Walton Brown To Run For Opposition Leader
[Updated: Walton Brown confirms he will seek the leadership position]
The PLP’s Annual Delegates Conference is scheduled for October 23rd, and the positions of Leader and Deputy Leader will be up for election.
Marc Bean is presently the leader of the PLP, with Derrick Burgess serving as Deputy Leader, and speculation exists that both positions may be under contention next month.
While there has not been any official confirmation, one of the names being mentioned as a possible contender for leader is Walton Brown, while both Michael Weeks and David Burt are being speculated on as possible contenders for Deputy Leader.
When asked the PLP didn’t provide any specifics on who will be running, however gave an overview of the Conference saying, “The Annual Delegates Conference [ADC] is scheduled for Thursday October 23, and the 47th Annual Delegates Banquet for Saturday October 25th. At the ADC, all positions on the Executive will be open for election inclusive of the Leader and Deputy Leader.
“Members interested in any of these positions should as per the constitution submit their intentions by 3 weeks before the ADC. Once this deadline arrives the Party will issue a statement with the candidate names.
“Candidates for executive are also allowed to be nominated on the night of the elections with the permission of the delegates,” the PLP added.
In December 2012, after Paula Cox lost her seat, the PLP held an internal election, which saw Marc Bean being elected the new Party Leader by a margin of 111 – 35 over Terry Lister, who later left the party and now sits in the House as an Independent.
The election before that, in October 2010, saw three MPs put themselves forward, with Paula Cox winning with 124 votes, Terry Lister receiving 39, while Dale Butler finished with two votes.
In order to stand for the position of leader, the person must be an elected MP, and as of now the PLP MPs are Lovitta Foggo, Derrick Burgess, Wayne Furbert, Glenn Blakeney, Walter Roban, Michael Weeks, Walton Brown, David Burt, Rolfe Commissiong, Lawrence Scott, Marc Bean, Zane DeSilva, Randy Horton, Kim Wilson, Dennis Lister and Michael Scott.
Update 2.44pm: MP Walton Brown has confirmed he will run for Party Leader, saying that he will seek the position when it “becomes vacant at the Annual Delegates Conference next month.”
Mr, Brown said, “Further to your news story earlier today, I can confirm that I have submitted to the Secretary General of the Progressive Labour Party that I intend to seek the position of Party Leader when the position becomes vacant at the Annual Delegates Conference next month.
“I have also informed Party Leader Marc Bean and Chairman Maynard Dill of my intentions. Over the next few weeks my goal is to meet with the party branches and share my vision for the PLP going forward.”
Update 3.05pm: The statement above says the position will become vacant, however Bernews understands that is a procedural issue, and that Marc Bean, who presently serves as the PLP Leader, plans to stand for Leader again next month.
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I betcha flip flop will run for leader and will sing to get votes lol flip flop do ya thing.
Keep it as it is, if it don’t broke don’t fix.
but if it is broke we should fix it!
The country is broke, so start supporting the party we changed it to fix it. Live by your own standard Kunta.
Are you serious, with JET GATE, secret tapings, a Premier who resigned for scandal and a Premier who thinks de people’s concern is a waste of F!@#ing time and a Govt. who have their best interest for foreigners and trying to eradicate the rights our for Fathers fought for and you want me to support that S— !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ask not axe
But Kunta, you are as blind as Laverne in your PLP gushings. Your party are a joke, your leader is a loose cannon and quietly Michael Dunkley is sorting your mess out.
When you say it like that, it sounds so much less than what we got for the 14 years prior to the OBA. But then you think the PLP are a clean honest lot that is looking out for the interest of Bermuda as a whole. It is obvious that you are all for the PLP because much like the PLP ideology, it is driven entirely from still living in a past that is not today. Our past is how we got here today, but in order to have a better future for tomorrow, we cannot live in the past’s mistakes otherwise our children will still suffer from them. It is quite funny as every argument you have ever made is always regressive in its validations, not progressive.
Yup, leave it as it is. Bean/Burgess is the best combo the OBA could possibly hope for.
