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Ps, Mr Editor, is an unusual way to begin a column. Postscripts are usually found at the end. But I want to begin this week with a follow-up to last week’s column. Consultation does have its sceptics, critics and detractors — and I want to address so...

Inquiring minds want to know, Mr Editor, following last week’s column and recent events: OK, Barritt, any bright ideas on how consultation could work? Fair question. First, any attempt needs to be real and genuine. People will quickly recognise when ...

Inquiring minds want to know, Mr Editor, what it is they can do in the wake of the most recent reports of the Auditor-General. Of course, they want action and many have lost confidence that anything meaningful will happen. Well, I have an idea: step ...

Fixed-term elections sound good, Mr Editor — at least I’ve always thought so. Their appeal is that they go some way to taking the politics out of calling elections. Everyone knows the date, and those in power no longer have the unfair advantage of se...

It’s the politics of it all, Mr Editor. There’s no need to read between the lines. It’s there for all to see. We know it when we see it or when we hear it. Had enough yet? Two recent matters on and off the Hill underscore the point. First, the censu...

The annual Budget Debate is behind us. Time to take stock. How was it for you? The debate, I mean. Frankly, I wonder how many people bothered to listen in. Even for a period of time. Mind you, there was plenty of opportunity for those who were intere...