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Barbados – Call a Spade a Spade

Submitted by Steve Prescott (LLB) Calling an election now is clever political strategy, but, it is beyond doubt, it is nothing but self-serving. Why? Because the political landscape has not changed since 2018. Let’s be clear about the 30-nil whitewash. The BLP didn’t win because the whole country believed in her. They won because there…

Submitted by Steve Prescott (LLB)

Calling an election now is clever political strategy, but, it is beyond doubt, it is nothing but self-serving. Why? Because the political landscape has not changed since 2018. Let’s be clear about the 30-nil whitewash. The BLP didn’t win because the whole country believed in her. They won because there was no credible alternative. The electorate, in the absence of pure drinking water in a desert, will drink anything else if it stands a chance of meeting their needs – even on just one policy issue. With a fledgling unelected Opposition in the house made up of no new blood, the DLP not yet able to gain real political traction who still might not be able to present a full slate of candidates, and smaller parties that have been silent over the last 3 years, the BLP know their odds of winning are pretty good.

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63 responses to “Barbados – Call a Spade a Spade”

  1. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Mia has become Barbados poster person for Power Corrupts Absolutely having an Astride place next to her name which signifies the end does not justify the mean
    How can she justify having an election right after Barbados becomes a Republic and not having a New Constitution which can be a foundation for the election to stand
    Now all can see what is being put in the format as only a dictator can do

  2. President Gort Avatar
    President Gort

    Angela, yuh wirry tummuch. Only God can make a man immortal.

    Fear no man nor woman, for they rule for only a twinkle of time.

    The stars twinkle for eternity.

    Blessings

  3. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Sitting and watching the economic and moral foundations of Barbados crumbled to the down

  4. NorthernObserver Avatar
    NorthernObserver

    @David
    The NIS chair has already blurted after the initial appointment exuberance. Expect nothing more.
    If this crew has a glaring failure in 3.5yrs, it relates to how few entities, have been unable to bring their financial reporting into ‘current’ status in the public realm. Their ‘lackadaisical’ PAC approach is also noted.

  5. David Avatar
    David

    @NO

    Anytime Ryan Straughn raises his head in the media space he should be asked about the plan to hold SOEs accountable. He led the debate in parliament about it. This is something Covid 19 would not have affected progress.

    #talk #rhetoric

  6. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    Covid numbers spiking
    Not surprising after Mia callous adventure of having a VAT free day with no.plans or policies which could have assisted the merchants in detailing procedures in staying the flow of customers
    I lol when govt officials were sending out low numbers and the people were being lulled into a safe sense of security
    An observing mind could have easily understood that during the height of the holiday season the human resources of the work load would have been low and not sufficient to handle the daily task of completing the true figures of the results as well as the medical case of those infected
    Hence govt can no longer gloat on.low numbers as the back.log of cases results are now being told

  7. angela cox Avatar
    angela cox

    I know Mia was devious when she could not bring herself morally in not poaching Ross from the poor country of Dominica

  8. GP Avatar
    GP

    /re Say what you like bout we PM but you got to admire her as a master strategist.

    SATAN – THE DEVIL- IS ALSO A MASTER STRATEGIST
    AS A LIAR AND MURDER FROM THE BEGINING AS JESUS POSITED IN JOHN 8:44 HE CONTROLS THE MINDS OF ALL THE SO CALLED MASTER STATEGISTS CURRENTLY IN POWER

    THEY ARE ALL MARCHING UNDER HIS COMMAND AS HE PREPARES HIS CHOSEN MASTER STRATEGIST AND COUNTERFEIT TO TAKE OVER CONTROL OF THE WHOLE WORLD ……..SINCE THE CONTEMPORTARY MASTER STRATEGISTS ARE HOPLESS AND HELPLESS AND MERELY CAUSING MAYHEM AND MISERY FOR THEIR PEOPLE

    DIDNT YOU SEE THE MASTER STRATEGISTS MISHANDLE COVID ?

  9. GP Avatar
    GP

    ANGELA COX

    KEEP QUIET AND JUST WATCH AND READ YOUR NURSERY RHYME BOOK ABOUT………

    1 LONDON BRIDGE IS BROKEN DOWN , AND APPLY THIS TO BRIDGETOWN, THE SEAT OF BAJAN POWER
    2 THE GRAND OLD DUKE OF YORK, WHO LED HIS TROOPS ON WHAT BIOCHEMISTS CALL A FUTILE CYCLE, BECAUSE THEY ABSOLUTELY WENT NOWHERE.
    THIS IS ACTUALLY THE RESULT THAT THE BLP UNDER MIA MUGABE MUTTLEY HAS ACHIEVED IN THE LAST ELECTION CYCLE.

    TAKE OUT YOUR CAESAR GALLIC WAR BOOK 4 CHAPTER 24 AND INSERT BETWEEN THE FUTURUM IRI……AND THE FUTURUM ESSE THERE, ALL THE THINGS THAT MIA DID INCORRECTLY

    UNLILE CAESAR SHE DEFINITELY DID NOT GO VENI VIDI VINCI………..SEEMS SHE WENT WEE WEE OR PEE PEE

  10. David Avatar
    David

    Oh dear, Oh dear

    Former BLP strategist joins Dems – Starcom Network

    https://starcomnetwork.net/blog/2021/12/30/former-blp-strategist-joins-dems/

  11. John A Avatar
    John A

    Listen I am the first to criticise when the PM et al do foolishness, but I got to give her credit for her timing. Do I agree with all she is doing? Of course not! Wunna fellows got to drop the party loyalty and see things for what they are. Long and short her timing is perfect.

    Having said that she looked at the commencement of debt service after the moratorium and our economic reality and made a call. The fact that the opposition are in disarray didn’t hurt either though.

    This way when she drops the whip around mid 2022 she has 4 years to deliver the medicine, then bring the sweets 6 months before the next elections. Remember you could postpone the day of financial reckoning but you can’t avoid it!

  12. David Avatar
    David

    @NO

    Change your management style, says professor:

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/12/30/change-your-management-style-says-professor/

  13. Tron Avatar
    Tron

    @ John A December 30, 2021 5:34 PM

    It is good to know that other neutral commentators also recognise the genius of our Supreme Leader.

    We should all bear in mind that Mia Mottley is operating in extremely difficult circumstances: under her some 280,000 rebellious loafers who think hard work is slavery, the treasury empty, the debts piling to the sky and the beaches half empty.

    Unfortunately, sulphur rock cannot be turned into gold. But our Supreme Leader at least tries to give the whole lump a worthy coat of paint with perfume and gold.

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