Absolutely, leave it as is!
I admit Bean/Burgess has been a pain in the you know what — got a feeling that a Bean/Brown
could be a lot worse.
The best part about Burgess is that he doesn’t have a clue to todays politic’s because he has been schooled for the 1980′s.
To all P.L.P. Delegates, keep Mark Bean as Leader.
Bermuda need a Strong Leader with b@lls and does not suck up to get brownie points.
So who in the PLP sucks up to get Brownie points?
Ohhhhhh please. Do you honestly think Bean won’t suck up , if and when the PLP ever ever get back in Government, HA. I have a bridge I’d like to sell you Kunta.
Wha..? Browns givin’ out points now ..??
and as for marc, yea they’ll keep him there, until…
Walton doesn’t have a clue either. He seems to actively avoid understanding Bermuda’s economy.
Oh! it’s broke all right. Bean knows he’s history.
Where is Burgess anyway
Where is Bean? What’s he gotta say? Party divide and no surprise, he’s a kid in a mans role.
What history r u talking about c.c?
He, he is, he’s himself.
@Kunta, it was broke when he admitted to giving his three year old Marjuana Tea not to mention his several rants about nothing and zero solutions. Walton Brown is the best option and get rid of Derrick Burgess as well.
I agree with you Tested.
Somuchless why don’t you run against him, then again your name speaks for it self.
What’s funny is you still can’t get anyone to beat him UBP, BDA, PLP or OBA. So yes he is doing his thing! When he and Kim worked for the ***** you people like them. I told him for many years all the ubp/oba does is like to use people as puppets. Lets see who’s stupid enough to sign up with you next election.
Trott? You don’t make any sense. Have a seat.
@Trott, what are you going on about? Wait for the effects of whatever you are on to wear off, then speak.
I’m sure no-one is surprised
With an ego as large as (I’ll just leave the blanks open for you to fill in)
It was inevitable that he would challenge anyone for the position of leadership of the Progressive Labour Party…This man wants to be “the big dog in the yard”. (Sorta’ like someone else right?)
Why the heck, does the PLP always try to shoot itself.
Have you not learned nothing?
Look at how the OBA is loosing support and went into private meetings and came out with an united front.
Now to the candidates:
Mr. Brown you are an intelligent good historian, plausible speaker but no sir you can not command the votes need for the PLP to regain power. You are NOT connected to the people. We need you and others like you but not as leader. We need intelligent & charismatic leader. Please stay where you are and continue to contribute positively. Your turn for leadership will come.
Mr. Bean, the young people respect you and you are growing on the older ones. Keep the end in sight and STOP talking about your personal remedies. If other members make an otter fool of themselves, you cross the street and stay clear of them. The older crowd will give you licks. They cringe because they are the conservative Blacks (many upper middle class) and may like to see someone else lead because of your past hiccups but will be willing to forgive you if you can stay clear of blurting out the personal stuff. Thee majority of younger votes and middle-ages’ are pleased with you and as a middle aged liberal voter you need to remain as leader.
Well said. Walton needs to sit quiet for the time being and let marc bean do his thing, now is not the time for an internal power struggle.
So there is an internal power struggle. Why was Scott denying it???
But there has always been a internal power struggle in the PLP. The PLP’s very make up ensures this, with one side of the party made up of the political left wing and the other being right wing, the only reason they are together is that neither would get enough votes apart. United they stand for political power, divided on fundamental political lines but don’t let the people see it. It has been this way since before the NLP split from and merged back with them, so it was no surprise when there was a coup to oust Dame Jennifer, when the right wing effectively castrated Mr. Scott’s premiership or the fact that they have never been able to provide a singular definable direction or policy for this island. They are in a constant internal strife.
The plp/ubp already have had an “intelligent & charismatic leader,” remember?… and look where he took us!
The rest of your “demographic research” is unfounded.
My my my the power hungry of the PLP rearing their ugly heads again. But didn’t we really know that Bean had to go.
Bean is out, we want Zane, we want Zane.
A white PLP leader? Jesus is coming too.
