The only thing more dangerous than bad policy is believing that politics will not affect you

The only thing more dangerous than bad policy is believing that politics will not affect you

By Carl Parslow “I DON’T care about politics,” a Jersey retiree said to me recently, “because my pension and income are effectively untouchable by the government.” It is a comforting belief, but a dangerously naïve one. In reality, no one is more exposed to the consequences of political decisions than those who depend on fixed incomes, public services, and long-term care. And in Jersey, where the state is expanding its reach at an unprecedented …