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There rarely is anything new under the sun, folks, and we are mistaken to expect otherwise. Or so it seems. The Throne Speech contained few surprises except maybe for the bit on the ten percent off groceries on Wednesdays. Yet even that was a bit of ...

Throne Speeches tend to be overrated, I think, mostly by the politicians and those who write them- and, no, they are not always one and the same. A wordsmith (or two?) is often required to weave together all the disparate pieces which often come in t...

Desperate times often call for desperate measures. On the other hand, desperate people are known to do desperate things. The two are not mutually exclusive. Discerning the difference is key — and that’s not always that easy to do. Washington D.C. is ...

Here’s one voting option you might not expect to see on the ballot here in Bermuda any time soon: None of the above. I kid you not. The right to exercise the vote this way was recently won in India — and thanks here to the keen reader who sent me a n...

Disclosure of interests by parliamentarians has touched off fierce debate — in some circles — and so it should. It is one of the issues with which the Select Committee on Elections is trying to come to grips, and for good reason. Modern practice toda...

Collaboration huh? It’s a word that has been bandied about a lot lately and it is starting to look like it means different things to different people, depending on the context, who is using it and for what reason. Confused? Don’t be. How about we sta...

Houston, we’ve got a problem. It’s a great line from a pretty good movie (Apollo 13) and by its simplicity conveys effectively what lies ahead. Telescopic vision is not required. Eyes Wide Open (not Shut) will do. So it is, I think, with the work of ...

Now is an opportune time to reflect on the type of government we have here in Bermuda — and not because MPs are trooping back up the Hill today for an extraordinary September sitting. For me the reflection is prompted in part by the recent and somew...