Yes a white PLP leader – I think it would be brilliant actually!
More people of different backgrounds and ethnicities should join the PLP it would help to create balance and diversity.
It would be nice if they actually started to appeal to others. Up until now they have not. In fact the polar opposite.
How can a party be appealing to a certain demographic if they push policy geared towards all Bermudians? Your mindset is creating a falsehood that the PLP doesn’t appeal to white Bermudians. The party drafts legislation based on what’s right for Bermuda as a whole not for a particular demographic. It would be unconstitutional to draft legislation to only benefit one particular demographic only unless the legislation was deemed fair based on other criteria to level the playing field (i.e. employment equity).
Furthermore, you join an organization for what “you” can bring to the table and the difference that “you” can make for the party and for Bermuda as a whole. I’m not sure how the PLP doesn’t appeal to white Bermudians but if I was the party leader I’d put out some material to erase that falsehood and make sure the party appeals to everyone and all walks of life.
Politics is not a black thing, a white thing or a mixed thing. Politics is about making the right changes to take this island forward in the right direction so that everyone who lives in Bermuda can live a better life.
“Politics is not a black thing, a white thing or a mixed thing”
try telling that to the plp,start with Rolfe first,see how far you get before he blows you off or walks away.
Completely agree. Rolfe, what is the point? Stop the divisiveness, it ain’t 1965 Rolfe.
The polls prove otherwise. Imagine if others were attracted to the PLP the result would be a broader pool. Up until the last election there was no need. Come the next election they might actually need to broaden their base.i say all the better. To pretend that the PLP has no racial bearing is just not believable having experienced the politics of Bermuda for decades. I want an alternative and feel short changed that politics here leaves a lot of the voters with only one option. That still stands based on the continued rhetoric from the PLP. They can’t seem to get away from it.
The PLP makes no effort to have broad appeal. It only wants to be pro-black and anti-white. There is no will within the party to be anything else. That, and being anti-foreigner, are the only things it stands for, and the only things it cares about.
Maybe you should find out some more about the Progressive Minds group and what happened to it after the 2007 election.
LOL
This would require the PLP to actually appeal to the broad spectrum that is Bermuda. However they cannot leave history behind them and maintain a very racial centric philosophy/ideology and this is why they continue to fail Bermuda and Bermudians.
Why is it that only PLP is challenged about being a black party when almost 95% of white people vote UBP?
They must have seen the PLP coming.
Except that the OBA is inclusive of the make up of the island, if you actually look at their representation, they are almost inline with the islands demographics, something the PLP cannot say, or for that matter, even try to do. You are only focused on the voting base, but ignore the actual party make up. The other difference is that the OBA actually preach inclusion, they actually seek the diverse voting base of the island, but there is nothing from the PLP’s almost entirely emotional rhetoric that indicates they are interested in doing that.
What the PLP wants most people to believe about the OBA is they are still just a white people party, when in truth, they are a business party. The fundamental drive of the OBA is to improve Bermuda by bringing in business, and doing so with the most minimal sacrifice by Bermudians as possible, as there is no employment without business. The PLP myth is that the OBA is a foreign party, but they are all for Bermudians and Bermudian business, they just understand that Bermudian Business cannot thrive without foreign business
@ Smart Guy 95% whites(?) voted for the UBP and possibly the OBA because they courted us and understand our needs, unlike the others who have told us, they don’t care what we think. I will support a political party that are inclusive unlike the others who are divisive.
Keep in mind, the majority of the OBA members of parliament are people of colour, with our population roughly 60-40% black / white, without the black vote, the OBA would never win an election. This tells me that black folk as well as whites want the same thing and that is a better, secure future for themselves and their children. Until the PLP can grasp this and demonstrate a willingness and reach out to the minority on this island, the voting trend won’t change.
I don’t join any club that I do not genuinely FEEL welcome.
I’m opening an ice skating facility next to Harrington Sound.
It could happen ‘- it would be a Brilliant move’
and possibly cause the OBA some problems too’
It would be one hell of a game changer.
