IoD Guernsey Election Priorities (October 2020)

On October 7th 2020, the Guernsey population will vote in the next States assembly who will then have the task of bringing the islands through some real challenges to deliver on the Revive & Thrive paper.

The Guernsey IoD mid-term event on Sept 16th will bring together a panel to debate the issues which matter most to businesses on the islands. We hope this will ensure business needs are appropriately considered as candidates’ manifestos evolve, the electorate make their choices and the new States starts their term.

To provide the focus for our debate, we’re collecting views from our members, which will be invaluable in shaping the panel discussion.

Political Focus

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* 1. How much do you want the next States to focus on particular policy areas?
Choose a priority level to reflect your interests.

	Low	Medium	High
Regional relations with Jersey and France	Regional relations with Jersey and France Low	Regional relations with Jersey and France Medium	Regional relations with Jersey and France High
Corporate taxation	Corporate taxation Low	Corporate taxation Medium	Corporate taxation High
Health and social care	Health and social care Low	Health and social care Medium	Health and social care High
Economic diversification	Economic diversification Low	Economic diversification Medium	Economic diversification High
Regulation, standards and procedure	Regulation, standards and procedure Low	Regulation, standards and procedure Medium	Regulation, standards and procedure High
Air and sea links	Air and sea links Low	Air and sea links Medium	Air and sea links High
Sports, leisure and culture	Sports, leisure and culture Low	Sports, leisure and culture Medium	Sports, leisure and culture High
Tourism	Tourism Low	Tourism Medium	Tourism High
Relationship with UK, EU and international community	Relationship with UK, EU and international community Low	Relationship with UK, EU and international community Medium	Relationship with UK, EU and international community High
Digital connectivity	Digital connectivity Low	Digital connectivity Medium	Digital connectivity High
Built environment, land use and planning	Built environment, land use and planning Low	Built environment, land use and planning Medium	Built environment, land use and planning High
Citizen rights and protections, social inclusion	Citizen rights and protections, social inclusion Low	Citizen rights and protections, social inclusion Medium	Citizen rights and protections, social inclusion High
Personal taxation	Personal taxation Low	Personal taxation Medium	Personal taxation High
Education	Education Low	Education Medium	Education High
Housing and population law	Housing and population law Low	Housing and population law Medium	Housing and population law High
Financial services sector	Financial services sector Low	Financial services sector Medium	Financial services sector High
Machinery of government / efficiency	Machinery of government / efficiency Low	Machinery of government / efficiency Medium	Machinery of government / efficiency High
Energy, waste and environmental policy	Energy, waste and environmental policy Low	Energy, waste and environmental policy Medium	Energy, waste and environmental policy High
Employment, benefits and pensions	Employment, benefits and pensions Low	Employment, benefits and pensions Medium	Employment, benefits and pensions High
Road infrastructure and public transport	Road infrastructure and public transport Low	Road infrastructure and public transport Medium	Road infrastructure and public transport High
Public and cyber security, resilience and emergency planning	Public and cyber security, resilience and emergency planning Low	Public and cyber security, resilience and emergency planning Medium	Public and cyber security, resilience and emergency planning High

Anything else? (please specify)

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* 2. What matters most to you in making your decisions?
Choose how much each option matters to you on a scale of 0 to 4.

