People sometimes ask me why I left Guernsey all those years ago to move to a town just outside London where property prices aren't too far removed from those on the rock, taxes are much higher and I seem to spend half my waking hours commuting to/from work (at great expense I might add). Well, having been hit by cars on an almost daily basis whilst attempting to cross the road at that notorious accident black spot by the Albion, it didn't take long for Guernsey's medical professional to empty the family coffers of millions built up over the centuries through piracy and tax dodging.

Enough of my own travails. Wasn't it heartening to see Gavin St Pier leading the island's robust defence following Ed Milliband's speech on offshore tax havens the other day? With Gav having no background whatsoever in the tax avoidance industry, the electorate of Guernsey should be truly grateful that he has their collective interest at heart. Fingers crossed it doesn't turn out that HSBC has an operation on the island like it has in Jersey, eh!

I've heard much about the performance of the officials at the ARS yesterday. For the lardy perspective you might want to click here. Seen through green eyed specs via GFC's highlights I thought we were a bit fortunate. Seen through a lard covered lens it looks more than a bit fortunate.

Elsewhere in the Isthmian South it finished:-

Chipstead 2 Carshalton 1 ; faversham 3 East Grinstead 0 ; Folkestone 1 Hastings 0 ; Merstham 3 Burgess Hill 4 ; Ramsgate 0 Herne Bay 2 ; Tooting & Mitcham 4 Walton Casuals 1 ; Walton & Hersham 5 Redhill 0 ; Whitstable 4 Sittingbourne 1 ; Whyteleafe 3 Hythe 2. Matches at South Park and Three Bridges were postponed.

Just three midweek fixtures coming up this week, all on Tuesday: Hythe v Carshalton, Redhill v Folkestone and South Park v Walton & Hersham (still on!).

Keep it Green

Allez les Verts!!