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John Barritt wades in on the fallout from the Belco electricity rates hike and the absence of reasonable explanation

John Barritt in the fourth of a six-part series designed to encourage conversation around Britain’s relationship with its Overseas Territories

John Barritt in the second of a six-part series designed to encourage conversation around Britain’s relationship with its Overseas Territories

Ho-hum, another Throne Speech marks the start of a new parliamentary session. I have seen and heard a number over the years, maybe as many as 50, dating back to my years in journalism, and even had a hand in a few, dating back to my years in governme...

These two words loom large today: if only. If only everyone could agree, or at least come together to reach a consensus on how we must combat Covid-19 and the deadly Delta variant — and act on it. Fat chance? No question this is a national crisis of ...

This is no lament for the way we were — now is not the time — but rather recognition of the way it is, and is likely to be for some time to come. There can be few among of us who are not suffering exhaustion and/or fatigue and/or exasperation with th...

Interesting this: there is talk elsewhere that we may be on the verge of another Roaring Twenties — like that which followed the 1918 flu pandemic. Well, we can but hope; and note, I underscore elsewhere. Such talk is apparently fuelled by the belief...

Compromise, collaboration and consensus are not four-letter words, as you well know, Mr Editor, but it sure seems like it when it comes to modern-day politics, if you get my drift. This can be one of the drawbacks to the Westminster system and how th...

This week’s column is a farce, Mr Editor; although, who knows, maybe in the eyes of some, all of my columns are. So be it. There will always be a disagreement on matters of opinion and that’s not a bad thing. In fact, it is downright healthy. As one ...

It was something the Pope said, Mr Editor, that got me to thinking. In fact, he said a lot of interesting and challenging things on his recent visits to Cuba and the United States, and one of them was, yes, the need to make politics a creative callin...