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The contest officially begins now after much speculation that Curtis Dickinson would throw his hat in the ring for leadership. Given there are at least two years left in this term, it is more than a party leadership matter; it’s about who will potent...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has offered one of those reflective opportunities that allows for expanding one’s appreciation and understanding of a complex world. First, let me declare my personal bias as one who would have been 2 years old when th...

The death of Elizabeth II, while inevitable and expected — she was 96, after all — has still produced a degree of shock in many. This is not unexpected — the monarchy as a whole has a complex legacy, and the duration of her reign is such that many si...

It was the great Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm who remarked that “for a variety of reasons, Italy is a sort of laboratory of political experiences”. Jonathan Foot’s remarkable The Archipelago: Italy Since 1945 certainly seems to bear this observati...

On Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II died at 96. An outpouring of sympathy from world leaders emphasised her dutiful service and stabilising presence. President Joe Biden issued a statement that commemorated her as a “source of comfort and pride for gener...

Talk of independence has arisen again, but this time over cannabis. While I do support decriminalisation, I am not sure there is enough oomph in the overall community to equate it with the subject of sovereignty. The word “independence” doesn’t scare...

I experienced the telecommunications revolution first hand in Bermuda, working for the incumbent at the time when the local market deregulated from a duopoly in 1997. In preparation for competition, I recall a consultant’s comments during a workshop ...

Once upon a time there was a Bermuda and its jagged past, to some as the “pirate’s port”, but truly the place where Western innovation and plots including the American Revolution occurred, not to mention the Jamestown and Virginia dialogues that form...

On July 7, British prime minister Boris Johnson finally resigned. Or claimed he would resign. Undone by his own Cabinet ministers, who in realising that their own credibily was at stake, he decided to jump ship. What does this mean for the British Ov...

“... the children are our are future Teach them well and let them lead the way” – Lyrics from The Greatest Love of All It has been said that Bermuda’s most excellent resource is our people; without investment in our people, particularly our ...