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New FCO Under Secretary for Overseas Territories

June 11th, 2009 · Comments Off · Bermuda Politics

As part of the instability of Gordon Brown’s government, pushed along by the MP expense scandal, the UK has shuffled responsibilities at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Welsh MP Chris Bryant has been assigned the role of the Under Secretary of State responsible for the British Overseas Territories (including Bermuda). His predecessor, Gillian Merron [...]

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Hiding from Good Governance?

December 1st, 2008 · Comments Off · Accountability, Bermuda Politics, Transparency

Dr. Frown (that was a typo but I’ll keep it, it fits) started ranting in Parliament again the other day.  It seems that in his world just about anything is a cause to go independent. He’s throwing a hissy about an inquiry into banking regulations? Even Finance Minister Cox thinks its routine stuff.  The Brits [...]

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