4th July 2014
Reform Jersey registered as a political party
Centre-left Reform Jersey was a political group two years before it officially became a party. It was registered at the Royal Court on 4 July and contested the 15 October election. The party supported same-sex marriage before it was passed into law and had campaigned for progressive taxation, six months’ maternity leave and the construction of more affordable housing. It also supported Jèrriais, moves to combat climate change, and a healthcare system similar to the mainland’s NHS, which is free at the point of consumption.
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Other events that occured in July
Author and actor Anthony Faramus is born
- Anthony Faramus, who became an author and actor, was working as a hairdresser in St Helier when arrested early in the occupation.
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Jersey Football Association is established
- Jersey FA was founded at the headquarters of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society in July 1905.
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Island at War debuts on ITV
- Island at War took inspiration from events that occurred in both Guernsey and Jersey, but was set on a fictional stand-in, St Gregory.
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Circumstantial evidence sends a man to the gallows
- Jersey's Royal Court took just two days to sentence a man to death for murder even though there was no hard evidence against him.
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