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      <title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Chris Rebindaine, St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter</title>
      <itunes:episode>35</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>35</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Chris Rebindaine, candidate for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Chris Rebindaine, candidate for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:30:47 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Lucy Stephenson, St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter</title>
      <itunes:episode>34</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>34</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Lucy Stephenson, candidate for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Lucy Stephenson, candidate for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:27:25 +0100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Lucy Stephenson, candidate for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Peter McLinton, St John, St Lawrence and Trinity</title>
      <itunes:episode>33</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>33</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Peter McLinton, St John, St Lawrence and Trinity</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Peter McLinton, candidate for St John, St Lawrence and Trinity.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Peter McLinton, candidate for St John, St Lawrence and Trinity.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:22:51 +0100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Peter McLinton, candidate for St John, St Lawrence and Trinity.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Andy Sinclair, St Helier South (People First party)</title>
      <itunes:episode>32</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>32</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Andy Sinclair, St Helier South (People First party)</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Andy Sinclair, candidate for St Helier South, standing with the People First party.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Andy Sinclair, candidate for St Helier South, standing with the People First party.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:19:17 +0100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Andy Sinclair, candidate for St Helier South, standing with the People First party.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <title>Election Disassembled | Nick Le Cornu, St Helier South (People First party)</title>
      <itunes:episode>31</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>31</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Election Disassembled | Nick Le Cornu, St Helier South (People First party)</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Nick Le Cornu, candidate for St Helier South, standing with the People First party.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Nick Le Cornu, candidate for St Helier South, standing with the People First party.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:14:06 +0100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Nick Le Cornu, candidate for St Helier South, standing with the People First party.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Bernie Manning, St Helier South</title>
      <itunes:episode>30</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Bernie Manning, candidate for St Helier South.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Bernie Manning, candidate for St Helier South.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:10:36 +0100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Bernie Manning, candidate for St Helier South.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Judy Martin, St Helier South</title>
      <itunes:episode>29</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>29</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Judy Martin, candidate for St Helier South, who endorses the priorities of Value Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Judy Martin, candidate for St Helier South, who endorses the priorities of Value Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:episode>28</itunes:episode>
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      <itunes:episode>27</itunes:episode>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:50:29 +0100</pubDate>
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      <itunes:episode>26</itunes:episode>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:47:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode>
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      <itunes:episode>24</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Victoria Li, candidate for St Helier North.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:episode>23</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Steve Ahier, candidate for St Helier North.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Steve Ahier, candidate for St Helier North.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:30:23 +0100</pubDate>
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      <itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode>
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      <itunes:title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Inna Gardiner, St Helier Constable candidate</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Inna Gardiner, candidate for Constable of St Helier.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:24:06 +0100</pubDate>
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      <itunes:episode>21</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Rob Ward, candidate for Constable of St Helier, who is standing for Reform Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Rob Ward, candidate for Constable of St Helier, who is standing for Reform Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:20:07 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Claire de Than, St Helier Central</title>
      <itunes:episode>20</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Claire de Than, candidate for Deputy in St Helier Central, who endorses the three priorities of Value Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Claire de Than, candidate for Deputy in St Helier Central, who endorses the three priorities of Value Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:08:54 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Lyndsay Feltham, St Helier Central (Reform Jersey)</title>
