LARRY BURCHALL

Parliament needs its own Question Time

Churchill’s acerbic wit and sharp criticism of his rivals highlighted what’s good about the British Parliamentary system and the adversorial style Bermuda’s own Parliament has inherited from it. Perhaps it’s time that Bermuda introduced its own version of Question Time too.

Be thankful the world’s conscience is growing

Larry Burchall reflects on an eventful year

Should we just give up on trying to buy a house?

Should people give up on trying to buy a house and just rent instead, and spend/invest the difference on expensive clothes and shoes and cars and trips? In many cases, in Bermuda, that's already happening.

We’re no longer afraid of change

The electorate has become a far bolder animal over the last 35 years, argues Larry Burchall.

BERMUDA FESTIVAL / SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR

The beautiful new sounds coming out of South Africa

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Wayne Furbert: The answer to our racial problems?

Shadow cabinet reshuffle signals wider change

Abu Ghraib: The forgotten victim

England’s baby will carry an enormous burden, says Larry Burchall

Stuck in the middle with you?

Squeezed out of housing at the top, jobs from below, the middle class is being squeezed out all together

We are a democratic toddler — it’s time to grow up

Bermuda’s real experience with true and open democracy is less than a decade old.

It’s time to change our taxation system

Out with Customs Duty, in with Corporate Profits Tax — and keep ‘arrybody’ happy
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Prepare kids for the global test: Publish school results

Competition for jobs is on an international level — public scrutiny of education system should be, too

Independence: Is our silence the message?

Leaders shouldn’t confuse a quiet electorate with tacit support — just ask the Tsar

Are you a ‘trash’ Bermudian?

Larry Burchall argues that we Bermudians have a peculiarly bad habit when it comes to leaving trash behind...

OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY

Flags and respect: It’s time for us all to take a stand

National pride’s far more than coloured cloth — but if you’re not proud, be respectful

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The Bermuda Sun bids farewell...

JUL 30, 2014: It marked the end of an era as our printers and collators produced the very last edition of the Bermuda Sun.

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