WW - I appreciate the time taken by you to respond to my post - thankyou.
In a nutshell, it was a very quiet time at Jersey, no slots involved, no arrival traffic and just us and the other a/c involved. ATC mentioned slower a/c ahead heading to same airport as us hence the speed control / hdg changes etc. I suspect that the most likely answer is...
Did the tower controller end up with the same situation the day before, do it the other way round and the same aircraft with a different crew took forever to taxy off therefore unnecessarily delaying the other one
However, I am well aware of the need to make sure the cabin is secure early as it is such a short taxy and despite reports to the contrary, I do not enjoy delaying other operators - no matter who they are.
ATB
S.D