I do not hate everyone!

It appears that many people are misunderstanding some of my posts here at The State of Jersey; most definitely due to my choice of wording.

I often refer to ‘The States’ as Jersey’s biggest problem in recent times, however I must clarify that this does not include every single states member; some of them, just some of them, are actually doing a decent job and show a real interest in the wellbeing of Jersey residents. I am certainly not backtracking on what I have previously said; however what I have previously said has been taken the wrong way by many people.

What I am trying to convey is that I do not hate EVERYONE!

This post is a result of an interaction with two States members yesterday who mentioned this website and how ‘we [States members] are all a load of ******* . . . except Peter Hanning of course’ (is this implying a suspicion of political bias?) This was in no way a confrontation, in fact the two people concerned were laughing about it, however it highlighted the fact that my messages have been slightly misconstrued.

To my knowledge I have not once mentioned these two people’s names on this website, however I have written about the generalised ‘States’, thus creating the assumption that this umbrella term includes each and every member – which it does not. To be fair it includes most of them, but not all.

So from this post forward, whenever I use the term ‘States members’, please remember that this is not a universal inclusion of each member, but a generalisation of most of them. From reading my previous and future posts I am sure any reader of this website could work out who is included.

I do not wish to be known as ‘that grumpy blogger who hates everyone in the States no matter who they are’, and so I hope this post will convince anyone who currently believes this otherwise.


But on a lighter note...

Much was achieved yesterday at the Jardin des Buttes, with most of the cow parsley and nettles cleared from the main area of the woodland. There will always be work that needs doing, however the work accomplished yesterday will be sufficient until sometime after summer. Much-needed refreshments were served at the Parish Hall after the word had been done.

Unfortunately I have been unable to achieve much progress with my previously-mentioned side-projects. For all those waiting, rest assured the Jardin des Buttes website will be online sometime during the next few months; however it is more complicated than I first expected and so there are a few technical problems I need to resolve before any further progress can be made.

- Benjamin Langlois