In politics, they say timing is everything.
On this week's Politics Disassembled podcast, Bailiwick Express Editor James Filleul speaks to Senator Ian Gorst - a two-term Chief Minister, and the man who took over at External Relations just before Brexit, and who is now dealing with Ukraine.
But - he wasn't in the top job during covid. He is the man who recruited the island's controversial CEO, Charlie Parker, and oversaw the changes which backed-up his power. Now he sits on the Council of Ministers, but opposes their borrowing and spending plans.
Senator Gorst has been at the top of Jersey politics for 14 years, and has confirmed he is aiming for another term...
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