	0 - not	1	2	3	4 - lots
Impact on the economy	Impact on the economy 0 - not	Impact on the economy 1	Impact on the economy 2	Impact on the economy 3	Impact on the economy 4 - lots
Impact on my sector and business	Impact on my sector and business 0 - not	Impact on my sector and business 1	Impact on my sector and business 2	Impact on my sector and business 3	Impact on my sector and business 4 - lots
Impact on all citizens	Impact on all citizens 0 - not	Impact on all citizens 1	Impact on all citizens 2	Impact on all citizens 3	Impact on all citizens 4 - lots
Impact on me personally	Impact on me personally 0 - not	Impact on me personally 1	Impact on me personally 2	Impact on me personally 3	Impact on me personally 4 - lots
Impact on the external reputation of the islands	Impact on the external reputation of the islands 0 - not	Impact on the external reputation of the islands 1	Impact on the external reputation of the islands 2	Impact on the external reputation of the islands 3	Impact on the external reputation of the islands 4 - lots
Long term sustainability (social, environmental, financial)	Long term sustainability (social, environmental, financial) 0 - not	Long term sustainability (social, environmental, financial) 1	Long term sustainability (social, environmental, financial) 2	Long term sustainability (social, environmental, financial) 3	Long term sustainability (social, environmental, financial) 4 - lots
Short term recovery (speed, cost)	Short term recovery (speed, cost) 0 - not	Short term recovery (speed, cost) 1	Short term recovery (speed, cost) 2	Short term recovery (speed, cost) 3	Short term recovery (speed, cost) 4 - lots

Other (please specify)

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* 3. State up to 3 specific policy areas you will be looking closely at. Optional
e.g. infrastructure investment, cannabis, anti-discrimination etc.

Policy area 1

Policy area 2

Policy area 3

Style of Government

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* 4. How will the existence of political parties influence the way you vote in this election?
Select the option which best applies to you.

I expect to have a preferred party and I will back most or all their candidates

I expect to have a preferred party but will vote principally based on individual candidate profiles

I will focus principally on the individual candidate's profile and ignore party affiliations

I will actively avoid voting for candidates with a party affiliation

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which governance practices would you like the next States to adopt? Optional

Improved stakeholder engagement (including electorate & business)

Mandatory non-States members on committees

Executive government around key policy areas

Development corporations to drive investments

Capital spend process improvement

Regional Channel Islands / France working group to leverage combined scale

Other (please specify)

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* 6. State up to three adjectives to describe the qualities that you would like to see in the next States. Optional

Adjective 1

Adjective 2

Adjective 3

Impact

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* 7. The consequences, for your work, of potential changes to the status quo are:
Please choose 1

Existential. "Without change, my business may fail or leave the islands"

Important. "Without change, my business may struggle (e.g. recruitment, retention, revenue, cost, market..)"

Neutral. "Any changes aren’t likely to impact me much"

Negative. "I thrive from the current States' policies"

Demographic

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* 8. Please describe your primary business activity in Guernsey
Select all that apply

Financial Services

Professional Services, administration and IT

Construction

Hospitality and Tourism

Retail, wholesale and repairs

Sole trader

Non-executive

Primary business activity not in Guernsey

Business with < 20 employees

Business with > 20 employees

Other (please specify)

IoD Guernsey Election Priorities (October 2020)

Question Title

* 1. How much do you want the next States to focus on particular policy areas? Choose a priority level to reflect your interests.

Question Title

* 2. What matters most to you in making your decisions? Choose how much each option matters to you on a scale of 0 to 4.

Question Title

* 3. State up to 3 specific policy areas you will be looking closely at. Optionale.g. infrastructure investment, cannabis, anti-discrimination etc.

Question Title

* 4. How will the existence of political parties influence the way you vote in this election? Select the option which best applies to you.

Question Title

* 5. Which governance practices would you like the next States to adopt? Optional

Question Title

* 6. State up to three adjectives to describe the qualities that you would like to see in the next States. Optional

Question Title

* 7. The consequences, for your work, of potential changes to the status quo are: Please choose 1

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* 8. Please describe your primary business activity in Guernsey Select all that apply

* 1. How much do you want the next States to focus on particular policy areas?
Choose a priority level to reflect your interests.

* 2. What matters most to you in making your decisions?
Choose how much each option matters to you on a scale of 0 to 4.

* 3. State up to 3 specific policy areas you will be looking closely at. Optional
e.g. infrastructure investment, cannabis, anti-discrimination etc.

* 4. How will the existence of political parties influence the way you vote in this election?
Select the option which best applies to you.

* 7. The consequences, for your work, of potential changes to the status quo are:
Please choose 1

* 8. Please describe your primary business activity in Guernsey
Select all that apply