Vexed Bermoothes

Many have noticed that the propagandists at the PLP have started referring to Bermuda’s Governor as the “Governor General”.

Are they just being silly twats?  Or is this one of the crude sub-plots they like to throw in every now and then to liven up the circus?

You see, a Governor General is the Queen’s representative in an independent Commonwealth realm.

A Governor acts for the British Government.  Following independence, a Governor General is merely the personal representative of the Monarch appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister of that realm.  The role is normally only ceremonial, or with some limited constitutional duty conducted on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Yup.  It’s quite remarkable that they would indulge in such follies when Bermuda faces so many pressing issues, public support for independence is so low, and official policy – from the Beloved Leader’s own mouth – is that “independence is on the backburner for now”.

UPDATE:  Someone has now retroactively corrected all the PLP online references to Governor General.