Francis Le Gresley - Senatorial Candidate

[ole razzy]

I admit to knowing little about this chap other than he heads up the Citizens Advice Bureau and has a low key media profile, popping up occasionally to highlight a particular plight or injustice in the name of honesty and fair play. GST exemptions and such like. So this makes him a good candidate doesn't it?


Mr. Francis Le Gresley: Mr. Le Gresley was born in Jersey on 9th June 1951 and educated at St. Lawrence Primary School and Victoria College. He started a career in banking during 1968 and qualified as an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in 1977. Since then he has held various managerial positions before leaving the industry in 1990. Mr. Le Gresley became manager of the Citizens Advice Bureau in 1992.


When word went out that he was standing a few on the left spat their warm beer in disgust - seeing a potential threat to Syvret's natural constituency. But is this really justified? What do other members think?

[Dylan]

Frank's a honey if it would be known, I mean I remember him when he worked for Crill Cubitt Sowden & Tomes, he used to pop about on a little Yamaha piccie piccie and would call in for a cuppa or a beer every now & then, since then he has been a commissioner and is I reckon an all round good guy.

[rogueelement]

I remember him from School , decent bloke then and for the past 40 years by the look of it,,,,,lacking in ambition obviously , but I suppose we all can,t be greedy grasping ingrates , at any rate if he has a job I can have I will be willing to abandon my thrust in the Senatorials.I really cannot say fairer than that.

[moot]

I remember him from School , decent bloke then and for the past 40 years by the look of it,,,,,lacking in ambition obviously , but I suppose we all can,t be greedy grasping ingrates , at any rate if he has a job I can have I will be willing to abandon my thrust in the Senatorials.I really cannot say fairer than that.

Human and compassionate. Makes a change from some of the greedy tossers we already have

[rogueelement]

Good point but misses the "can I have his job bit" , i sometimes wonder about fellow writers on PJ, do they simply refuse to spot the opportunities?

[Dylan]

                                    Opportunity cost

good deal missed    = ------------------------

                                           looked

[tonytheprof]

What a lucky coincidence that the Citizen's Advice Bureau report happened to come out (with media attention) just before he announced his canditature!

[tonytheprof]

I'm also not totally keen on his "I work for CAB, a local charity", as he doesn't mention he is paid by the charity. That's no big deal, but just saying the first sounds as if he is a charity worker who gives of his time freely.

[Fritz]

Loads of folk , "Work for charities". Looks great on a CV.

Most folk dont realise that , "Charities",legally, spend about 70% of their ,"Take", on administration.

I,d rather give someone down on their luck a few quid, than give money to a registered ,"Charity".

[tonytheprof]

I,d rather give someone down on their luck a few quid, than give money to a registered ,"Charity".

Ah, so your preferred candidate is Peter Remon-Whorrall!

[Dylan]

Loads of folk , "Work for charities". Looks great on a CV.

Most folk dont realise that , "Charities",legally, spend about 70% of their ,"Take", on administration.

I,d rather give someone down on their luck a few quid, than give money to a registered ,"Charity".

Can I have some?

[newmac]

Loads of folk , "Work for charities". Looks great on a CV.

Most folk dont realise that , "Charities",legally, spend about 70% of their ,"Take", on administration.

I,d rather give someone down on their luck a few quid, than give money to a registered ,"Charity".

Yup £173,617 of their £246,090 expenditure in 2009 was spent on wages an increase of nearly 21K on 2008

[rogueelement]

Notwithstanding that comment , I am torn between the tactical possibility of voting for Southern ,just to see him ousted at the main election!
All things considered I think I will defer voting this time in the vain hope that some complete muppet might win , no not Syvret. The election process for 500 members has become a farce , I would like to vote for the only person willing to serve up a benign dictatorship, but I,m not standing this time around.

[Dylan]

Sparty, I don't think your dictatorship would be benign, even herbivourous for that matter!

[rogueelement]

You are of course entirely wrong , I think that Jersey needs leadership and as a Laird of Scotland I can certainly provide that (I own a square foot which gives me this priviledge)
First of all I would ban all these "Jersey" people flying the George cross , i see no reason for encouraging football hooliganism.
England is not in charge of Jersey , if you think it is or wish it was , there is a boat in the morning.
If Jersey was at the world cup it would of course have my support , so since it is not I will be supporting our closest Country , being France , Failing which it shall be Portugal , being Britains oldest allies , failing which it shall be Mexico , do love a lowly contender , failing which Brazil and Argentina appear to have close ties to our locals and then The African Nations , naturally !
when i think about it seriously , anybody but England would probably be worthy winners .........Yes Culloden is still on my mind.
I do apologise.