Bernard Place
Bernard Place has declared his intention to stand in the upcoming 2026 Senators Election. \[jerseyeveningpost.com\]
Bernard Place is an independent candidate for Senator with over 40 years of experience as a Registered Nurse and in senior public service leadership roles. He focuses on practical reform and delivery across five key areas: cost of living, housing, health and care, local economy, and shared future. His platform emphasizes sustainable government spending through redesign rather than cuts, including reducing the public workforce over time.
Issue PositionsAI-extracted
Identifies cost of living as a key pressure and area for practical proposals and delivery.
"the pressures we now face – on government spending, housing, healthcare and the cost of living – will continue to grow. Across five key areas – cost of living, housing, health and care..."
Proposes supporting businesses that retain wealth locally and strengthening charities and social enterprises.
Support businesses that retain wealth on the Island
“supporting businesses that retain wealth on the Island”
Strengthen role of charities and social enterprises as partners
“strengthening the role of charities and social enterprises as partners in delivery”
Proposes building an integrated health and care system combining hospital, primary care, and community services.
Bring together hospital services, primary care, and community provision
“bringing together hospital services, primary care, and community provision”
Proposes addressing structural issues driving housing costs, particularly how social and private rents are set.
Address how social and private rents are set
“including how social and private rents are set”
Proposes making government spending sustainable through redesign and reducing public workforce size over time.
Reduce the size of the public workforce over time
“being honest about the need to reduce the size of the public workforce over time”
Bernard Place
Candidate for Senator
I am standing as an independent candidate because Jersey needs practical reform -focused on delivery.
I bring over 40 years of public service experience as a Registered Nurse, alongside senior leadership roles managing complex public services. That background has shaped how I approach public life: a focus on care, responsibility, evidence, and doing what works in practice.
I understand, from direct experience, how difficult it is to make change happen in government. I also understand that without change, the pressures we now face – on government spending, housing, healthcare and the cost of living – will continue to grow.