I feel an overwhelming urge to crow loudly about our estimable prime minister and his masterful New Year’s presentation to the nation. And I will. Of course, I am ever aware of the degree of constancy and commitment of this PM, when it comes to his sense of responsibility in his role of shepherding this 238 square-mile rock with its multi-faceted denizens. So I needed no convincing here. Still, I refuse to believe that even the Walmart or JC Penny pockets of the inveterate, self-imposed blind and deaf among us were not convinced, whether overtly or covertly, that their fortunes lie with this giant of a man, with or without the white beard.
Now, the other Tuesday evening, it seemed that even Mr Bowtie was lost for words to adequately characterise the PM’s performance, so let me essay to supply a few. How about thoughtfully comprehensive, cleverly supportive, brilliantly strategic, wholly impressive, sincere, unabashedly emotional?
On the other hand, we have the polar opposite honchos at the still-ailing National Trust, which only began to get something of a life after having been openly challenged by the prime minister for its idle, stuck-in-a-rut existence. The lot of them should be thanking the PM for waking them up and suggesting the way forward. However, what that organisation needs, in my estimation, are some totally new brooms to sweep it clean, or at the very least, some measure of diversity within its ranks. After all, it is a NATIONAL entity. Why then does it attract, and why is it guided solely by, an obviously deeply politically partial bunch (in some cases, known troublemakers) who jump from one quasi-governmental or statutory entity to another? The question is, without question, rhetorical. The answer is clear: to oppose, and to be able to do so without division.
As a nation, we have come to expect the total partiality of the unions towards the Labour Party, even when they have prospered under a UWP administration. Their skewedness is likely pathological (and I’ll have more to say about that at another time). But, last time I checked, the National Trust was not a union. The folks there need to appreciate that fact and embrace principles of objectivity and social justice if they wish to serve our society competently and fairly.
Congratulations PM. Continue to give us an honest and sterling account of your stewardship, with your usual clarity. The St Lucian folk know what’s good for them.
