Every three weeks, Jersey’s States Members take their seats in the States Chamber to debate policy proposals and approve the laws that govern the Island.

And usually, the only way you would get to experience what that is like is to stand for election when the time comes and convince the electorate you’re the right person for the job.

But to celebrate Jersey’s fifth Democracy Week, the States Greffe gave Islanders the chance to take part in a real-life debate.

In this episode, we look back at Jersey’s first People’s Debate with some of those who were involved with it, to discover what they made of the experience and if it achieved what it set out to do.

Host: Sarah Hopkins
Interviewees: Jenny O’ Brien, Peter Langlois, Evan Smith and Jon Tarrant

Watch the People's Debate in full on YouTube.

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Questions are one of the tools that Jersey's States Members have available to them to understand why and how the Government is doing what it's doing.

• Want to get to grips with a Minister's priorities? Ask a question.
• Want to know how much money is being spent on something? Ask a question.
• Want to understand how long it will take to deliver a new initiative or service? Ask a question.

Questions come in different forms, and depending on who you are and where you're asking them - the answers can come in different forms too.

In this episode we have Deputy Greffier Will Millow and Assistant Greffier Yan Fillieul serving up the essentials of political questions. We cover the various types of questions that can be asked at a States Meeting and branch out into how questions are used by Scrutiny Panels, as well as other situations where the Island's politicians might ask - or be asked - a question.

Episode host: Emily Thomas
Interviewees: William Millow; Yannick Fillieul.

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Who are the people who make our laws, set our taxes, decide how Jersey should be run? And what do they all do?

Jersey politics features a whole host of different roles that could be unfamiliar to you. There are: Constables (a.k.a. Connétables); Deputies; the Bailiff; the Greffier of the States; the Attorney General and Solicitor General; and more!

In this episode Lisa Hart and Will Millow help to unpack all the details about the people that work together to keep the wheels of Jersey's democracy turning. Listen to this episode and you will find out answers to the following questions:

• What's the difference between a Deputy and a Constable?
• Why does the Bailiff sit on a chair higher than everyone else's in the States Chamber?
• What's the best job in Jersey that you've never heard of!?

Episode guests:
Lisa Hart - Greffier of the States
Will Millow - Deputy Greffier of the States

Episode host: Emily Thomas

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