      <itunes:episode>19</itunes:episode>
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      <itunes:title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Lyndsay Feltham, St Helier Central (Reform Jersey)</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Lyndsay Feltham, candidate for St Helier Central, standing with Reform Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Lyndsay Feltham, candidate for St Helier Central, standing with Reform Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <itunes:episode>18</itunes:episode>
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      <itunes:title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Catherine Curtis, St Helier Central (Reform Jersey)</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Catherine Curtis, candidate for St Helier Central, standing with Reform Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.  <strong>In this episode, we speak to Catherine Curtis, candidate for St Helier Central, standing with Reform Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:59:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Election Disassembled | Joanne Vandermerwe-Mahon, St Clement Deputy</title>
      <itunes:episode>17</itunes:episode>
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      <itunes:title>Election Disassembled | Joanne Vandermerwe-Mahon, St Clement Deputy</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election. <strong>In this episode, we speak to Joanne Vandermerwe-Mahon, candidate for St Clement Deputy.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br>Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election. <strong>In this episode, we speak to Joanne Vandermerwe-Mahon, candidate for St Clement Deputy.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br>Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:56:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Monty Tadier, Deputy for St Brelade (Reform Jersey)</title>
      <itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode>
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      <itunes:title>Election Disassembled | Meet the candidate: Monty Tadier, Deputy for St Brelade (Reform Jersey)</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election. In this episode, we speak to <strong>Monty Tadier, candidate for St Brelade Deputy and member of Reform Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election. In this episode, we speak to <strong>Monty Tadier, candidate for St Brelade Deputy and member of Reform Jersey.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:48:37 +0100</pubDate>
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      <itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election. In this episode, we speak to <strong>Jonathan Renouf, candidate for St Brelade Deputy.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election. In this episode, we speak to <strong>Jonathan Renouf, candidate for St Brelade Deputy.</strong></p><p><br>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p><br> Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p><br></p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted questions designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:44:37 +0100</pubDate>
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      <itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election campaigns can be noisy places.</p><p>That's why we've created Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.</p><p>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p>Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted ones designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p><p>The aim isn't to tell you how to vote. It's to give you the information you need to make up your own mind.</p><p>In this episode, we hear from the Senatorial candidates.</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election campaigns can be noisy places.</p><p>That's why we've created Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.</p><p>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p>Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted ones designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p><p>The aim isn't to tell you how to vote. It's to give you the information you need to make up your own mind.</p><p>In this episode, we hear from the Senatorial candidates.</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:46:32 +0100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Election campaigns can be noisy places.</p><p>That's why we've created Election Disassembled – a series of short, unfiltered conversations with the candidates standing in Jersey's 2026 election.</p><p>Our team issued every candidate the same challenge: come into our studio, sit down with us, and explain why Islanders should vote for you. No campaign rally. No carefully managed audience. Just a microphone and their ideas.</p><p>Some were brave enough to take up the challenge. Some weren’t.</p><p>Those who did were asked to sum up their vision for Jersey in two minutes before facing a round of quick-fire questions based on the big issues YOU, our readers, told us want to hear from candidates about – as well as some lighter hearted ones designed to reveal a little more about the person behind the politics.</p><p>The aim isn't to tell you how to vote. It's to give you the information you need to make up your own mind.</p><p>In this episode, we hear from the Senatorial candidates.</p>]]>
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      <title>Election Disassembled | Can money buy you an election in Jersey?... explained in less than 10 minutes</title>