NAAAAAH’ never gonna happen!
They already ran the Commodore of the Yacht Club as a candidate. Hell froze over years ago.
Are you implying that the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party is a ” black members party” that will not and does not contain the intellect and maturity to democratically elect one of its members be they black or white as leader ?!!!!!
With the History of Bermuda for a Black person to align themselves to U.B.P. was for some form of incentive, but for a white person to join the P.L.P they were ostracized by the white society, look what happened to Dr. Barbara Ball when she join the Union, they booted her out of the Medical Association, the white administration at KEMH suspended her from practicing (as she was a Physician), she had faithfully played the organ at St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church in Paget and was fired.
So white people have a lot to lose when they support Black entities and Black people have a lot to gain when they support white entities.
That’s just the way it is !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You’re talking about something that happened a long time ago. Today people aren’t concerned about the racial make up but rather the integrity and moral compass of a political party. We can’t change history but we can change our political parties if we don’t feel they are addressing and taking care of the important issues, as was done with both the UBP and the PLP.
That sounds good but in reality not true yes it is still true today either you are not affected by racism or have your head in the sand it’s real in Bermuda we have not matured in that area and probably never will
It’s only true if we choose to make it so. If someone is more worried about the colour of someone’s skin than the betterment of all Bermuda then their moral compass is off. They would not and should not get our vote. Remember one thing, we don’t need to wait on any Government to lead when it comes to doing the right thing. We can do it ourselves.
Don’t make me laugh….
Heaven help us if he was leader
Does it really matter. Kunta why don’t you run. If you do, don’t stop!!
Does it really matter???????????
If the PLP/BIU succeed we will have another $2.5Billion dollar stimulas.
And the young people will have an additional burden of an additional
$10Million dollars per month “INTEREST” and never be able to pay of the principle.
That is $10Million plus the $10Million we have now.
That makes $20Million per month government would have to pay each month.
And dont forget the mass exodus of big spenders.
Who could possibly push the dislike button
It’s the truth. Lol.
Zane would be a great choice. Business background and knows politics. Has made payroll for his staff for years, knows how to balance a budget and understands cash flow.
Well, not sure about that, the finances at KEMH are a sh*t show, and that’s another PLP millstone around our necks, and Zane was in the mddle of that decision.
Did I say Millstone? i meant legacy.
Explain how the finances at KEMH are a sh*t show.
We can’t afford it, plain and simple. The thing was bult under a PFI or PPP (depending on how you view it), a funding methodology beloved of politicians who view things in the short term only as a way of getting something for nothing. The reality is different, PPP as a method of funding public projects has been an abject failure everywhere it has been used. Go look at Canada and the UK for numerous examples. The politicians love it because it keeps borrowing off the balance sheet.
Zane knows this, he was even caught out on TV in an interview when he was health minister saying we were getting it for nothing, but quickly corrected himself.
It’s a shambles and BHB or KEMH however it is structured, will run out of money.
That sounds good but in reality not true either you are not affected by racism or have your head in the sand it’s real in Bermuda we have not matured in that area and probably never will who feels it knows it people are funny as hell
I think in your haste to copy and paste your one post everywhere you might want to atleast relate it to the post you are pretending to post too.
LOL
Maybe be we can’t afford it but it’s something that Bermuda needs. It’s obvious you know nothing about the state KEMH is in they have been putting bandages on that sore for far too long. That building is flooded from fourth floor to basement so often from corroded pipes that are well over 50-60 years old.
And don’t even talk about exploading toilets on a regular uneven floors that cause a risk for patients and visitors just walking on them
We won’t talk about the electrical system were lights in so many rooms don’t work phone system also need rewiring that is just as old as the plumbing system.
Maybe when Bermuda had so much money and things were a whole lot cheaper this should have been done.
Those are just some of the things stop crying we need it SMDH you people are so funny just moan about everything and nothing grow up
I don’t think anyone disagrees with the need for an updated facility. However, the methodology used to fund it is fundamentally flawed and a documented failure. It’s costs more and you end up with no asset. guess what it isn’t “ours”.
