Madalina looking at the wider world from Jersey....some views from a new British migrant...

We are promised a Jersey Population debate soon that will examine issues of Immigration and Emigration.
Similar issues are likely to dominate the May UK  General Election and the result there will have implications for Jersey.

Below is a two-part interview with Madalina who arrived in Jersey 7 years ago as a Romanian but departs this week as a Jersey/ British citizen.

Madalina raises issues that need to be discussed in the Jersey Population debates - but who might raise them? Who speaks for Madalina and ALL the others who are most affected by Jersey's "Population" controls....

Part One video;

Part Two;

Thanks and keep in touch Madalina

Jersey in Transition (JIT) public meeting 12 March 2015

Following the announced closures of the CIs Coop Food Warehouses and Amal-Grow the Jersey in Transition group organised a public meeting at the "Townhouse" pub in St Helier.
It was a "full-house"

The video below in four parts is a recording of most of the main meeting.
Sebastian the musician has been deleted for technical reasons with the acoustics but nothing has been edited except to shorten the introduction or because of some later recording limitations.

Jersey in Transition is on Facebook;
http://www.facebook.com/groups/jerseyintransition/

or at:

http://jit.org.je/

or:
https://www.transitionnetwork.org/initiatives/jersey-transition

Video
Part one

Part two

Part three

Part four

The Environment Minister will appear before two Scrutiny Panels next week on Friday 20 March at 10 am regarding Environmental Policies and again at 2 pm regarding the International Finance Centre. Both hearings are open to the public and take place in the Royal Courts/States Building.
Anybody can attend but must remain silent....