AN INDEPENDENT RECORD OF EVERY PROMISE MADE IN THE STATES OF JERSEY
Visit the Guernsey edition →The manifesto reviews progress on commitments made in 2022 and sets out a limited forward agenda centred on completing 12 Over 55s housing units on a named site in St Ouen by 2027, resolving mains water and drainage shortfalls that the candidate puts at £500k, and continuing the parish recycling scheme. The candidate states an intention to focus entirely on the Connétable role rather than seeking ministerial office. Infrastructure and housing concerns are framed as requiring Government support beyond parish resources.
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The manifesto is focused on completing work already begun in St Ouen rather than setting out a new reform agenda. The housing and infrastructure concerns are real and clearly felt, but the forward-looking commitment is limited to seeing through the Over 55s development and continuing parish-focused service. There is no cross-portfolio programme or new policy initiative beyond what was already in the 2022 manifesto.
The manifesto supplies a named site, a unit count of 12 and a target year of 2027 for the Over 55s housing project, and cites a figure of £500k for resolving the mains water and drainage issue. These are the most specific elements; the remaining pledges, including the commitment to prioritise parish needs and the decision not to seek ministerial office, carry no figures, dates or named mechanisms.
The manifesto notes that planning permission has already been granted for the Over 55s units, which grounds that pledge in a completed prior step. On mains water and drainage, the manifesto states that 'this is an island-wide problem that demands Government support', acknowledging that resolution depends on wider action rather than parish resources alone. No revenue source for the infrastructure cost is named.
The Scorecard records Honeycombe as a member of the Planning Committee and the Comité de Connétables from 2026. The Over 55s housing project on Rue de la Croix is in the same subject area as parish housing and planning work. The mains water and drainage pledge is described in the manifesto as requiring Government support, meaning it depends on Assembly agreement and wider Government action. The commitment to focus solely on Connétable duties is within the candidate's own discretion.
A portion of the text is given over to reflections on the honour of serving, acknowledgements of challenges faced and general statements of intent to prioritise parish needs. These passages carry no specific commitment. The more focused passages on the Over 55s project, the recycling scheme and the infrastructure cost are direct and concrete, which prevents the waffle score from sitting higher.