      <itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>13</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Election Disassembled | Can money buy you an election in Jersey?... explained in less than 10 minutes</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>How much money will it take to buy <em>your</em> vote?</p><p><br>In this episode, Bailiwick Express editor Fiona Potigny disassembles the <strong>gloriously strange economics of Jersey elections</strong>... from how much each candidate can spend to why Jersey once ended up in the slightly awkward position of discovering that almost half its election candidates may have broken the law... </p><p>...in less than 10 minutes.</p><p><br><em>Election Disassembled is your go-to guide for everything Election 2026 in Jersey – keep following for in depth-analysis, explainers, mini manifestos, hustings highlights and much more.</em></p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>How much money will it take to buy <em>your</em> vote?</p><p><br>In this episode, Bailiwick Express editor Fiona Potigny disassembles the <strong>gloriously strange economics of Jersey elections</strong>... from how much each candidate can spend to why Jersey once ended up in the slightly awkward position of discovering that almost half its election candidates may have broken the law... </p><p>...in less than 10 minutes.</p><p><br><em>Election Disassembled is your go-to guide for everything Election 2026 in Jersey – keep following for in depth-analysis, explainers, mini manifestos, hustings highlights and much more.</em></p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 05:55:09 +0100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>How much money will it take to buy <em>your</em> vote?</p><p><br>In this episode, Bailiwick Express editor Fiona Potigny disassembles the <strong>gloriously strange economics of Jersey elections</strong>... from how much each candidate can spend to why Jersey once ended up in the slightly awkward position of discovering that almost half its election candidates may have broken the law... </p><p>...in less than 10 minutes.</p><p><br><em>Election Disassembled is your go-to guide for everything Election 2026 in Jersey – keep following for in depth-analysis, explainers, mini manifestos, hustings highlights and much more.</em></p>]]>
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      <title>Election Disassembled - First episode out next week</title>
      <itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>12</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>With one month to go until the election, we’re launching Election Disassembled – a 360-degree approach to keep you informed during the election. Through online and in-app coverage, podcast episodes, video highlights and, of course, the newspaper, we’re here to be your trusted source of information. </p><p> </p><p>From now until 7 June, we’ll bring you in-depth analysis, clear explainers, mini manifestos, hustings highlights, and insight from across the campaign trail. Whether you’re following every development or just trying to keep up ahead of polling day, Election Disassembled will keep you up to date – so when vote, you vote informed.</p><p> </p><p>We’re also offering you a special election campaign subscription deal: your first month’s subscription for just £1. That includes the digital JEP exactly as printed, full access to the JEP website and app, plus unlimited access to the Bailiwick Express website and app. </p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>With one month to go until the election, we’re launching Election Disassembled – a 360-degree approach to keep you informed during the election. Through online and in-app coverage, podcast episodes, video highlights and, of course, the newspaper, we’re here to be your trusted source of information. </p><p> </p><p>From now until 7 June, we’ll bring you in-depth analysis, clear explainers, mini manifestos, hustings highlights, and insight from across the campaign trail. Whether you’re following every development or just trying to keep up ahead of polling day, Election Disassembled will keep you up to date – so when vote, you vote informed.</p><p> </p><p>We’re also offering you a special election campaign subscription deal: your first month’s subscription for just £1. That includes the digital JEP exactly as printed, full access to the JEP website and app, plus unlimited access to the Bailiwick Express website and app. </p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:15:03 +0100</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>With one month to go until the election, we’re launching Election Disassembled – a 360-degree approach to keep you informed during the election. Through online and in-app coverage, podcast episodes, video highlights and, of course, the newspaper, we’re here to be your trusted source of information. </p><p> </p><p>From now until 7 June, we’ll bring you in-depth analysis, clear explainers, mini manifestos, hustings highlights, and insight from across the campaign trail. Whether you’re following every development or just trying to keep up ahead of polling day, Election Disassembled will keep you up to date – so when vote, you vote informed.</p><p> </p><p>We’re also offering you a special election campaign subscription deal: your first month’s subscription for just £1. That includes the digital JEP exactly as printed, full access to the JEP website and app, plus unlimited access to the Bailiwick Express website and app. </p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Politics Disassembled | Jersey isn't low-tax for all, says Lyndsay Feltham</title>
      <itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>11</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>December 1, 2025</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>December 1, 2025</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>December 1, 2025</p>]]>
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      <title>Politics Disassembled | Everything you need to know about the 2025 budget in 2 minutes</title>
      <itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>10</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Politics Disassembled | Everything you need to know about the 2025 budget in 2 minutes</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Luke Webb takes us through some of the proposed changes to our day to day lives, with the headlines from the 2025 budget. </p><p>October 11, 2024</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Luke Webb takes us through some of the proposed changes to our day to day lives, with the headlines from the 2025 budget. </p><p>October 11, 2024</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Luke Webb takes us through some of the proposed changes to our day to day lives, with the headlines from the 2025 budget. </p><p>October 11, 2024</p>]]>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Politics Disassembled | Is this the end of GP11?</title>
      <itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>9</podcast:episode>
