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GM got me to thinking, Mr Editor: General Motors, that is, the car manufacturer that was recoiling under intense scrutiny and withering criticism for those faulty ignition switches that claimed 13 lives and caused countless other accidents and injuri...

What’s past is prologue. The bard had it right did he not, Mr Editor? It’s also so much better than saying, again, and again, and again, that what we so often see is what we get, i.e. the same old, same old. Like you, I try to keep up with debates on...

Fissiparous was a word that had readers thumbing through their dictionaries last week, Mr Editor. It had them thinking and talking too. Good. So, too, did the challenge of trying to put toothpaste back in the tube. It ain’t easy. This week, same sub...

Here’s the thing, Mr Editor: ever tried putting toothpaste back in the tube? Try it some time. It isn’t easy. But that is what the OBA Government is facing and they need to be very, very careful here as they try to get back to running the country. Th...

Everyone has a story to tell and most of us quite naturally want our stories to be heard. So for me last week’s march was no surprise. Nor were the numbers of those who took part. Whether we like it or not, there are a lot of people out there who are...

It’s ironic really. One party complains about criticism levelled by the other and invariably replies in kind, whether by style or in substance, or both, touching of further rounds of more of the same. So it goes in politics in Bermuda as the kettle c...

Spare a thought for the Health Minister. He hasn’t been in office four months and grease balls surface on the South Shore. If that isn’t bad enough, the US Consulate issues a travel warning about swimming on our beaches. But look, it happens: the une...

A change is as good as a rest, Mr Editor, so this week a break from my usual. Everyone wants more and few among us desire less. As a general rule I think that’s pretty true. The trouble is that it also presents a challenge in today’s economic climate...