Greetings MP Simon
First let me extend best wishes to you and your future political career. It is evident that you do have the people’s interest at heart and as their representative, I am sure you wish to give them the best representation the best you can.
Of course, with a little less arrogance, you do have the potential of becoming an effective politician, however you seem to be starting off on th wrong foot.
Initially, when you entered politics a year ago, you began blatantly disrespecting your parliamentary colleague and moreso the prime minister by referring to the prime minister as Gaston. I would not even further mention about some of your choice of words used to him. Anyway, I must admit that I have noticed that you are beginning to put some water in your wine and now giving the PM his title. Remember Shuggy, respect is earned if it is given.
Now, a few nights ago, I listened quite tentatively to your interview on the ” Knight in the night ” talk show and I was extremely perturbed & disappointed to hear from you saying that the state that UPP is presently in and what is presently happening with UPP with all the resignations and dischords, has no bearing on the govt. Smile!
It is true that the opposition party & the incumbent party who is presently responsible in handling the state of affairs are two separate organizations. However, I am hoping that at some quiet moment as you reminisce on that interview, you would realize that you made yourself a laughing stock by making such a statement. Here’s a word to the wise, I would suggest that you think before you utter any nonsense from your mouth.
Now Shuggy, perhaps you can help me. Isn’t the govt comprised of three arms
1. The Executive = The Cabinet,
2. The Legislature = The House of parliament &
3. The Judiciary = Legal system.
The Legislature arm of government is where the opposition belongs. Therefore, a disrupted & crumbling opposition cannot and will not perform their role effectively according to what they have been assigned to do. Hence, they will only make the incumbent stronger. Remember, if a house is divided then it will only fall.
An opposition party plays several crucial roles in government, including:
1. Checks and Balances: They hold the ruling party accountable, ensuring that government actions are scrutinized and that power is not abused.
2. Policy Debate: Opposition parties provide alternative policies and perspectives, stimulating debate and discussion on important issues.
3. Representation: They represent diverse viewpoints and interests within the electorate, ensuring that various voices are heard in the political process.
4. Public Accountability: By questioning government decisions and actions, they inform the public and foster transparency.
5. Future Governance: They prepare to assume power by developing policies and building support, providing voters with options during elections.
Overall MP Simon, take note that opposition parties that are disrupted and falling apart and losing membership, cannot be effective & essential for any healthy democratic / government process.
Fitzroy
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Fitzoy as I wrote to an earlier article the foolish virgin does not understand his role. He was not taught that the opposition members have a role to play in governance. The ignorance goes beyond him because even Pringle has not exercised his power as head of the Public accounts committee. Just the other day, the Director of Audit (appointed in 2009, under the UPP) was lamenting the inactiveness of this committee headed by the leader of the opposition (see ‘More active’ Public Accounts Committee key to good governance, 15 February 2024, Observer)
TENMAN you of all people should be happy that the Public Accounts Committee is so inactive because if it was not perhaps many cases of government’s mishandling of the country’s finance would come to light. Just be happy with the present situation and stay quiet.
Fitzroy the laborat wants to tell a principled UPP parliamentarian how he should conduct himself. I may have missed the missive somewhere along the way however if I did or didn’t can you lease tell me when you shared those very sentiments with Gaston Browne? It seems to me that Satan want to tell Jesus how he should conduct himself. Where do you get that moral authority to lecture oflr indoctrinate a principled man like Shuggy????? Please take you basket and go catch some water!!!!!!
Hey fitzroy,
I see you’re rearing your ugly head again🫣
Stay out of upp Business!
Did shuggy ask you for any advise?
When he needs or wants advise from you he will seek or come look for you. Okay!
Fitzroy you have some nerve(gaston)🤣🤣🤔
It is becoming increasingly essential for our politician to study political science in today’s world. As societies progress those who are interested in representing our people will have to be qualified to represent our people. We can̈not rest on our laurels and think that the people will just select and elect us. Neither can we go on the airwaves and talk foolishly. It will no longer work like that in today’s world.
Pull up yr socks Shuggy… you need to get yr act together. Don’t be influence by some of those night time talk show host who have issues
… and Fitzroy, like so many other wayward and out of touch ABLP supporters continue to focus their energies on the ongoing situation within the UPP.
Meanwhile town looks like s%#t, our roads are a danger to drivers, cyclists and pedestrians alike. I’ve had a power cut on average every 10-11 days in the last 4-5 months; food, petroleum, bottled gas and water are extortionate, and every single day I drive pass homes where people live that should have been condemned and demolished decades ago.
Yet, over the last two terms of Gaston Browne’s tutelage, Fitzroy (and his glib supporters) has never, and I repeat NEVER held him to account for the above mentioned or the lack of transparency and accountability.
SHAMELESS SET AH PEOPLE DEM …
FITZROY THE GRANDMASTER OF DEFLECTION AND OBFUSCATION …
Shuggy lack substance, he might be charismatic on one level but being effective, debating on real topics, coming up with policy he lack in every capacity. The people of st Mary south should look to a person with knowledge, innovation and the skill sets that are needed in government. Shuggy does not demonstrate nothing of effective representative other than complaining which I guess he learned that from is not so learned brother snake
Oops! I can’t believe a Gaston acolyte is so keyboard happy to go advise shuggy, and doesn’t see Gaston and his gang wanting any advise at all, is he or she of this planet?
