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Progress Jersey

Progress Jersey is a charity and pressure group in Jersey. It was formed in November 2005 by Darius Pearce , Daren O'Toole and Gino Risoli. The original aim of Progress Jersey was to encourage electoral participation however it soon became a regular contributor to the Scrutiny process and has lobbied primarily on issues relating to compliance with the European Convention of Human Rights. Its active membership is chiefly drawn from the members of the Municipality of the Parish of Saint Helier.

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Progress Jersey is a charity and pressure group in Jersey. It was formed in November 2005 by Darius Pearce , Daren O'Toole and Gino Risoli. The original aim of Progress Jersey was to encourage electoral participation however it soon became a regular contributor to the Scrutiny process and has lobbied primarily on issues relating to compliance with the European Convention of Human Rights. Its active membership is chiefly drawn from the members of the Municipality of the Parish of Saint Helier.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355686908

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