LARRY BURCHALL
This government has sold us out
Who do we owe all our national debt money to and what would happen if we told them to get lost?
Furbert's defection 'a new low for politics'
MP Wayne Furbert's action in crossing the floor of the House and joining the PLP is an exercise in pointlessness and demonstrates a new low in Bermudian politics.
Only island's 'villagers' can restore law and good order
That crazy result on Friday shows political lunacy may be the prevailing national mood. A man said to be a strong Premier - with each Minister hand-picked by himself - could not even muster the support of his own Cabinet on an issue he backs passionately. Yet the Premier took …
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Jobs held by Bermudians are drip, drip, dripping away
During the recent drought, Bermudians were very careful about not wasting water. Pity that us lot do not have the same concern about Bermudian people dripping out of Bermuda’s national economy and national workforce and local community.
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Bermuda's had gangs fighting for their 'turf' for 100 years
Bermudians today may wring their hands, wail and gnash their teeth about ‘gang’ problems but the island has always had gangs. It’s just the nature of gang activity has changed — and radically.
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Tourism figures mask a worrying trend
We really need to climb out of Wonderland and get into the Land of Reality. The tourist figures for the second quarter 2010 were delivered with an emphasis on arrival numbers.
I hear about 'change' but see very little
The Pope has given Papal consent for condoms; a Greek sculptor is making a Statue of Dame Lois which seems to be destined for display in the ‘new Court building’; Dame Jennifer is back as Education Minister; and there was a double shooting last week with two men getting hit.
With no power change in sight, let's focus on detail of current governance
Bermuda will have to settle down and wait for a general election before there can be either real change.
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Our vital foreign earnings are in decline
Premier Dr. Brown's tenure might well be classified as a regime of confrontation. So far, the new Premier has provided a regime of non-frontation. But the quiet on the financial front is especially disquieting.
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We'll now spend more on interest than fighting crime
"This Budget tells us that the combination of the needs to grow tourism as well as fight crime have been overtaken by the need to pay for the sins of seven years of consistent and large overspending."
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Graduates will struggle to find work and we all face a season of discontent
This year graduates return to a Bermuda Government that has a hiring freeze in place as it seeks to reduce its much-too-large employee count resulting from its long run of spending sins. Government plans to reduce by not replacing workers.
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Why are we rejecting our famous brand, our shorts?
Coca-Cola and Nike have trademarks that are so distinctive the corporations don't even have to have their names attached to them. Anyone seeing the brand images knows, instantly, what corporation they represent. Bermuda once had a trademark that was as distinctive.
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Tourist bus row shows Minister is in a muddle
The idea of reserving space on Bermuda's public transport for Bermudians and pressing cruise visitors into alternatively provided special buses makes eminent sense — if you are not in the tourism business.
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Don't blame runaway debt on the recession
Larry Burchall: By 2008, this Government's five-year overspending pattern had already created the mountain of debt that is now dragging it down.
Public sector pay rise flies in the face of economic reality
Larry Burchall: Why is the Minister for Finance now poised to grant a tax-funded pay increase to Government's 5,800 personnel?
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