sentences:  The lack of understanding was compounded by not realising that laws were passed by the States of Guernsey, or the Controlling Committee, not by the Bailiff.A few published works have criticised his role in the government of the Bailiwick during this period (see, for example, Madeline Bunting's "The Model Occupation").This opinion is in the minority, on the whole he remains a figure of considerable repute in Guernsey itself.