How do your deputies score?

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        August 26, 2026

Good Morning Guernsey — 2026-08-26

AI has been used to compare manifesto promises made by each Deputy with the votes they have cast since we elected them. Bridgehead Communications has...
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How do your deputies score?
• AI has been used to compare manifesto promises made by each Deputy with the votes they have cast since we elected them.
• Bridgehead Communications has created the 'Guernsey Deputy Scorecard', describing it as "a free public site that sets every manifesto promise from the 2025 election against every recorded vote of this States term, deputy
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• The review has outlined its "importance as a community asset" while also highlighting several challenges.
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Island FM Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday
Guernsey's loss making leisure centre at a crossroads
• A sustainability report shows Beau Sejour is ageing and need extensive repair or rebuilding.
Island FM Guernsey News · Local news · yesterday
Detailed dive into the performance of Guernsey politicians
• An online resource matches deputies' pledges with their voting records, ahead of the resumption of the GST debate.
BBC News - Guernsey · Local news · yesterday
Hidden manuscripts reveal medieval reading habits
• Archivists discover 17 manuscript fragments from medieval times were repurposed as book covers.
BBC News - Guernsey · Local news · yesterday
New website tracks promises made by deputies
• The website logs data including voting records, previous promises and their States Chamber speeches.
The Quarry - Independent news from Guernsey · Local news · 2 days ago
Rare medieval manuscript fragments reveal Guernsey's lost literary history
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Official notice: Rare medieval manuscript fragments reveal Guernsey's lost literary history. Source: States of Guernsey media releases. Open the linked item for the full Guernsey context and latest details. Open source ->Official notice: Terre à l'Amende Notice - Valnord Court, Valnord Lane, St Peter Port. NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that by Act dated the 21st day of August, 2026, the Royal Court granted permission to the States of Guernsey, to publish a notice in La Gazette... Open source ->Official notice: Dissolution Notice. NOTICE TO LA GAZETTE OFFICIELLE "The Limited Partnerships (Guernsey) Law, 1995, as amended (the "Law") HS Investments IV D L.P. (registration number... Open source ->Official notice: NOTIFICATION OF ADDITION TO THE PROTECTED BUILDINGS LIST. THE LAND PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (GUERNSEY) LAW, 2005 Land Planning and Development (Special Controls) Ordinance, 2007 ------------------... Open source ->Official notice: Summary traffic report. Source: Guernsey roadworks. Open the linked item for the full Guernsey context and latest details. Open source ->
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