Al Seymour has been writing weekly guest editorials in the Royal Gazette for a few months. I enjoy them.
What appears to have gone wrong, and this could happen anywhere, is that poor public relations has left too many whispering and reaching their own conclusions on different matters. In other words, if people are not given sufficient information as to what Government is doing, suspicions clouds their judgment, creating an atmosphere of mistrust….
Many people on both sides of the political divide are fed up with some press statements from Government that say next to nothing, and have a tone that no one should challenge Governments position. We cannot move forward in a climate of confrontation for the sake of confrontation.
He’s got a point. Dr. Brown thinks that better Public Relations spin doctoring will help him connect with the people … when he really needs to focus on better relations with the public.
That requires openness and accountability, following the rules instead of flaunting them, less sizzle and more substance, smaller promises and bigger deliveries, less confrontation and more bipartisanship.
