Mark Anthony Baker is a lifelong Jerseyman from a St Mary farming family, working as an executive coach, business speaker, and author. He expresses deep concern about the island's direction and pledges to preserve its character, particularly in St Mary, through immigration controls, population management, social security reform, continued local housing schemes, and grants prioritizing locals. His platform focuses on protecting local communities and rejecting threats to safety and sustainability.
Issue PositionsAI-extracted
Proposes redirecting grants from immigrants to local people to bridge skills gap and strengthen communities.
Set up grants scheme for local people to bridge skills gap
“scheme set up to encourage local people to bridge the skills gap from within and make grants etc available to local people”
Opposes overdevelopment that threatens green fields and the rural landscape.
"protecting our green fields from overdevelopment, so the character of our parish is not lost. Especially as government has plans that threaten to change the rural landscape forever."
Opposes large or unsightly developments in St Mary and supports continuing parish house purchase schemes for locals with parish connections.
Prevent large or unsightly developments in St Mary
“I do not want to see St Mary suffer from large or unsightly developments”
Continue parish house purchase schemes for local people
“The current schemes for first time buyers for people with parish connections should continue”
Supports introducing work permits, ID cards, and vetting to manage population and reject threats.
Introduce work permits, photographic identity cards and vetting
“introduction of work permits, photographic identity cards and vetting”
Manage population at its current level
“The population must be managed at its current level”
Calls for reform of the social security system to aid genuine cases and close abuse loopholes.
Make it easier for genuine cases to access benefits
“make it easier for the genuine cases to access benefits”
Close loopholes allowing unjustified access to benefits
“close the loopholes that allow unjustified access to benefits”
Aims to make roads cleaner and safer in the parish.
"Cleaner and safer roads"
Mark Baker
Jerseys most important election ever!
I am a passionate Jerseyman whose family can be traced back a thousand years in the island most of which has been spent farming in St Mary.
I am an executive coach; Business speaker and Author and I coach and teach both individuals and companies how to overcome challenges and strategically plan to create a successful personal and business life.
I am deeply concerned about the direction the island heading and I want to use my skills to help get us back on track and preserve our island and parish for the generations that follow.
My main areas of concern are briefly outlined below. Please contact me for further details.