tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post774832518787096399..comments2024-03-24T23:22:43.753+00:00Comments on Tony's Musings: The Referendum and Daniel WimberleyTonyTheProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-25880650435423932322013-03-15T23:44:08.525+00:002013-03-15T23:44:08.525+00:00Once the Constables no longer sit in the States th...Once the Constables no longer sit in the States the turf wars will begin. <br /><br />The States of Jersey Police has ambitions, would you not agree?<br /><br />Parish welfare went because it was inefficient and failed to deliver. Definsible?<br /><br />Institutions change and adapt. They cannot be preserved for ever in aspic.<br /><br />In the Italian novel The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) the Sicilian nobleman Don Fabrizio Corbera, embodies the paradox well know to all conservatives:<br /><br /> “For things to remain the same, things must change” <br /><br />Worth pondering before defending all things reactionary?<br /><br />Nick Le Cornuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983215673635966459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-66358363962356034802013-03-15T21:32:32.119+00:002013-03-15T21:32:32.119+00:00"Jersey's Pravda" was a throwaway li..."Jersey's Pravda" was a throwaway line for Jersey's Brian Blessed impersonator, also known as Trevor Pitman!TonyTheProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-73841466634016725472013-03-15T21:11:45.339+00:002013-03-15T21:11:45.339+00:00No, just commentary on past remarks of yours.
(1...No, just commentary on past remarks of yours. <br /><br />(1) "Structures and institutions have been protected that would otherwise have been reformed and possibly abolished long ago. The Honorary Police have survived against the logic of an island wide Paid Police force."<br /><br />(2) "Yes, the Jersey Beans, love their quaint institutions, and some Englishmen even go native and join the Honorary Police, but it's on its last legs." <br /><br />Your own remarks about what voting Option A would mean. Don't go coy on us now!<br /><br />TonyTheProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-72635044680955883542013-03-15T20:43:32.141+00:002013-03-15T20:43:32.141+00:00As you know Option A does not seek to "remove...As you know Option A does not seek to "remove ... the Honorary Police from the Island.” Suggesting such reveals more about your own anxieties than the accuracy of anything I said or implied.<br /><br /> As with so much in British Society that revolves around membership of clubs, the Jersey Parish system has all the hallmarks of a club.<br /><br /> In the 19th Century, what was know as “La Police”, the institution of the Parish and its Honorary structures, was a recognised and formidable power in the land. <br /><br /> The forthcoming Referendum will see the club being instrumentalised in defence of power, influence and personal social status of the “Politicised Constable”. Many traditionalists worry about this overtly politicised role and may wish to reclaim the Parish structure for a more localised social role.<br />Nick Le Cornuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983215673635966459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-25259132687041435742013-03-15T07:15:51.096+00:002013-03-15T07:15:51.096+00:00"Jersey's Pravda"
Tony, to be fair,..."Jersey's Pravda"<br /><br />Tony, to be fair, this name has come about because of decades of biased reporting towards the establishment. Simple as that really. <br /><br />This name has nothing to do with the Referendum.<br /><br />Having said that. We will see the real JEP in the week before the referendum. They know it's pointless going on about it now as it will be lost come April. They will set their agenda as they always do. You tare better than that Tony.<br /><br />rsrico sordahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370637157786202673noreply@blogger.com