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This week I am going to get personal, Mr Editor, but in a good way. It was only two weeks ago in my column on unsung heroes that I mentioned my uncle Bobby Barritt and his influence on my decision to go into politics. The tributes which have appeared...

Charleston — Maybe like me, Mr Editor, you are still trying to process and fathom what was by any standard an unspeakable crime, certainly, but most definitely a hate crime fuelled by racism. I feel not just for the victims, their families and frien...

It is a hard read but a good read, Mr Editor. In fact, it should be considered required reading for those who want to better understand the proposed airport project. I am, of course, referring to what has come to be more commonly known as the Deloit...

This week’s column, Mr Editor, is for those who have been wondering — questions readers have asked, and sorry to have kept you all waiting. Wonder No 1: No, I am not advocating that we let bygones be bygones when it comes to past overspends and ques...

The detail, Mr Editor, is where you find the devil — so often followed by discord, division and disagreement when people don’t like what they eventually discover in the fine print. Legislation can be like that if you are not careful. The Health Insu...

That was a pity about PATI, Mr Editor: one of the first public steps to see the light of day and it was very much a misstep – and that’s putting it mildly. It went beyond the usual foot in mouth when the identity of a PATI user/requester was revealed...

Criticism is good. Criticism is healthy. Personally, I welcome it. If it is constructive, so much the better. Critical thinking is, well, critical, to informed national debate on the issues of the day. Like on the airport, yes. But the one thing we ...

You might think this timely, Mr Editor. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) has come up with recommendations for Codes of Conduct for MPs — and just to be clear this is for the consideration of Legislatures throughout the Commonwealth. B...

Here is my take, Mr Editor. Politics is very much broad strokes. First impressions tend to stick. Detail is important, sure, and woe betide should you get caught out for failing to pay attention to detail. Those chickens, my friends, have a way of co...