The Treasury has enough well trained well paid, staff to carry out the wishes of the house , and look after the pennies or so we thought. Big Chris Swinson the powerful auditor general, concludes in his report that the department is not up to the job. Phillip Ozouf who on this occasion and through no fault of his own, finds himself joined with Minister Jim Perchard.
Their focus is to deal with two departments who are clearly not giving the islanders a decent and professional level of service.
Boatyboy.
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