- There is no human rights, equal rights, consumer protection or employee protection legislation
- Our tax-free prices include "Carriage" charges that are equivalent to VAT.
- "Mais Oui" the service in local shops is more likely to be offered with a grunt than a smile
- The police insist the island is overrun with drugs-driven crime, and are equipped with riot vehicles and CS gas to contend with our so-called lawless society
- The traditional peace and quiet is regularly broken by high speed vehicles sporting a variety of alarming sirens, the latest of which sounds like a manic goose
- Residents (but not visitors) may expect to face water restrictions during summer months because fresh water is a finite resource
- The brochures imply that St Peter Port is still the prettiest harbour in Europe, but really it is adorned with heavy-duty railings and off limits to the public
- There are 10 miles of road to every square mile of land
- There are six cars for every ten locals
- There are no controls on pollution from vehicles, ad hoc burning or dumping of waste around the island
- The chemicals and nitrates from the horticultural and agricultural industries contaminate the drinking water
- Sewage is dumped untreated into the sea on the south and east coasts
- Leachate from landfill sites is running into the sea on the east and north coasts
- Aluminium sulphate is dumped into the sea off the west coast
- The French nuclear industries on the coast 20 miles away dump radioactive waste into the sea and air.
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