36 results returned for search: "education AND " 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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John Barritt
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...
DATE: Jun 26, 2015
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Some things never change, Mr Editor. Or so it seems. It was back to the future when I recently had occasion to pick up a copy of the Report of The Royal Commission into the 1977 Disturbances, better known as the Pitt Report, and thumbed through some ...
DATE: May 01, 2015
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John Barritt
Traffic, Mr Editor, traffic: it seems everyone has an opinion about the problem and the solution — and why not?
We are all drivers, riders or users of the road in some way, form or fashion; and if we are all a part of the problem — and we are — then...
DATE: Feb 18, 2015
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Politics offers up plenty of twists and turns, Mr Editor, some of them predictable and some not so predictable. The unpredictable can be a pain. When asked what could scupper his government’s plans former United Kingdom Prime Minister Harold Macmilla...
DATE: Jan 20, 2015
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John Barritt
It was a criticism that was bound to be levelled, Mr Editor, and so it was. Bermuda could use an America’s Cup approach to public education.
Everyone knows it too, and have known for a long, long time. How long? Long enough.
Our political parties ha...
DATE: Jan 19, 2015
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John Barritt
Functional unity is a beautiful thing, I reckon Mr Editor. But like beauty, functionality is in the eye of the beholder, or perhaps when it comes to politics in the eyes of the beholden. Of course, we would all like to see a little more functional un...
DATE: Sep 12, 2014
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John Barritt
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...
DATE: May 09, 2014
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John Barritt
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...
DATE: May 02, 2014
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John Barritt
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...
DATE: Apr 11, 2014
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John Barritt