      <itunes:title>Politics Disassembled | Is this the end of GP11?</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The infamous affordable housing policy - GP11 - could be scrapped for the next five years, as deputies now face a debate on a delayed Requete and a newly published amendment to it.</p><p>So what is GP11 and why do some politicians want it gone? In this edition of Politics Disassembled we seek to find out...</p><p>April 5, 2024</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The infamous affordable housing policy - GP11 - could be scrapped for the next five years, as deputies now face a debate on a delayed Requete and a newly published amendment to it.</p><p>So what is GP11 and why do some politicians want it gone? In this edition of Politics Disassembled we seek to find out...</p><p>April 5, 2024</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>The infamous affordable housing policy - GP11 - could be scrapped for the next five years, as deputies now face a debate on a delayed Requete and a newly published amendment to it.</p><p>So what is GP11 and why do some politicians want it gone? In this edition of Politics Disassembled we seek to find out...</p><p>April 5, 2024</p>]]>
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      <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Politics Disassembled | Withholding information from HSC</title>
      <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>8</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Why were senior civil servants and the entire Committee of Health and Social Care unaware of a £30million project price hike for several months?</p><p>This is the question being levelled at the President of HSC after it was revealed that several civil servants are no longer working for the States after they withheld important financial information about the second phase of the Hospital Modernisation Project...</p><p>March 22, 2024</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Why were senior civil servants and the entire Committee of Health and Social Care unaware of a £30million project price hike for several months?</p><p>This is the question being levelled at the President of HSC after it was revealed that several civil servants are no longer working for the States after they withheld important financial information about the second phase of the Hospital Modernisation Project...</p><p>March 22, 2024</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:author>Bailiwick Podcasts</itunes:author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Why were senior civil servants and the entire Committee of Health and Social Care unaware of a £30million project price hike for several months?</p><p>This is the question being levelled at the President of HSC after it was revealed that several civil servants are no longer working for the States after they withheld important financial information about the second phase of the Hospital Modernisation Project...</p><p>March 22, 2024</p>]]>
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      <title>Politics Disassembled | Laying the foundations for the island's education</title>
      <itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>7</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to another Bailiwick Express podcast, this is Politics Disassembled, where one of the team talks through a recent political decision, debate, or issue…</p><p><br></p><p>This week, Matthew Leach takes a look at an amendment that saw the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture take a huge step forward in its Transforming Education Programme.</p><p>January 26, 2024</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to another Bailiwick Express podcast, this is Politics Disassembled, where one of the team talks through a recent political decision, debate, or issue…</p><p><br></p><p>This week, Matthew Leach takes a look at an amendment that saw the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture take a huge step forward in its Transforming Education Programme.</p><p>January 26, 2024</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Who said it was going to be a slow start to 2024?</p><p><br></p><p>Deputy Tom Binet has kickstarted the year with an explosive bid to topple Chief Minister Kristina Moore.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s no secret that the pair have been butting heads for some time… So what made him pull the trigger now? Why have the past 18 months been so “depressing”? Does he think he has what it takes to be CM himself? And would he be open to a deal with Reform Jersey?</p><p><br></p><p>For the first Politics disassembled podcast of the year, <em>Express</em> put those questions to him…</p><p><strong><br></strong>January 5, 2024</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Who said it was going to be a slow start to 2024?</p><p><br></p><p>Deputy Tom Binet has kickstarted the year with an explosive bid to topple Chief Minister Kristina Moore.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s no secret that the pair have been butting heads for some time… So what made him pull the trigger now? Why have the past 18 months been so “depressing”? Does he think he has what it takes to be CM himself? And would he be open to a deal with Reform Jersey?</p><p><br></p><p>For the first Politics disassembled podcast of the year, <em>Express</em> put those questions to him…</p><p><strong><br></strong>January 5, 2024</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Who said it was going to be a slow start to 2024?</p><p><br></p><p>Deputy Tom Binet has kickstarted the year with an explosive bid to topple Chief Minister Kristina Moore.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s no secret that the pair have been butting heads for some time… So what made him pull the trigger now? Why have the past 18 months been so “depressing”? Does he think he has what it takes to be CM himself? And would he be open to a deal with Reform Jersey?</p><p><br></p><p>For the first Politics disassembled podcast of the year, <em>Express</em> put those questions to him…</p><p><strong><br></strong>January 5, 2024</p>]]>
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      <title>Politics Disassembled | Ferbrache on steering the ship as no confidence vote looms</title>
