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Reports of the Auditor-General can be challenging and heavy reading, Mr Editor, the more so for the average person. But that doesn’t make them dull or any less important.
On the contrary; and to be clear, I am not referring to those “special” report...
DATE: Oct 23, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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John Barritt
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 ...
DATE: Oct 16, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
What’s happened to politics?
Good question, Mr Editor, and one that is asked and answered by Bob Rae in his recently published book of the same title that I mentioned in a column a few weeks back, about which I promised a follow-up.
It is a quick re...
DATE: Oct 09, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
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...
DATE: Oct 02, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Night and day, black and white, OBA and PLP, two meetings, two Bermudas. But I expect that I am not telling you anything new, Mr Editor, or anyone else for that matter.
The two meetings to which I refer were meetings I was able to attend on the same ...
DATE: Sep 25, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
There’s nothing like a pleasant dressing-down, Mr Editor, and I received a very nice one of those last week from a kind and faithful reader. She told me that I don’t understand, although I do (smile), and only too well (smile), and from experience (s...
DATE: Sep 18, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
Recent events have once again prompted me to dust off my copy of the Sage Report, Mr Editor.
One of the recommendations in particular came to mind; the one that focused on the need for change from the top down. You know, leadership by example. It ha...
DATE: Sep 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
There was a time when people simply trusted their governments with the really big decisions. Those were times when people also had little choice or option. But this isn’t so much the case these days, Mr Editor. In fact, those “olden” days are long go...
DATE: Sep 04, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
We will not be breaking new ground with fixed-term elections, Mr Editor.
There are any number of models we can follow. Canada has legislated for fixed-term elections, federally and provincially. Britain has its own Act, too, which came into play at i...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015
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Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt
We will not be breaking new ground with fixed-term elections, Mr Editor.
There are any number of models we can follow. Canada has legislated for fixed-term elections, federally and provincially. Britain has its own Act, too, which came into play at i...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Opinion Writer
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AUTHOR:
John Barritt