Dr. Cleon Athill Resigns from UPP, Calls Partisan Politics “Evil”
Dr. Cleon Athill, the former caretaker for St. Paul’s with the United Progressive Party (UPP), recently resigned from her position, citing her disillusionment with partisan politics.
In an interview on Twin Island Media, Athill shared her motivations for initially joining the party and her subsequent decision to step away.
“I’ve always had an interest in social change and social development in Antigua and Barbuda,” Athill stated, highlighting her long-standing advocacy for social justice, human rights, and women’s issues.
She saw politics as a means to effect positive change and bring a fresh perspective to governance.
Despite facing pressure to engage in traditional political strategies, such as offering vouchers and engaging in mudslinging, Athill remained steadfast in her commitment to running a clean campaign.
“I declared from the beginning that I’m not going to be engaging in transactional politics,” she emphasized, noting that such practices undermine democracy and diminish the agency of the people.
Athill expressed her growing discomfort with the party’s direction, particularly its disconnect from the needs of the people. “Political parties have too much access to our brainpower,” she lamented, noting that they often drive a toxic energy that hinders genuine progress.
When asked about the possibility of joining another party or running independently, Athill adamantly rejected the idea, describing partisan politics as “evil.”
She emphasized the need for a paradigm shift in Antigua and Barbuda’s political landscape, stating, “I won’t even consider running as an independent.”
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With much respect Dr. Clean Athill, you have informed the country of your resignation; and there is no need for you to continue “moaning” and “groaning”.
You’ve made your decision, because all it does if you now go on to hark about partisan politics, is give some sort of weird comfort to ABLP and Gaston Browne supporters – as we’ve witnessed in the last 48 hours or so.
ALL THE BEST DOC, IN YOUR NEW VENTURE(S) 👍🏾
*Cleon* 😁
You are one of them that causes her to resign. Always with your tribalism and ignorance about the leadership of the country. The chickens are coming home to roast.
And there you have it @ Colombo, I rest my case …
I thought I was the only one in Antigua and Barbuda who thought Patrician politic is evil.
I am not even interested in voting, I believe I will be participating in doing something evil if I vote.
Thank you Cleon for letting me know I am not alone, great interview, I feel it from your heart so proud of you.
Morals and character go a long way, I recall a young lady with a similar surname who helped organize the first National Youth Forum in Antigua & Barbuda and her likeminded professional associates were championing for change, a change from tribal politics, a change that will be for the betterment of everyone, especially for the nation’s youth. I find it odd that almost a decade later Dr. Athill has also become disillusioned with politics and sadly, some things are hard to kill and for change to come about the old ways must die.
Dr. Athill has always been a woman of morals. I remember when she was a youth counsellor, and she has helped so many overcome their personal horror stories, she is among the best of us and to quote Mikhail Gorbachev, ” History teaches us that when times are ripe for change and the government refuses or is unable to change, either society starts to decay or a revolution begins.” Change will come, maybe not in my lifetime, but it will come.
Almost as if they have scarred her for life. Anyway, I suspect the urge will come again and she has grown enough to recognize there is only one good vehicle. Like a church we welcome all. Would advise her to ignore the haters who are now gunning for her (some will shortly follow her example)
@Tenman!!! Really!!! You equate ABLP with good? You are done now. I thought you were playing along in the hope of getting some crumbs off the PM’s sons tables but to think that righteousness resides with that party is nothing short of blasphemy.
@tenman. Again, stop equating your inept, corrupt, selfish leader to anything close to anything biblical or even the falable church.
You keep coming on here like a pompous big, bigging up Gatson Browne and his incompetent cabinet, like they are Gods gift to Antiguan’s.
Quite frankly it’s really annoying to read sometimes, knowing the state of affairs in Antigua right now.
Y’all don’t even know how to humble y’all selves, and try to understand that people are really hurting right now, especially with all the crimes and the cost of living right now.
Why would any Good government raise taxes on the poor right now, all the while raving about all the money coming into the country, from the CIP to the ports?
Instead of fixing the broken immigration system, that Gatson Browne himself has
woefully broken by himself, when he continuously brought in Africans, with the 1000 Africans that came on Air Peace,and simple disappeared, y’all are on here talking about a politician that decided to throw in the towel.
But then again I always knew you are a fool that is just surviving on the last little two marbles you have left.
I’ve never met a bigger educated fool like you in all my life..but then again, the ALP party has a bunch of them running the courts the ground.
@Islanman…ah wah a guarne?!
You figured out the #Chameleon_Tenman, the gecko of many HUES! He could be cast as The Gecko in Mrs_Condescending!
I don’t know, if you were blogging on CARIBARENA over a decade ago, but #tenman has an aura around him which is a pungent, as an #Afrikan_Boody_Scratcher which gets to you, even before he turns a corner!
Everybody, roast his ass for his #Shape_Shifting Spirit!
Now, speaking of #Shape_Shifting…there’s a Tale From Cedar Grove, about this dog, that would come around the Slave quarters at night, sniffing and carrying on like a dog.
After a while, over a period of time, and after observing the dog and its antics, some of the People decided to put a #WHOPPING on the dog which had the scent of one of the Plantation Overseer[tenman]. The [dawg] got such a whooping, that the OVERSEER, jumped out of the dog body, left the dog dying in the street and ran, as fast as he could from the slave quarters.
