i look forward to hearing more from Clareese, sounds interesting.
For the avoidance of any doubt Clareese Du Pre is an entirely fictional character but the reference points within her resume have been laid out so as stimulate some lively discussions in the days ahead.
Clareese was born of Razzard, now departed. She has vowed to mediate discussion solely on the subject of culture and where it merges with politics in this tiny Island (in which we all keep bumping into each other!).
Clarrie Dupre - now where do I know that name from 
Mark spotted it a mile off! Well done. Clareese voted for all you green's recently. She likes intelligent people.
So if Clareese says that she too lived in Paris, just off the Place du Pantheon in the early 70's and can be spotted in one of these photo's
http://otherthings.com/janvanraay/photos/index.html you should take it with a pinch of salt. But if Clareese says that she knows the area very well and when in Paris stays with Sydney Picasso, ex wife of Pablo's son Claude then you can be assured that that fact is true.
I have worked in and around Jersey's government long enough to know that taking an alias is the smart thing to do. Some of my income is derived by providing services to the States. I've seen how whispering campaigns have started and how the paths of certain individuals careers have been muddied because they became an establishment dissenter uncomfortable with the way policy is designed and delivered. I've seen the bullying and heard the lies. The role of Clareese Du Pre is to challenge many of the current assumptions in relation to culture and reveal that there are much better systems, policies and strategies that can be adopted for the benefit of us all. Not only to enhance the range of cultural products on offer to consumers, but also to engage artists in political debate, to see them using their skills to motivate informed discussions and to no less an extent prick the moral conscience of a largely apathetic public.
Perhaps a good way to start the ball rolling would be for ESC to adopt a new objective within the cultural strategy, that could harness and harvest new ideas. You can have this one for free Deputy Labey -
www.cultureforum.je - go register it quick! You've seen the success of Planet Jersey - now imagine what you could really do for the Islands cultural life. You could have your finger on the pulse. The list of the current strategy's achievements to date is, to my mind, paltry. But there will be more on that to come.
So to conclude - Clareese Du Pre is, in the main, an anti-establishment figure. She has always voted for Senator Syvret and is firm believer that he has acted honourably throughout the HDLG enquiry. Clareese, although in no way can be compared to him, does see a little bit of her in the way he has become isolated whilst working hard for the thing he believes in.
So lets rewind to the start of the thread and the question posed was;
"Deputy Labey - has she done anything for the islands culture?"
I suggest not.
