Busy

I’ve had a rather full holiday weekend, and now I am off for some meetings down in the south of England for the next couple of days. So blogging is going to be pretty light for this week. I’ll still pop in when I can to clear the comments, but I doubt I’ll [...]

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Cayman General Elections

I understand that our sister territory of Cayman is voting in their general elections today. In addition to parliamentary elections I understand that they are also voting on a new constitution in a referendum vote.
Cayman seems to have a two-party system similar to our own, with a social-democratic People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) and [...]

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The June 4th EU Elections

I’ve just got back from registering to vote for the upcoming EU elections on June 4th. As I hold joint Bermudian and UK citizenship, this gives me the right to vote not just in Bermuda, but also in Scottish Parliamentary elections, UK Parliamentary elections and the EU elections. I’ve only ever participated and [...]

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The Union U-Turn

The big story for this week is undoubtedly the Government U-Turn on trying to claim on the $6.8million from the Union Asset Holding’s bond relating to the infamous Berkely project. After stating earlier this year that the Government was actively pursuing this claim, and defensively reacting to criticism that it wasn’t, this is a [...]

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UK MPs Expenses

Here in the UK the main political news story is about the unfolding MPs expenses scandal. There’s quite a bit to it, but in a nutshell, MPs here are given certain allowances, especially for maintaining a second home in London for parliamentary duties, in addition to their constituency-based home. Apparently the MPs, [...]

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Rough Seas Ahead?

Well, this week has certainly been an interesting one in the realm of local politics. Readers of this blog will know that I opposed the tactics being used to replace the leadership of the PLP, declaring them unconstitutional and counter-productive. That remains my position.
I also criticised (at least on the BIAW [...]

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Just Thinking For A Little While

Hey, just wanted to apologise for the lack of new posts over the last few days. Been thinking about some new developments, and I wanted to figure those things out before posting anything new. Should be back to regular postings shortly.

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Constitutional Matters

There are two Constitutional matters that I think need cleared up as a result of the PLP Leadership question here; one of them is a purely procedural one relating to the Disciplinary Committee, and the other is a more fundamental issue concerning conflicting constitutions.
The Disciplinary Committee
Much has been said in the media and the BIAW [...]

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The Leadership Question

Well, there is more information about the PLP leadership question in todays media, in both the RG and the Bermuda Sun. Also, I’ve had an opportunity to get a better understanding of the incident as well. the following links will take you to the relevant newspaper articles on this issue:
Former Rivals To Challenge [...]

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