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As far as I can this is just another excuse by the 'Government' to get as much money from the Jersey tax payer as they can. How they can justify the cost of bringing the extra police over from England for Jersey Live is beyond me. What exactly did they have to do,tell a few youngters that had a bit to much to drink to behave, and arrest a couple of people with drugs The police over here panic if more than half a dozen kids meet at Liberation Square on a Friday night, they have to be armed with tear gas and are now trying to get a stun gun, it is ridiculous. By the way I am not a teenager, I am a grown woman with children who's ages range from 16 to 25, they all went to Jersey Live and they are looking forward to next year's event. However I think the only way to stop the Government ripping us off is to call their bluff,and refuse to pay for any extra police at any event that they say needs it, by boycotting it. Once they start to loose revenue they may think twice about charging us. Unfortunately I don't think they would have the brains to make the conection, the Island must money from tourist's that come to events like Jersey Live etc: if they stopped coming it might make them change the minds. If they can fund events like Battle of Flowers, they should fund any event that bring's in extra revenue. We pay enough tax already, this new goods tax was brought in against public opinon. We have paid for upside down boats, a clock that blows bubble's and cows in West Centre, if our money wasn't wasted on stupid things we don't want ,people might be willing to pay for things they do want. Jersey is becoming to expensive for the ordinary man in the street to live in comfort any more.
S Huish