New Labour, New Danger?

While visiting the UK for the first time in many years I took the oppurtunity to visit Westminster and watch the sitting of Parliament. I also of course took the time to become better acquainted with the current situation of British politics. What else did you expect from someone with an interest in [...]

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Back From Vacation

Okay. Well I’m back from a much needed vacation which has given me some time to reflect on a few things and get a little breathing space away from all the craziness of the election. Of course however, on my return I’ve got ALOT of reading to catch up with from the papers [...]

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Electoral Campaign Financing Reform

Within the parliamentary system, as flawed as it is, I feel that there is a growing need for reform in regards to campaign financing. One need only look at the focus of US elections to see that the primary strategic objective of the campaigns is to develop the largest ‘war chest’ of campaign funds, [...]

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“A Boxful of Crayons”

Perhaps predictably pro-UBPers have seized on the section of Dr. Brown’s speech to the Party Banquet where he used the metaphor of ‘mixing up a box of colour crayons’ as the PLP exploiting race for political gain. I disagree. In fact, from where I sit I believe the very opposite is the case, [...]

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Welcome Back Limey!

Its with great pleasure that I see that Limey has decided to resume blogging. He’s been on hiatus for pretty much the last nine months, but its great to have him back. I look forward to his insights.

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Reflections on the Premiers Speech to the Party Banquet – Nov. 3rd, 2007

Well, I didn’t go to the banquet the other night due to prior committments, however the Royal Gazette has published a transcript of the Premiers’ speech on their website, and the transcript can also be found on the official PLP website. Both links for these follow below.
http://www.theroyalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d7b24630030001&sectionId=70
http://plp.bm/node/851
So, I’ve just read through the transcript, and [...]

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Thoughts on the Regiment

I’ve been thinking of writing my thoughts on the Regiment ever since Bermudians Against the Draft (BAD) started protesting against conscription, especially after actually meeting one of their memebers over a game of dominoes. With the 2007 Throne Speech mentioning possible expanded duties for the Regiment – something that Denis (a current conscript) has [...]

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The Crisis in Pakistan

Musharraf, the ‘President’ of Pakistan, has announced ‘Emergency Rule’ declaring martial law. In a televised address to the Pakistani nation he stressed that this action is a result of the threat to the state posed by the Islamic extremists in the pro-Taleban border provinces and that the Judiciary has effectively paralysed the state, preventing [...]

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The Reason for the Season

Micheal Dunkley, the Opposition UBP Leader, in comments reported in the Bermuda Sun stated that he was concerned about the timing of the election during the build up to Christmas:
http://www.bermudasun.bm/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=35514&SectionID=24&SubSectionID=270
He (Dunkley)agreed that many overseas students would be home from school but expressed concerns about its closeness to Christmas. “It takes the main reason [away] from [...]

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December 18th, 2007 – The Election

Well, the Premier has announced the date of the election as December 18th, 2007.
Obviously the whole BHC scandal is going to put a damper on the Party’s potential success. However, despite the UBP pundits suggesting that the scandal represents a body blow to the PLP the majority of PLP supporters, regardless of [...]

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