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A word for Mr Golding
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Dear Editor,
Before everyone begins to praise Mr Golding and the JLP, I wish to say it was Portia's election to lose. Portia set about losing it the day after she swore the oath of office. Her first mistake was not replacing the Cabinet.
Everyone knew there was corruption, incompetence and that a large number of the ministers were not fond of her.
The acrimony during the internal PNP election proved beyond a shadow of a doubt their hatred of Portia Simpson Miller was by the "old vintage". As she didn't have the intellect (as her detractors alleged), she didn't replace every single one of them with backbenchers.
If she had done this, she would have won the election. She would have won because by firing them, including Philip Paulwell, the public would have immediately seen that Portia was in charge and that she was rooting out corruption. She didn't, so she lost.
This wasn't an election fought on issues, for Bruce was the only one talking issues. This wasn't fought on philosophy, as neither of them advocated socialism or capitalism or any form of "ism". Mr Golding has a simple blueprint to follow: to get rid of all the advisers, consultants and contract workers in government. These people cost the taxpayers billions, produce nothing and deny young and vital people jobs.
Every ministry is full of these types. Whether they are called "communication experts" or "technical advisers", they can be put out without the slightest dislocation, along with the dinosaurs who continue to draw pension and salary for the most mundane positions.
By cleaning out the ministries, he has enough money to finance his health care and education programmes. The money is there. The jobs are there: there are jobs in the civil service right now filled by superannuated people, incompetent friends, relatives and ex-lovers.
That is all Mr Golding has to do in his first week in office, and he will become the most beloved prime minister.
Jaye Green
jayegreen@gmail.com
Thursday, September 06, 2007
Dear Editor,
Before everyone begins to praise Mr Golding and the JLP, I wish to say it was Portia's election to lose. Portia set about losing it the day after she swore the oath of office. Her first mistake was not replacing the Cabinet.
Everyone knew there was corruption, incompetence and that a large number of the ministers were not fond of her.
The acrimony during the internal PNP election proved beyond a shadow of a doubt their hatred of Portia Simpson Miller was by the "old vintage". As she didn't have the intellect (as her detractors alleged), she didn't replace every single one of them with backbenchers.
If she had done this, she would have won the election. She would have won because by firing them, including Philip Paulwell, the public would have immediately seen that Portia was in charge and that she was rooting out corruption. She didn't, so she lost.
This wasn't an election fought on issues, for Bruce was the only one talking issues. This wasn't fought on philosophy, as neither of them advocated socialism or capitalism or any form of "ism". Mr Golding has a simple blueprint to follow: to get rid of all the advisers, consultants and contract workers in government. These people cost the taxpayers billions, produce nothing and deny young and vital people jobs.
Every ministry is full of these types. Whether they are called "communication experts" or "technical advisers", they can be put out without the slightest dislocation, along with the dinosaurs who continue to draw pension and salary for the most mundane positions.
By cleaning out the ministries, he has enough money to finance his health care and education programmes. The money is there. The jobs are there: there are jobs in the civil service right now filled by superannuated people, incompetent friends, relatives and ex-lovers.
That is all Mr Golding has to do in his first week in office, and he will become the most beloved prime minister.
Jaye Green
jayegreen@gmail.com
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