A year after election, what issues face islanders?

Housing, a social media ban and States finances are among the top issues for islanders one year after the election.

BBC Guernsey has been in St Peter Port with a "birthday card" for people to write messages to the government.

Kate Le Noury, 19, wrote she wanted housing to be made cheaper for young people. "I think when you are younger living in Guernsey you have to focus on saving for a house earlier because it is so much more expensive over here," she said.

Policy & Resources President, Lindsay de Sausmarez said: "It doesn't seem like a year, it seems simultaneously to have gone by in the blink of an eye and also to have been longer in some senses."

Tackling the dangers of social media was the issue Emma Cousins spoke about.

"Following the UK government, I think that it's super important to get ahead of the game over here and before there are more awful stories," she said.

This week Sir Keir Starmer announced his government would ban under-16s from certain social media platforms from as early as next spring.

"I've got two boys who are eight and 10. I'd say that it's a pivotal time for them and they absolutely love using computers, they're used in schools so often.

"But it's a really tricky balance for parents to know what to do, so I think that a social media ban over here would just be fantastic for the children so that they can enjoy Guernsey life."

Housing was an issue that Morgan wanted the States to focus on for the rest of the term.

"Housing is a big issue. It's both an issue with renting and also buying, isn't it? So I think we need to try and figure out a viable option," he said.

"I currently rent and it's ludicrous. I'd like to I'd like to buy in the future but god knows when that will be."

Paul said he wanted politicians to stick to the promises they made during the campaign.

"I think people's manifestos say what they want to do and are going do and then they don't necessarily do it.

"We'd like to think of them actually putting into action what they say they think should be done and everybody can do better.

"Otherwise why are you there yeah and i know you get paid but you know we put you there for a reason."

Deputy de Sausmarez said a "perfect storm" of events had lead to the housing crisis being felt today.

"The collision, I suppose, of Brexit and COVID and all the problems in 2022 around the economic problems and all the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine.

That made house building suddenly incredibly difficult. So materials were suddenly much more expensive and much more difficult to get hold of, labour the same, cheap finance the same."

De Sausmarez also said that Home Affairs is looking at implementing the UK's Online Safety Act in Guernsey.

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