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 Royal potatoes are trademarked
- The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries applied to the UK patent office to register the terms Jersey Royal and Jersey Royals.
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Jersey gets its first ever local bank notes
- When Jersey needed to raise funds, it came up with a profitable wheeze: it would issue its first ever peacetime banknotes.
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King George V visits Jersey
- Jersey pulled out all the stops to welcome the King, Queen Mary and Princess Mary when they visited the island in 1921.
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Reform Jersey registered as a political party
- The centre-left Reform Jersey political party was registered at the Royal Court on 4 July and contested the 15 October election.
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