Alan Maclean

The manifesto sets out four named priorities spanning affordability, economic growth, deregulation and fiscal discipline, and adds a specific call to rebuild reserves and reform planning services. The scope extends across several policy areas, including new growth sectors such as AI, fintech and medical tourism. The vision is coherent, though it is largely oriented towards restoring conditions rather than introducing structural departures from existing policy.

The four priorities are named and briefly described, and the planning and reserves pledges carry a degree of directional precision. However, no commitment is accompanied by a figure, a date or a named legislative mechanism. The anti-inflation strategy is described as something to be updated and implemented, and the economic growth and deregulation pledges name sectors without specifying how barriers would be removed or what regulatory changes would follow.

The pledge to rebuild reserves cites the Fiscal Policy Panel's own advice as the basis for the commitment, which grounds it in an established independent process. The spending control measures, service redesign and private-sector partnership approach are consistent with approaches that have been applied in Jersey before. The anti-inflation and growth pledges are directional and depend on a range of conditions, including business and external economic behaviour, that are outside the Assembly's direct control.

The Scorecard records posts as Minister for Treasury and Resources (from 2026-06-30) and as Assistant Minister for Infrastructure (from 2026-07-29). The pledges on fiscal reserves, government spending control and the anti-inflation strategy fall within the same subject area as the Treasury post. The pledges on planning, deregulation, economic growth and new sectors require Assembly support, representing a majority of 25 of 49 members, as well as agreement across the relevant policy areas.

A substantial portion of the text is composed of general statements of values and intent, including references to sound judgement, the importance of follow-through, and Jersey being a wonderful place to live and work. The four priorities are named, but each is described in a single sentence without elaboration. The closing section, drawing on previous roles to frame the candidate's suitability, does not add further policy commitments.