Reform Jersey Deputy aims for 25 years in politics

Saturday 16 April 2022

Deputy Geoff Southern will be standing for re-election as a Reform Jersey candidate in St. Helier.

Deputy Southern has served the St. Helier No. 2 District – which will now be expanded and known as ‘St. Helier Central’ – for the past 21 years and is hoping for a further four years as part of the States Assembly.

During his time in the States Chamber, the Deputy reduced the cost of seeing a GP for islanders on low incomes, secured funding for the development of Millennium Town Park, and introduced an anti-discrimination law.

Deputy Southern said he was “proud” of the progress made so far “with the help of my Reform Jersey colleagues”, but that “there remains much that needs to be done, especially on the housing crisis and access to affordable health and social care for all.”

He continued: “If we are to create a health service we can be proud of, we must ensure that we can recruit and retain high-quality specialists at all levels. This may require new levels of co-operation between our near neighbours and major health trusts in the UK.”

“Above all we must cultivate an inclusive community. All too often recently voters have been left with the feeling that they have been misled by Ministers obsessed with ‘business as usual’. For straight talking and honest answers, this Deputy once more asks the voters of St. Helier Central to put their faith in him.”

Jersey's election is taking place in June.