Politics of Alderney In return for the cost of providing the transferred services, Guernsey levies various taxes and duties on Alderney. The States of Alderney now consists of: The President of the States of Alderney is Stuart Trought; in October 2012 he was re-appointed for a further four-year period to December 2016 whereupon it was extended for a further four years to 2020. Notes: Note [1] Alderney representatives to the States of Guernsey An election for President is scheduled for 2020 with an ordinary election for 2018. There are no political parties in Alderney mirroring a similar situation in fellow Channel Islands, Jersey
Channel Islands who in turn had purchased them from the receiver in the bankruptcy. The new operator was to be funded by Rockayne Limited, a closely held association of Jersey businesspeople. There are three airports in the Channel Islands; Alderney Airport, Guernsey Airport and Jersey Airport, which are directly connected to each other by services operated by Blue Islands and Aurigny. Historically there have been railway networks on Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney, but all of the lines on Jersey and Guernsey have been closed and dismantled. Today there are three working railways in the Channel Islands, of which the Alderney Railway is