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
Jersey bailiff who helped organise the St Malo evacuation is born
- Sir Robert Hugh Le Masurier was born in Jersey and would rise to become one of the island’s youngest ever bailiffs.
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Emergency supplies are sea-lifted to Jersey
- Emergency supplies were rushed to Jersey at the end of the General Strike, just before the dockers took action.
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Jersey to France tunnel under discussion
- The States of Jersey revealed that it was discussing the construction of a 14-mile tunnel to link the island to mainland France.
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The British government offers St Catherine’s Breakwater to Jersey
- The States of Jersey officially accepted a ‘gift’ of St Catherine’s Breakwater from the British government in 1875.
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