People outside the hothouse of Bermuda politics often scratch their heads over how the island’s obsessions lead to such consistently poor decision-making.
Witness the following evidence sent by a reader. The FCO recently solicited input from the public as they update their white paper staking out the relationship between the UK and the Overseas Territories. The following quotes are from the BIU submission to that consultation (published in the January Workers Voice):
“Given our financial independence with respect to the UK, Bermuda should be permitted to trade freely with the Soviet Union and its satellites.” (Note: the Soviet Union was finally dissolved in 1991).
“In those areas of economic enterprise in which Bermuda employs the largest number of foreign workers, the UK and Bermuda should engage in the practice of swapping staffs. This practice could also be extended to the US and Canadian governments.” (Note: you take our Government and we’ll take yours? The solution to expats is to expatriate Bermudians? This suggestion ignores the fact that Bermudians can already freely live and work in the UK … and thanks to the PLP’s dim management of Bermuda, increasing numbers are choosing to do so).
Stop giggling. It’s not funny.
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