Steve Falla

The manifesto ranges across housing, tax, economic development, health, education and constitutional reform, which gives it genuine breadth. Specific ambitions include a reset of restrictive housing rules, a private-capital infrastructure investment vehicle, renewed Jersey partnership talks on health, and a review of the system of government. The vision is coherent in outline but stops short of a costed programme or a named investment envelope, keeping it at a credible stretch rather than a transformative platform.

Several pledges carry a named mechanism or reference point, among them the quantified glasshouse sites ('150 football pitches'), the named Guernsey Enterprise Investment Scheme, and the stated GST opposition with a start date of July 2027. The majority of commitments, however, are directional: 'a smarter approach' to health, 'work harder on giving people the skills needed', and 'broader tax reform' without a named rate, threshold or timetable. The infrastructure investment idea is posed as a question rather than a commitment.

The manifesto acknowledges structural fiscal pressure by supporting a fundamental services review and calling for efficiency savings, and the position on corporate tax coordination with Jersey reflects a genuine constraint. The opposition to GST is stated without naming an alternative revenue source or saving of equivalent scale to replace it, and the broader tax reform pledge similarly names no mechanism. The private-capital infrastructure idea is exploratory in form and carries no named delivery path.

The Scorecard records Falla as a Member of the Committee for Policy and Resources, which is the committee responsible for fiscal policy; the tax reform and efficiency pledges are in the same subject area as that role. The manifesto also states the intention to seek the presidency of the Economic Development committee, which would place the business, tourism and enterprise pledges closer to a direct subject-area match. The housing, education, health and constitutional reform pledges depend on other committees and a States majority of 20 of 38.

A portion of the manifesto carries specific named commitments, but several sections rely on general statements of intent: 'focus, collaboration, vision and energy', 'work with and communicate better with industry sectors', and the repeated framing of issues as things that 'need' attention without specifying what action will be taken or by when. The education and health sections name a direction rather than a programme. The closing personal statement adds further general text that carries no policy content.