OPINION
Is the PLP at war with its core values? If not, it should be
Bryant Trew: The primary narrative in the PLP’s Budget Reply is that if the OBA were focused on revenues instead of cutting expenses, Bermuda could avoid the “evils” of privatization and save Government jobs.
An OBA promise the milkman helped to deliver
Nandi Outerbridge: Recent law enforcement experience in the United States has shown clearly that where crime is concerned, paying attention to the little things has a big effect on the big things.
PLP continues to throw Bermuda under the bus
Sylvan Richards: So my article and the public’s response to it have plainly had no effect on the PLP — they are going to do what they want to do, regardless. That puzzles me, I must admit.
Expats? What about the Bermudians overseas?
Michael Weeks: We are constantly and increasingly hearing from certain segments of our island that we need to do all that we can to get guest workers into this island.
Budget 2014: PLP has not been business-friendly
Bryant Trew: Don’t believe every single thing the PLP has to say — but have the wisdom to read their Budget Reply for yourself.
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Bermuda Blue: Could our island be run by a mayor?
Jeremy Deacon: Could a Mayor of Bermuda work? With a population of around 65,000, is there a need for a Cabinet, a shadow Cabinet and a total of 36 MPs?
‘No winners in Ukraine’
Jonathan Starling: There are no 'good guys' in the Ukraine situation right now.
We need a socialist alternative
Jonathan Starling: The two-party system, be it PLP/UBP or PLP/OBA, has helped deform our island’s political maturity, and limited our political discourse with a limited vision of what could be.
Our population must expand
Larry Buchall: With the Parliamentary battle of the Budgets effectively over, with both Budgets projecting three years out to 2016/17, Bermuda and Bermudians can now concentrate on climbing out of Bermuda’s economic hole.
‘Bermuda will be sold off by rich people... to other rich people’
Christopher Famous: Since May 2013, I have written numerous columns warning that the OBA will attempt to privatize and outsource many government departments and services.
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Ukrainians face fascists on one side, Russians on the other
Johnathan Starling: The situation in Ukraine is very serious but I don’t think we’re in the run-up to World War III or even a full-blown return to the Cold War.
‘The best Budget of this century’
Toni Daniels: Economist and Bermuda College lecturer Craig Simmons called Bob Richards' 2014-2015 Budget "arguably the best we've seen this century."
Letter: The JetGate scandal
Cheryl Pooley: The Premier has not replied to the parliamentary questions with respect to if he met with Nathan Landow and did he bring his personal business manager to meetings involving possible casino investment.
Letter: We should embrace Canada’s shared parenting model
Childwatch co-founder Edward Tavares: For years we have been speaking of the importance of shared parenting for families of separation/divorce, and educating society of its benefits, especially for the children.
Questions left unanswered by Bob the Budget Builder
Christopher Famous: Today, Shadow Finance MP David Burt will deliver the PLP Reply to the Budget in the House of Assembly. I would strongly suggest that Bermuda tunes in to the HOA via radio 105.1 FM or via streaming www.parliament.bm
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