We cannot afford it and will drive a serious hole in public finances for decades. How many civil servants do you want to see lose thier jobs?
The BHB have been left with an impossible feat to achieve. The word is unsustainable.
Explain to me why a charity was formed and collected tens of millions of dollars for a “hospital” that would pay for itself?
It still would have been able to pay for itself, it just would’ve had to adjust it’s fee schedule. That would have resulted in higher claims and adjustments to insurance premiums, squeezing an already suffering working class. Alternatively Government could have legislated a health insurance tax that would have had the same effect.
It’s the only hospital on the island and it has to remain operational. Without large donations from those that can afford it the burden would’ve ended up in our laps.
But that’s got nothing to do with Walton.
If Walton wins the party leadership we will see an independence referendum in the next 5 years. Fact.
Aside from my personal belief that independence would be a massive mistake I do think that Walton would make the better party leader. He’s one of the most intelligent individuals in the house and is better able to see the big picture than most other MP’s. He’ll keep the Government honest, however he’s a bit too leftist to be Premier on an island that needs foreign investors to feel comfortable committing to Bermuda.
I’ll say it again…don’t make me laugh
politics is a white thing!!!what black people you know that are running this world?!! ( and no Obama is not running anything ,surrogate like Craig) doesn’t matter who gets in(plp) , we are not independent and still subjected to HMS…the govenors position should be up for grabs to a born Bermudian…Burt,Bean orBean/ Brown have my vote.. Weeks needs a little more time…
The Governor in a Realm cannot be from that country. Hate to break it to you, but because Bermuda is still a BOT, the head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, puts someone here who has been a diplomat for their entire career. The ways of the world, MJ. If this is something that the populace doesn’t like, then they can go through the correct channels and get referendums to vote on Independence.
Obama hater !
Tell us, how black is Obama? White mother, black father. Father disappeared shortly after birth, never to be seen again. Mother passed away early in childhood. He was left to be raised by white grandparents. Again, how black is he?
Also, are you aware that blacks only make up something LESS than 15% of the US population? How many do you expect to see in the business world? They far exceed 15% in the sports world. Do you have a problem with that also? Who is the wealthiest woman in the entertainment world?
Get off being part of the black race & start being part of the human race.
Zane will never become leader of the PLP! That would upset and embarrass too many hard core, diehard supporters.
I’m watching…..very closely…..either come back to center or don’t waste my time
The return of the Brown’s.
Operation Pressure Cooker. Chapter 15.
None of the jokers in that deck could stand as a decent leader of the opposition,which is how they are going to stay.
To be fair, none of the MPs of the ruling party or the opposition are any great leaders who could match leaders of most other countries in the depth of knowledge, ability, et al.
When a gas station owner, dairy CEO and the like are heading the government, anyone could lead this island, it is no great shakes !!
Recent history has disproved your theory.
You will see what a great leader is when the sheet hits the fan.
We have not yet reached the anarchy point yet as some have called for.
Stayed tuned.
Double Shalom.
I for one hope that Kim Wilson gets the nod. She is the only sensible one amongst them, appears to be without a hidden agenda and I believe she would attempt to bring some cohesiveness between the parties.
I know PLP/UBP/BIU lets either make Zane or Kim premier
Kim Wilson, smart, articulate, not tainted by anything, a woman, well-liked …..
Very balanced. Shame she didn’t stay on the other side before.
Not tainted? how about when she was ordered to support a candidate in warwick, by the PLP mafia.
Whenever I hear Derrick Burger, David Burt, Rolf Commissiong, or Marc Bean make a statement, it’s like they have a vendetta against someone who has done them wrong. I am a PLP supporter, but I can’t in good conscious continue to vote in a party who soul reason for wanting to be government is to get “them” out. I would like to see some objective leadership in the party. This does not mean I would vote for the OBA. I would just choose to abstain. This is just my humble opinion.
