Senator
Lyndon Farnham
"I do not favour Party Politics, I favour TEAM Politics - working together for Jersey"
Senator
Lyndon Farnham
"I am not a very political politician - I prefer to use common sense, reason and emotion" ...
Senator
Lyndon Farnham
"I like to help people and the office of Senator offers a great capacity to do that"
Senator
Lyndon Farnham
"My politics are not about left or right, my politics are about hope, health, vigour, vitality and opportunity for all"
Senator
Lyndon Farnham
"States Members should realise that Politics is about serving their Island and not themselves ... "
In the 12 months since taking office, in addition to business as usual across the whole portfolio, the Economic Development Department has delivered a number of projects. In March, Visit Jersey opened for business and assumed responsibility for marketing the Island and has since delivered the first Tourism Strategy for over ten years. In July […]
I am pleased to be able announce that thanks to the support and efforts of Jersey Business Limited Jersey will be participating for the first time in ‘Small Business Saturday’. ‘Small Business Saturday’ is a highly successful global campaign that originated in the USA in 2010 and in the UK in 2013 and is focussed […]
Event-led tourism is seen by many jurisdictions as an important part of their tourism strategy. For some time the further development of event-led tourism has been cited as an important element of the renaissance of Jersey’s visitor economy. In this context, “events” include a broad range of sporting, cultural and more traditional tourist events such […]
PFCO October 2015 – Latest Inflation figures published by Stats office of +0.1% is lower than expected. Underlying inflation as measured by RPIX is the lowest on record (since 2000). This is encouraging. Fuel bills, fares/travel, motoring, household goods, clothing and food prices all lower than in June and all (except fares and travel) below […]
The Jersey International Air Display. The Economic Development Department (EDD) provides the air display grant of 90k to the Ports of Jersey (POJ) who organise the event in partnership with Jersey International Air Display Limited (JIAD). Full and detailed accounts of the JIAD are published annually. I agreed to utilise Tourism Development fund (TDF) funds […]
Islanders will be aware of operational problems that have arisen again with the Condor Liberation in recent days. Whilst delays and cancellations earlier in the week were weather-related, today’s cancellations are as a result of technical problems with the vessel. I have included below an update from Condor Ferries received on Saturday 19th September 2015 […]
And so the 2015 Nat West Island games draw to a close with a vibrant closing ceremony where thousands of new friends partied together and said au revoir until we all reconvene on the special island of Gotland in 2017. Congratulations of the highest order have to go to everybody, yes everybody on Jersey because […]
I was delighted to have been given the opportunity to talk to the Jersey Chamber of Commerce outlining my policy and position on growing Jersey’s economy and attach my speech (below). I would like to thank the Jersey Chamber of Commerce and all who attended. Draft Speech to the Jersey Chamber of Commerce – 11th […]
As many of us know, on 9th May every year Jersey celebrates the anniversary of the Liberation of the Island from the German occupation forces of World War II. Considered as Jersey’s very own ‘National Day’, Liberation Day 70 will be celebrated on Saturday 9th May 2015 and will commence with a Freedom march – […]
Bermuda, Jersey and other British offshore finance centres would have six months to open their books or face international blacklisting if Labour wins the general election, Labour Leader Ed Miliband has declared. He obviously does not know that: 1. Jersey has been providing law enforcement & tax authorities around the world with information on beneficial ownership for many […]
By Geoff Cook – The JEP Thursday 29 January front page carries the headline, “Finance job losses are expected”, based on the latest Business Tendency Survey results, and the paper goes on to suggest that the survey contradicts comments regarding employment prospects made at the Jersey Finance annual review on the 28 January. It could […]
Jersey’s Council of Ministers has set out their strategic priorities for 2015 – 2018. The four key areas are: Health and Wellbeing, Education, Economic Growth and Jobs and St Helier: Click here to view a short video introduction to the strategic priorities
Shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, The British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, went to Washington with his chiefs of staff to meet President Roosevelt and the American military leaders and coordinate plans for the defeat of the common enemy. On Christmas Eve Churchill broadcast to the world from the […]
The value of small businesses to the development of the economy is often overlooked or under estimated. SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY is a UK and British Isles wide initiative which exists to support, inspire and promote small businesses on the 6th December 2014 and beyond. “Behind every small business, there’s a story worth knowing. All the corner shops in our towns […]
I am pleased to have been appointed to the post of Minister for Economic Development by the States of Jersey on Friday 7th November 2014 – thank you to all who have placed their confidence in me. The new Economic Development Department will bring together responsibility for tourism, retail, sport, culture, gambling and the lottery, […]
I am once again honoured to have taken the oath of office for Senator today to serve the island for a further term. The oath, as administered by the Bailiff, is as follows: “You swear and promise before God that you will well and faithfully discharge the duties of Senator; that you will be faithful […]
THANK YOU to all who have once again placed their trust in me and to my friends, family and helpers. I could not have done it without you. Despite concerns choosing 8 Senators not only proved easy for voters but made for one of the most close fought exciting Senatorial elections. Click here to see […]
SENATORIAL RESULTS If you are registered to vote, you can vote on election day in the Parish you are registered in. If you are unsure wheter you are registered to vote, please click register to vote. Polls on election day will be open from 8am to 8pm at your local Parish polling station. When you […]
Tourism creates many benefits to our island home; in fact we all benefit from tourism and can all do our part to promote it. *In 2013, there were 681,900 visitors to Jersey. 326,000 stayed overnight, 113,00 were business visitors, 101,000 were day-trippers, 100,000 were visiting friends & family, plus there were almost 42,000 additional visitors, […]
Our education system is not an embarrassment but we must improve. We need radical changes in the way the education system is run. Education is the process by which society retains, and transmits its accumulated and growing knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another. It is essential that our children leave school having […]
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