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      <itunes:title>Politics Disassembled | Ferbrache on steering the ship as no confidence vote looms</itunes:title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>With just days to go until deputies continue their debate and vote on whether to sack Guernsey’s senior political committee, it’s President Deputy Peter Ferbrache offered himself up to media spotlight after it emerged a behind closed doors meeting had been scheduled to try and turn minds to keeping at least three of P&amp;R’s members in place for the next 18 months.</p><p><br></p><p>Deputies Mark Helyar and David Mahoney have already resigned from Policy &amp; Resources leaving empty seats at the top table and the chance for a refresh whatever happens next week.</p><p><br></p><p>But the incumbent President is hoping that is all that will need to be considered by the States right now, as he plans to pitch for unity and collaboration in the face of wipeout.</p><p><br>December 8, 2023</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>With just days to go until deputies continue their debate and vote on whether to sack Guernsey’s senior political committee, it’s President Deputy Peter Ferbrache offered himself up to media spotlight after it emerged a behind closed doors meeting had been scheduled to try and turn minds to keeping at least three of P&amp;R’s members in place for the next 18 months.</p><p><br></p><p>Deputies Mark Helyar and David Mahoney have already resigned from Policy &amp; Resources leaving empty seats at the top table and the chance for a refresh whatever happens next week.</p><p><br></p><p>But the incumbent President is hoping that is all that will need to be considered by the States right now, as he plans to pitch for unity and collaboration in the face of wipeout.</p><p><br>December 8, 2023</p>]]>
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      <title>Politics Disassembled | Transforming Education Programme "essentially defunded"</title>
      <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In this edition of Politics Dis-Assembled Matthew Leach talks through the recent debate on the 2024 Budget, specifically its impact on the Transforming Education Programme.</p><p><strong><br></strong>November 24, 2023</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In this edition of Politics Dis-Assembled Matthew Leach talks through the recent debate on the 2024 Budget, specifically its impact on the Transforming Education Programme.</p><p><strong><br></strong>November 24, 2023</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Politics Disassembled | Half-time for Les Ozouets</title>
      <itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode>
      <podcast:episode>3</podcast:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A debate left in limbo for two weeks,  an opportunity for further challenges or funding routes, a committee backing a plan that could bolster calls for its downfall.</p><p>Join Express as we run through what's happened in Guernsey's budget debate so far, including the post-16 campus at Les Ozouets, and what could happen next. </p><p>November 10, 2023</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A debate left in limbo for two weeks,  an opportunity for further challenges or funding routes, a committee backing a plan that could bolster calls for its downfall.</p><p>Join Express as we run through what's happened in Guernsey's budget debate so far, including the post-16 campus at Les Ozouets, and what could happen next. </p><p>November 10, 2023</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title> Politics Disassembled | Herm School</title>
      <itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of Politics Dis-Assembled, Express' News Editor, Matthew Leach, talks through the latest chapter in the Herm School debacle.</p><p><strong><br></strong>September 29, 2023</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of Politics Dis-Assembled, Express' News Editor, Matthew Leach, talks through the latest chapter in the Herm School debacle.</p><p><strong><br></strong>September 29, 2023</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[<p>In this episode of Politics Dis-Assembled, Express' News Editor, Matthew Leach, talks through the latest chapter in the Herm School debacle.</p><p><strong><br></strong>September 29, 2023</p>]]>
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      <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
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        <![CDATA[<p>“It cannot be underestimated how the stress and pressure has been insurmountable and this has impacted upon me greatly. I am pleased to see action has now been taken to assist States Members with the provision of counselling. This was a much-needed resource that I needed over this extended period of time which was not available until now.”</p><p> </p><p>Those were the words that Deputy Max Andrews read out in the States Assembly last week.</p><p> </p><p>He took the decision to explain to the Privileges and Procedures Committee how he needed help because he was struggling with his mental wellbeing. In response to this, the States’ Greffier and the PPC provided those counselling sessions, the first time this has been done for a States Member.</p><p> </p><p>Deputy Andrews sat down with Kelly Frost to discuss the pressures we place on our politicians, the impact of print and social media, and how important it is to seek help when needed and look after your mental wellbeing in whatever role you have...</p><p>September 22, 2023</p>]]>
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        <![CDATA[<p>“It cannot be underestimated how the stress and pressure has been insurmountable and this has impacted upon me greatly. I am pleased to see action has now been taken to assist States Members with the provision of counselling. This was a much-needed resource that I needed over this extended period of time which was not available until now.”</p><p> </p><p>Those were the words that Deputy Max Andrews read out in the States Assembly last week.</p><p> </p><p>He took the decision to explain to the Privileges and Procedures Committee how he needed help because he was struggling with his mental wellbeing. In response to this, the States’ Greffier and the PPC provided those counselling sessions, the first time this has been done for a States Member.</p><p> </p><p>Deputy Andrews sat down with Kelly Frost to discuss the pressures we place on our politicians, the impact of print and social media, and how important it is to seek help when needed and look after your mental wellbeing in whatever role you have...</p><p>September 22, 2023</p>]]>
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