The Bald Truth

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Welcome to www.thebaldtruthjersey.co.uk.

I launched this site on May 1st 2011. The concept of the website, and the blog in particular, was grounded in my decision to resign from the JDA in July of last year. As a firm believer in the need for sites that provided informed, alternative political news and opinion to that of both the Establishment’s glossy spin doctors, and that of the mainstream media my own website now seemed the way to go. The bald truth domain title? OK. Seriously as I take my political work this was also about me being able to laugh at myself.

The Election

For now above all else let me just say a great big ‘Thank You!’ to all of those who came out to support me with your vote on October 19th. Shona has similarly asked me to pass on her own thanks via the site as well. With the Horsfall/Walker/Ozouf faction pulling out all the stops to knock out the Progressives your support is greatly appreciated; as have been all of the numerous e-mails, letters, phone calls etc since the result. Believe me – they all mean a great deal indeed. Thank you!

Many Thanks,

Intentions

As the name makes quite clear, the primary motivation for the creation of the site was to ensure the centre-left message of championing the interests of Jersey’s ordinary working people could be heard loud, clear and honestly. It would be about flagging up my political principles and views where nobody could distort them. It was also quite clear to me that getting the blog up and running was going to be key to all of this - with the rest of the site a work-in-progress growing gradually over time as we moved toward the October 2011 election.

Telling it how it is
As the issues arising demanded it would be hard-hitting; it would be serious; it would be irreverent; it would be controversial. On occasion perhaps even all in the same story! The bottom line would be that punches would not be pulled period.

Common-ground & co-operation
Yet it also wouldn’t just be about the views of Deputy Trevor Pitman either, it would welcome and use input from other like-minded political players both from inside and outside of the States Chamber. Hopefully this would help build on work I’d already begun since my election in trying to develop common-ground co-operation with a dozen or so other ‘progressives’.

And a little bit of non-political input…

Well, it is my blog and website after all! So if I occasionally want to wax lyrical about the new album that I have just bought; the film I have just seen etc I will do that too.

'So there we are - The Bald Truth is here! If you are interested, get involved; have your say. If you are not, fine. Come October just make sure you get out and vote whoever that is for. Because if you don't you may as well shut up moaning and save your breath!'

Deputy Trevor Pitman

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Finally what this site will not be doing!

Hard-hitting or not, unlike some other sites what the www.thebaldtruthjersey.co.uk most definitely won’t be doing is falsely smearing or defaming people; anonymously posting lies about individuals simply because they happen to have a different political perspective; or giving free rein to trouble-making anonymous internet trolls.

Indeed unlike one infamous blog-site - the so-called Farce Blog - readers here would also never see dozens of ‘postings’ suddenly appear with the posting time removed: a clear sign of comments that have been faked. All postings -whether supportive or critical - will be ones genuinely received.

Unlike the very sick individuals behind the Farce Blog I will also not be allowing Establishment Party politicians to write cowardly, anonymous postings spreading lies about others in the hope of undermining their reputations. Such people are not fit to represent the people of Jersey and ultimately will be brought to book.

Keep the Faith.

Trevor

One final point. My States and Parish political work takes up a great many hours – generally 60+ hours a week. I also do my best to try and retain a personal life. As a consequence I would just flag up here and now that this site will be updated once or twice a week as my time permits. I will definitely not be sitting at the computer screen 24 hours per day!

If you don’t vote – don’t complain. Just moaning won’t change a thing. Vote!