My background is commercial. I founded and developed a UK national public company and sold it to an international consumer goods organisation. I have been a Guernsey resident for 24 years and have raised my family here. The length of time we have been here demonstrates our affection for, and commitment to, our Island home.

What is the Guernsey Reform Group? GRG is an association of like minded individuals, from all walks of life, who will work together to offer the electorate the opportunity, at the next election, to change the way the States of Deliberation are made up, operate and deliver.

We are not a political party, nor are we of either a left or right wing persuasion; we have been formed to appeal to all Guernsey residents who love this Island, and we expect to offer Islanders an alternative to the present way their Island and their lives are governed.

We are staunch supporters of consensus government and recognize that it is the right system for Guernsey. To try to change our way of governance would be quixotic in the extreme. We believe in the present system but we want to see it work far better with greater cohesion and accountability among Deputies, reform of the Civil Service, and a much clearer appreciation by our rulers of the effective use of taxpayers' money.

Please look carefully at our initial list of objectives and join us to expand on these aspirations by adding your own contribution to the debate.

We want to see a government which is compassionate, decent, honourable, truthful and responsible. Those potential Deputies who subscribe to the GRG will guarantee to uphold these principles throughout their terms of office.

We also wish to expand political debate on the Island and have set up a section of our website allowing contributors who seek to expound their views, however radical, to do so. This aspect is open to serving politicians as well as the electorate at large.

Thank you so much for reading this address and I look forward to welcoming you to the GRG, either as a future Deputy or as an active or passive supporter. Remember, membership is entirely free.

Make a difference to our Island!

Kind regards,

Anthony J Hemans
Instigator of the Guernsey Reform Group