The international media is starting to cover how damaging Ewart’s Great Uighur Adventure may be to Bermuda’s tourism sector. And all “for nothing”.
They also point out that the little contratemps was probably engineered “by some in Bermuda’s government” to cause a fight between the UK and Bermuda.
Gee, ya don’t say? What a devious, half thought out, incredibly damaging, attention junkie fiasco this is.
Bermudian reactions to this range from the bewildered to the outraged. Most see it as political manoeuvring by Dr. Brown to put egg on the faces of the English and to create a massive diversion away from the myriad of other scandals brewing around him (including his fading support amongst his own parliamentary backbenchers).
Parliament should be fun today. Call your MP to tell them what you think of this. Better yet, call your PLP branch chairman. And if you have the patience to deal wiffit, call those tedious radio talkshows.
An interesting side note. Shortly after this blog began in 2007, the hits suddenly “disappeared” from the Bermuda Government network. I always assumed they had blocked www.vexedbermoothes.com, not wanting to contaminate the civil service with deviations from the Party line. Well, in all the Uighurian excitement, someone opened the door again. Hoo boy, was there some traffic coming from Bermuda Government yesterday.
Errr, and a few other governments too.
[Update - someone from Government disputes that the site is blocked. It maybe that changes on their side recently started broadcasting their network location again. I welcome any Government reader.]
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