Business groups have urged deputies to reject a new £5m. levy on companies which has been put forward to repay borrowing for education capital projects.
Guernsey’s construction industry has written a strongly-worded letter to all States deputies warning them that post-16 education in Guernsey is approaching ‘crisis point’.
I have listened to most of the debates in the States of Deliberation during the last two sessions. I am deeply saddened concerning the situation in which we find ourselves as a community regarding funding for post-16 education. Whether as individuals we supported the previous system of selection, whether we lament the loss of scholarships to the independent colleges, whether we were mindful to support (or not), the various proposals since is now totally immaterial.