HOw can you be a party supporter when you do not like a good percentage of who they are? you are in my opinión no different than those you metioned simply because the oba is anything but the plp ! or why would you abstain ? i did not vote for the ubp when they started the Independence drums and took a a chance with the plp ! once! and i will never again vote for them so long the make up of the party is as is ! the Oba is not really my choice but in my opinión is the lesser of two evils!
Mike might simply be a pro-labour supporter and would continue to vote for the party if he actually thought the people he mentioned were truly pro-labour and truly in it to help the blue-collar workers first and foremost. He clearly stated he’d just abstain from voting until he sees the leadership prove they are serving in the best interest of what the Progressive Labour Party was built on. I find his position commendable. The truth is both parties need to pay more attention to the blue collar workers these days.
As to Derrick Burger, I prefer Derek’s Burgers.
You sound like a OBA agent. This is just my humble opinion.
Derrick Burger?…is that a new fast food joint?
Had to up vote you cause you saw my error too.
Lol wondering myself what that was intended to mean. Perhaps a typo, especially because I know Mr.BURGESS is a very clean eater. Never seen him touch a burger in my lifetime.
nothing wrong with your ears Mike! Now all you have to do is be willing to hear anyone that has been wronged… so that vendettas can be pre-empted. tap into your third eye to figure out exactly what has gone wrong and who has truly created a mess… stay focused, staying at home does not help…
No wonder March Bean has dialled down the histrionics as of late.
I mean….Marc Bean. Not March Bean.
LOL kinda makes though.
How bout Commissiong & Roban?
Or Blakeney and Weeks/L. Scott
Zane DeSilva and Kim Wilson
Walton is Dr.Brown’s cousin.
He may think like his cousin.If that is the case,whew! Mr.Bean and Ganga tea Gate does not bode well.Lets hope the OBA remain the govt,that way our children may have a chance.
Walton Independence Brown.
Despite being told so many times, the guy just don’t get it.
Agree, and as much as I like Kim Wilson, she did not do herself any favors by being a pawn for the U.N. She outright falsely portrayed Bermuda as a U.K. colony pushing for Independence even after the latest polls suggested an overwhelming 80% against.
THAT IS WHAT should SCARE us all……the fact that he is DREB’s Cousin shrieks YIKES AND NOOOOOOOO – it is NOT GOOD. DREB’s Labour Day speech is a clear reminder of his hate and self obsession and that he used a supposedly NON PARTISAN Labour Day Fourm to vindicate and self excuse and make excuses for his very, very bad behaviour – and to make a speech that was totally divisive, filled with racial hatred and edging on advocating volence to remove a DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT should give us all pause for thought and a major cause for concern.
David Burt Deputy Premier……LMAO! This is got to be the joke for the day.
A few more votes for the PLP last election and he would have been Finance Minister. Let that terrifying thought brew for a few minutes.
Functional unity: OBA offers no contest to Dunkley and Richards. Senator Woolridge has offered little in the senate and is chosen as party chair with no contest. Sounds like the word got out who will run things and who will follow.
Dysfunctional unity: PLP has a named challenger more than three weeks before the conference. Why seek publicity? Is it a matter of disliking the direction or the personality? Either way some folks will always want that shine without knowing why. Be careful challenger. Those who the media promotes are often tomorrow’s villain. Just think of madam Cox. No one on the OBA likes anyone in the PLP period.
Umm I don’t see that the PLP named any challengers. It looks to me like Mr. Brown himself confirmed his candidacy. The PLP statement didn’t appear to name any candidates for any position.
It would be great if we could get some of the smart young business professionals that have deep PLP roots to run for the party. This would increase the depth of talent that the party could draw from. Several of these individuals have genuine social consciousness, proven records of exemplary accomplishment and leadership even by international standards.
Darren Johnson CEO of PWC. Patrick Tannock, President of XL, who gave a dynamic speech on Empowerment at the PLP Founders day event. Ronald Simons. Craig Bridgewater, Gil Tucker CEO of E&Y to name a few.
Your country needs you to step up and help move this country forward. You guys must have made enough money by now to give something back to help your brothers and sisters.