Some of ABLP[dawgs] definitely carry the Chameleon, #Shape_Shifting aura about them.
Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
De’ole Dutty Peg🦶🏿Garrat_Bastard
Vere C. Edwards
@Ras. 🤣 LMAO. What a story. Hahaha. Bro, my intent is not to be on here with the back and forth with these jokers(tenman, Sideline,Dave Ray, and the rest) but do think sometimes, that they are all one in the same person, because it’s no way in hell, that so many people can have the same ignorant views of a Leader that’s f..king up the country with all his corrupt moves, right out on the public for all to see.
I’m a straight forward person, and this got to be the most assinine thing I’ve ever witnessed.
*country to the ground*
@ tenman
like the example of your ”unwise virgins” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No one should take anything you say seriously, FAT joker.
Oh shut up Tinman. You Laborites are just a nasty, evil, low-down lot.
Nobody is gunning for the good doctor. I’ll bet you she was scarred by the dirty, mudslinging,red-cool aid drinking ALP cult. Just listen to them making her resignation their primary discussion all day yesterday. The Shyster even having death announcement of UPP. How despicable they are!
Wonder why he didn’t have a death announcement after the botched efforts at twentieth century piracy?
Doc? Let me let you in on a little fact. As long as the likes of Gaston Browne is in politics, it will never be anything but evil.
@Reply.. couldn’t have said it better. If Dr Cleon feels that extending an olive branch to ABLP would stop their mad rush for personal enrichment and the destruction of this country in their quest for more money, then my lady you are dead wrong. Your ethos would just cause the ABLP to use the olive branch to slap you in the face repeatedly and laugh about it.
Keep up the fight UPP. The future of our, not Gaston’s children requires it .
@ tenman
She would be a DOG, like The Top Dawg to even associate with anything labour after GASTON AND THE LABOUR PARTY HAVE SAID SO MUCH EVIL ABOUT HER AND, throwing her out of the youth ministry and putting her in a box office at the stadium to work, with no work to frustrate her. THIS WOULD BE A SPECTACLE TO BEHOLD. Then I will BLINDLY FOLLOW THE LABOUR PARTY LIKE ALL THE OTHER ”BACK-SLIDERS” 🤢🤢🤢🤢
Tenman: I see you have come out of hiding.Did you get the okay from GAS-MAN BROWNE.You had better mine,he no tump you inna you face. A wa become of From the Begging of Bread Sidelines.
@Ras, what a well articulated anecdote about the Tinman. LOL. Always knew there was something awry about that character. Let’s continue to fight this evil, greedy corrupt, lawless administration to save our country .
@Watching…Ah wah ah guarne?!
#People_Watching is a fun sport. It’s no different, than going to a zoo, Watching caged and restricted animals behaviour(s); the same goes for #Bird_Watching, seeing how the #Birds of Antigua took a page or two, from Hitchcocks ‘The Birds,’ and treated many independent Antiguans who helped, to feather their nests, as #roadkill to be discarded; so, Watching HUEman behaviours will definitely give you a sense of who they are.
I’ve met this #Chameleon_Tenman in person, and as I have posted under some of his thought process, he has the energy of a Gecko/dragon/snake/shape_shifter, as in say one thing, to your face, while dogging you behind your back.
He can reply to me, right here and now, but he’d be too embarrassed afterwards, especially, if he get from behind his #Monicker(by the way, it’s his prerogative, but in my hood and world, once we draw, the finger locks, the trigger(brains) clicks and it’s a fact, I’ll hit my target. It’s like being in an #unstoppable_zone, as an athlete. You know what you practice for; therefore, being in the game and popping is like second nature.
I’ll use an example, of the #Chameleon_Tenman and his shapeshifter’s spirit. Gaston Browne, PM whom he is in full support of, again his choice, is being BRAGGADOCIOS, about his Organic Farm and food security through Agriculture and Aquaculture.
Some ten(10) years ago, individuals such as myself had partnered with others, introducing HOLISTIC HEALTH LIFESTYLES, with an emphasis, on EMPLOYEE OWNED businesses, based in the Agricultural and Aquaculture Sector of Our Economy. Individuals like Mr. Dave Ray and #tenman were vehemently opposed to our business proposal(s), and I, Vere C. Edwards, dares either one of them #WHO’RE now supporting Gaston’s policies on Agriculture to call me a liar, a damn liar, a #P.O.S. with little to offer our Nation. I, dare either one of them, but they better be reminded, we’ve being dealing with Cloud_Storage, since, the days of development nuclear weapons, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; so, all I’ll say #Bot, take me to the emails.
Fear of these Chameleons do not reside here. A simple Coconut Rib will wrap them up like a Chamil/Seine Net.
Dem ONLY hide behind ah certain [bible] allegories. Little, do they know, or at least being the astute researchers that they are, they MUST know, The SLAVE BIBLE and the MASTERS BIBLE read differently, and eliminate certain truths, by intention.
Jumbee_Picknee aka Ras Smood
De’ole Dutty Peg🦶🏿Garrat_Bastard
Vere C. Edwards
Totally agree with Dr. Athill. This country is a disaster. “There is none that doeth good.” Get out while you can!
Am lost , it’s a continuance of partisan politics left or right wing to go to the media that diametrically opposed you to make announcement, all long ropes has an end, you want to restart the movement group to do what? Surely not help in civics of the country, oops my bad she is drift-wood cousin.
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