We are so small minded in these parts that ad soon as someone is elected and sits in the house of representative we begin to call them “HINOURABLE” and get upset and sometimes vindictive when they are not addressed as honourable. It is not so at all. These people hold the honourable offices. For example it should be Gaston Browne, the Honourable Prime Minister or Mr. Jamale Pringle, Honourable Leader of the Opposition, or Mr./Ms. So and So, Hon.Minister of Finance or whatever office that person holds. Nothing is wrong to say Gaston Browne or Mr. Browne. He doesn’t hold the title of honourable, the office does. Please get it right
We good with Mr Simon we don’t want any drugs running ppl around
@Charles Tabor October 26, 2024 At 11:44 am
Charles that is a very stupid statement to make. Even if tenman would be happy, you and all the opposition members and all citizens who want to see accountability no matter who is in power, should be concer and question Pringle why it is that he is not fulfilling one of his most important obligation given to him under the conmsitution. I can tell you firsthand what the issues here is. In order to call a meeting you need a forum.
https://pointville.ag/public-accounts-committee-named/
(As required by the Constitution, the Leader of the Opposition, Jamale Pringle,
presides as the chairman of the committee. The other members are the
representatives for Barbuda, Trevor Walker, with the member for St. John’s City
East, Melford Nicholas, St. John’s Rural East, Maria Browne and St. John’s Rural
South, Daryll Matthew serving as well.
It is the prerogative of the chairman of the committee to call meetings as he sees fit
and to request from any government department records, files or any other
document deemed necessary to conduct the business of the committee)
A forum consist of 3 of the 5 members. Guess what always happens. There is almost never a forum.
It happened when the UPP was in power and it happens when the ABLP is in power. They prefent the opposition to do their constitutional duty. Arthur Nibbs reported the same when he was head of the council these strategies in Barbuda.
We need to fix this for the betterment of our country. The stupidity that Pringle does everytime in parliament askingn questions of the Prime Minister will stop if he does his duty.
How can we fix this is something legal minded like you should pen to paper and make suggestions to the parliament, the AG and the people of this fair nation of ours.
No one should ever be happy that we do not have accountability in government’s finances.
Don’t know it you can remember, but the UPP when coming to office blamed the govenrment for the backlog in Audited Financial Statements. Yet when they left office they had a backlog of nine years of financial statements. This would not ever happen in a private sector company. At least not one that is owned by many shareholders. Well the Government Accounts should concern us all. That is why I do not agree that we can have budgets every year, but the actual accounts are lagging for years. So what is the sense of these budgets.
@Less We Forget I see that you have completely misunderstood my response to TENMAN so I will leave it at that and not try to assist you. I will repeat though that the Public Accounts Committee not functioning as the Constitution requires works to the advantage of the government.
Well said @ Charles Tabor!
Let tenman (and also @ Less We Forget) run dem mout’, because as sure as night follows day, there will be a day of reckoning when this government must come clean to the people in regards to transparency, accountability and no longer hides themselves away from ANY Freedom of Information Act requests.
The day will eventually come when Antigua & Barbuda have a leader that puts its citizens first. Similarly to Barbados’ Honourable Mia Mottley.
Now that’s a transparent leader!
THE BAJAN’S ARE SO FORTUNATE …
Fitzroy, you have written many things that I agreed to. I cannot agree to this one. The opposition are those people elected and is in opposition. Not those not elected.
Opposition are not a selected group, the governing political party is the selected group in charge. They have a legal duty to run the country. Opposition is not selected, but can be any person or party and even the people opposing the selected government.
Do not misinterpret the law to think opposition are a selected group or a group that has a legal duty of care to the people. The constitution only include an opposition as vital but it does designate a party or people.
The constitution does designate the winning party as the selected and elected government making such party/MP/elected have a duty and are specific people. Opposition are not specific.
So, the kind of duty that you are placing on a party that is not leading, is not the governing party is not within the law. Article in this case is wrong, please consult your constitutional expert to confirm my accurate information.
Simply said, opposition should be part of the government but the kind of duty the governing elected party members are not the same but less.
So, the alleged statement the opposition member is accused as saying, is correct.
I am not saying this to support any politicians but to explain the intent of the constitution.
Focus on the leading party, they have a duty to the people in the context expressed in the above article.
Shall I assume my perch now, to watch this cat and dog sparing match that begets the political discourse of the landscape of my days, or wait on my humble ottoman and remain A-political: till the dust of this parched rumble subsidie, and abate to its mutual fate of subterfuge? For, when honor is earned and not given, the title of Victor, is deemed esteem and effervescent with the dint of noble intent. It beg not or, begets conjecture of expressed postulation proffered for the relevance to display seething discontent as grandstanding one-up-manship; but rather, it seek for humble retreat to render services entrusted for relief and wellness of society’s malaise, in the form of solutions and not confusion- brought to the forum by personalized cult conflict of not wanting to concede. It should heed the prevailing current that foster harmony and contentment, while venting not in selfish glory to relegate blame of castigated obfuscation wether in subtle or overt conclusions; leading not to some for one, and none for all. An dem till say a fu are’we yah subben e be! Lawd: A coo dey! a coo yah. Laka dem dun sun drunk, eh?
Did anyone in the ABLP Party took a course in political science? Did Gaston Browne has a degree 🎓 in political science or a certificate for a short course? Please leave Shuggy alone!
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