Won’t happen.
why can’t they be white?
they all work for employers who are oba supporters so they will loose their jobs with the talent that they all have togather they could form their own company
Remember when OBAers were calling for Paula Cox…she put nail in PLP’s coffin, trying to appease those that would never vote PLP regardless……. beware of the sheep in wolf clothing…
Examples?
Clearly MP Walton Brown is unhappy with the Progressive Labour Party’s leadership…I wouldn’t be either as MP Marc Bean continues to “declare war” with OBA voters, non-Bermudians aka “strangers”, the Governor and by extension Whitehall. Furthermore he encouraged the boycott of parliament and perhaps bringing on Kim Swan is not favored by many members. Doesn’t seem as if his strategy for the party is working. Good luck to all the challengers…
LoL revisionist
Kindly do some research about recent stances re PRC and Land issues.
First, this is a PLP issue and as with the OBA they have the right to decide their leadership. I think having a few contenders is a great thing as they can express their differences in philosophical leadership of the PLP.
Everyone is so quick to slam the party, we complain about Mr. Bean but then complain if someone stands up to give leadership a try? makes no sense.
GL to who ever and hopefully those party members that decided will give everyone a fair shake. I for one would love to see a dramatic shift in party for the PLP, one away from the xenophobic bermudians first to a Bermuda first approach.
Terry Lister should come back to lead the party. This would be the best chance for winning the next election.
unfortunately only a select few get to vote. It seems like the ‘strongest candidate’ has nothing to do with intelligence and appeal of a wide cross section, and everything to do with aggressive sound-bites ;-( Walton doesn’t stand a chance.
PLP = “Purposely lead us to Poverty”
did a fine good job of ransacking our profitable nation and turning it into a cauldron of black-on-white racism and inescapable poverty.
anyone who votes the PLP back in is a literal brainless twit who is too stupid to be allowed to vote.
politicians sniff where they smell the most money and trot to that spot and lick it up while they can before someone else pushes them out of the way. HEEE-HOHHH!
P.L.P./U.B.P. Hey guys you need a white surrogate leader…. Zane might be your next leader !!! this is so history repeating it self… LMFAO…
It would be good if there was a document or something showing where the potential leaders stand on various issues. At least that way we could have an informed discussion.
good idea
@RealBermuda
Good Afternoon
Would that include the Flip flops, and puppeteers.
Check all the Marc Bean supporters coming out of the wood work. Walton, I wish you luck but your centrist views won’t get you the leadership. That much I certainly know.
Walton is far-left wing within the PLP. Centrist he is not, except for his position on same sex marriage. Well, that would make him liberal in that regard, my error.
Well yes Concerned Citizen, I suppose he is more left wing than centrist. But he may have to swing his ideals around to be more centrist. But I get what you are saying.
As for his economic points, I don’t know what they might be.
On many points he is far-right. Anti-foreigner, anti-immigration, nstionalistic, isolationist, religious fundamentalist.
Unfortunately he has no business savy at all and supports a very left wing view of economics. Would not be good for Bermuda to get us out of our current economic state. Nice guy though.
It would be better if there was a direct election for premier. Bermuda isn’t so big that it needs political parties to narrow down the race to only two.
Why not let Marc Bean, Walton Brown, Michael Dunkley, Bob Richards and anyone else who wants to run for premier propose a cabinet and policies and let the population as a whole select who they like best? You could have a preferential ballot like they do in Australia, so that two similar candidates can run without worrying about “splitting the vote”. It would give voters more choice, weaken the stranglehold of the two parties on BDA politics and encourage more moderate and inclusive politics.
Yay Walton….free ice cream
The PLP are in disarray . Expect less support as they are becoming the PLP/UBP. They are like the tea party and the republicans. Far right thinking and in power for friends and family.
Excuse me but the OBA has lost their Premier and other members in the last few months. So who is really in disarray!!!
The O.B.A. haven’t lost their (former ) Premier, he’d resigned. He’s still an elected member. As for Mr. Hollis he also stepped down from a position he’d held voluntarily…Who are they that you claim has quit the One Bermuda Alliance?
