Andrew Sinclair is a mental health nurse with experience in clinical governance, complaint handling, and a background in history, politics, human rights law, and legal publishing. Standing for the PEOPLE FIRST party, he advocates for a real opposition against measures like hospital Emergency Department charges, a strong accountable public sector, greater scrutiny of the financial sector's tax loopholes, shifting taxes toward the super-rich, and regulating utilities, food supply, and rents to address the cost-of-living crisis.
Issue PositionsAI-extracted
Criticizes laissez-faire regulation leading to cost-of-living crisis and calls for intervention on utilities, food, and rents.
End laissez-faire regulation of utilities, food supply, rents
“laissez-faire approach to the regulation of utilities, food supply, and rents”
Calls for scrutiny of financial services industry and tax loopholes for the super-rich, opposing Jersey as a paradise for the wealthy.
Scrutinize financial services and super-rich tax loopholes
“direct the same level of scrutiny toward the financial services industry and the tax loopholes enjoyed by the super-rich”
Supports robust regulation to protect the environment from risks of international crises.
"Robust regulation is needed to reduce the risks we face and to protect our people and environment."
Opposes government proposals for charges at the hospital's Emergency Department.
Oppose charges for hospital Emergency Department
“charges for attending the hospital’s Emergency Department”
Criticizes laissez-faire approach to rent regulation contributing to cost of living crisis.
"a laissez-faire approach to the regulation of utilities, food supply, and rents."
Supports a strong, well-resourced, and accountable public sector.
Build strong well-resourced accountable public sector
“strong and well-resourced, but nevertheless accountable, public sector”
Advocates shifting fiscal policy to tax the super-rich instead of middle earners.
Shift fiscal policy toward taxing the super-rich
“PEOPLE FIRST advocate for a shift in fiscal policy toward taxing the super-rich”
Andrew Sinclair
Candidate for Deputy St. Helier South
I am a mental health nurse by profession and a former secretary of the Jersey branch of the Royal College of Nursing.
I have a background in clinical governance, with experience in both healthcare complaint handling and safety investigations.
I have three grown-up sons: one works in finance, and the other two are students in the UK. My first degree was in history and politics and, before qualifying as a nurse in 2012, I was a senior editor in the legal publishing industry, first with Sweet & Maxwell and later as a freelancer.I hold a master’s in human rights law (1st class with distinction) and have a lifelong commitment to social justice.