Browne Evans as the first political Attorney General went exactly as Government's spin doctors planned.

Mrs. Browne Evans' achievement was overshadowed when she immediately took the Governor to task for failing to name a Director of Public Prosecutions.

Mrs. Browne Evans also set up a further potential confrontation when she made it clear that she expects a Bermudian to take the DPP post -- and that she believes the whole AG's chambers should be Bermudianised.

This will place Canadian Solicitor General William Pearce, who is now apparently the acting DPP, in a difficult position along with the other non-Bermudian Crown counsels in the chambers.

Mrs. Browne Evans has stated, and she may be right, that there are sufficient Bermudian lawyers to staff the chambers. But the reality is that unless salaries in the chambers are adjusted to match those earned by lawyers in the private sector, that day will be far off.

One thing is certain: Mrs. Browne Evans has started by showing she intends to be a vocal and vigorous Attorney General.

What remains to be seen is if she will be able to develop a good working relationship with Government House. That does not mean that she has to agree with everything the Governor does, but because she will be having to consult with him frequently, it will be in both their interests to have a relationship based on honesty and respect.

WELCOME MOVE EDT Welcome move Premier Jennifer Smith's decision yesterday to give up her Education portfolio is to be welcomed -- not because she was performing badly, but because it is extremely difficult in this day and age to be head of the Government and to manage a portfolio as complex and important as education.

It was understandable that Ms Smith would want to put some of her ideas to work in education after successfully holding the shadow portfolio for so long.

But, as she said herself: "...one thing has become clear and that is that the needs, demands and challenges facing education are such that nothing less than the full-time attention of the Minister is warranted.'' Her selection of Government Senate Leader Milton Scott will raise some eyebrows after his long service as an official of the Bermuda Union of Teachers.

While this may result in better working conditions for teachers and could bring a different perspective to the policies of the Education Ministry, it will be interesting to see if Sen. Scott will have to prove that he can balance the needs of teachers against the needs of the whole education system.