Oh please, Raymond Ray, they did indeed loose their premier. Whether it be through resignation or otherwise.
all i remember was ballin and screamin comin in about some jetscape and how he should do this and do that and if he don’t wahh waaah wah. now all i hear is how everythings fallin apart …hahahah you people are shameful…hahaha
You almost have to feel sorry for the PLP. They have a wide talent pool of people who want to be the boss but with only a couple of exceptions, that pool is only ankle deep. In the meantime we watch a bunch of crabs in a bucket climbing over each other trying to get out.
It is all about who you can’t trust.
We are running a country here, not a ” So you think you can lead.” Power show.
Amazes me how the ‘irrelevant’ PLP having an internal election could garner so many comments… Sounds like a bunch of nervous OBAers…lol
CRABS IN A BUCKET SCRAMBLING TO GET OUT…HahHahHaaaaaaah!!
The plp has long been hijacked by the radical left wing and as a result the party has lost support amongst its’ centrist middle of the road labour voter. Marc’s/Ewart’s rhetoric and their undemocratic “throw the OBA out before the next election” histronics scare the bejebus out of moderate plp voters..many of whom I know and socialize with regularly. Although they support the plp philosophically they want Marc gone and view Marc as a huge liability. With that being said I hope the plp keep him on as leader (sorry Walton)!!!
IF YOU HAVE COMON SENSE YOU ARE A CONSERVATIVE.
The PLP/BIU wants to create another $2.5Billion dollar “DEBT” on the backs of the younger generation to pay off.
They want to spend all the ‘GRAND CHILDRENS” Money before they are even born,but will still be left with the DEBT to pay off.
I like Walton – good luck to you. I will be interested to see where he takes the PLP if he wins.
Independent
“The plp has long been hijacked by the radical left wing and as a result the party has lost support amongst its’ centrist middle of the road labour voter.”
So true and if more of us admit this (instead of just going alone with the program i.e. Labor Day Banquet) then my party will turn around….hopefully
Just what Bermuda needs, another Brown stain on its history. Already had one. Look where that got us! With this one it would be Whooo Hooo, Independance here we come.
If you thought $2.5B debt is bad you ain’t seen nothing yet. We could be Haiti of the north.
on both sides there are leaders with personal agendas…..that they can’t move forward on without the approval of the electorate….TD you can be selectively ignorant at times
Yeah maybe. But the easily led are the easily led. Dress up a pig & tell it is something else & they believe it. The PLP have been masters at pig dressing in the past though these days not so good.
Ganga gate is catching up with Mr.Bean.
Former PLP leader Alex Scott says “if nobody was interested in the leadership that would suggest that the current leader is generating a vibrant party capable of challenging the Government at the next general election”.
With Mr.Brown’s challenge that means all is not well.The PLP do not have faith in Mr. Bean,as Mr.Scott eloquently suggested!
From a very practical and logical sense, whoever is the leader of the PLP has to just ensure that the traditional PLP voters who did not come out to vote in the last election out of anger and frustration, comes out to vote for PLP the next time.
This is the very direct, tactical and simple pathway to regain power for the PLP.
Pandering to the traditional OBA voters and moving to the Centre will get the PLP nowhere, just as it got Paula Cox nowhere.
Well …good luck.I would do it …but I would be way too outrages….I would be in the paper erry day!
just ondering why i cant click like or dislike. hmmm . maybe i am not on often enough
Zane should run for Premier
This is very interesting. We have all wondered why the land grab issue 15 years after the plp government took office. Now we see.Brown was using this as a platform for his candidacy for leadership. So where was the concern for bermudians or Bermuda? Looks like he not only fooled Bean into taking on the issue but all those marchers as well. So Mr Brown I guess you had to deceive us as well.
You didn’t know he is a trickster?
Anyone who claims to be a Rasta and then chops his locks off and becomes a politician wearing a suit and acting like Babylon personified should NEVER be the leader of this country.
It says a great deal about his real character.
Most of us prefer Walton over Marc….. Walton….Walton……..,Walton
Yes, this makes sense.