I really had hoped that I would not be typing this reponse although i knew it would happen at some stage ….

In the same way you should never legislate the press, you should never have one body controlling them.

Now, I there may be a place for the MC to do more in terms suggesting, cajoling and asking – but at the end of the day, it is up to the individual companies to do as they see best for their company.

I will never support a single body that controls the media – and I will actively campaign against it.

If you don’t like the politics on this island you can all ways return to the place which you came from.

Not even the United Nations will entertain ‘political rights’ for the citizens of the world as part of their Charter… Bermuda could set a precedent by the people demanding political rights and evolve a proper new Constitution that was fit for the 21st Century that gave the people the control similar to the successful one of a kind political environment that exists in Switzerland!.. FYI the VRA did do a lot behind the scenes as we contributed positive data to the UK FCO over the years leading to some changes in certain areas locally.

Many months ago a couple of younger persons wanted to take the VRA over and get it up and running again.. unfortunately our young people today do not have the much needed true commitment of a patriot to make it happen… they just want to sit on the side and let others do the work.. stepping up to resolve our problems with silver spoons in their mouths is not going to make it happen. find me 20 honest eager and unafraid intelligent no nonsense Bermudians that will sign on for a year.. who want to make the Voters Bill of Rights law… and i will come out of retirement and crack the whip!! Geoff Parker Sr

Regarding more proactive investigative reporting, I think you know better than most that as soon as any media group attempts to unearth the truth, the lawyers come out and everyone starts slamming the word law suit around (as if we have become Americanized). The media has been beaten into submission due to the legal attacks and cannot afford the huge fines / penalties if even one word is out of context. I agree that controls must be put in place, but it has gone to the other extreme. I feel that freedom of the press- so to speak- has been smashed with a hammer. Therefore, it allows our world of politricks in Bermuda to flourish, both PLP and OBA. Everyone is hiding behind their legal counsel and the media counsel also plays a role.

People need to realize that Bermuda is a very tiny country and cannot be measured or compared to any other place that I am familiar with. We have far too many people in government and political roles for such a tiny place. In larger countries, we would compare to a small town with a mayor and some council members. Egos and reality are completely out of alignment with the size and context of who, what and where Bermuda fits into the bigger picture. But, let’s not even get started about “mayors” as that’s an entirely different issue here in Bermuda!!!!!

I agree with the right of recall and giving people the ability to initiate referendums

But you know as well as anyone else that unless sustained pressure is put on the government of the day by the people and the press it will not happen

If legacy media has the funds to pay sports reporters and or lifestyle reporters they have the funds to pay and investigative reporter.

heck they had funds to pay a lawyer recently to fight a case that they did not really have to fight.

My point is that politicians in this country have a free ride to do as they wish, including the things that bring about allegations. The daily is seemingly slowly turning into a society page to highlight the daily activities of the current premier.

yet at the same time they do not go after the hard questions about said allegations. The media houses that do bother to go after these guys are threatened subliminally with loss of advertisers.

So again a free reign for politicians to do as they will.

When persons complain about lack of investigative journalism should not the MC in this country have concerns?

Anyway as usual nice debating with a hull city tiger…

Which he did back at his old job

Control is a bitch when you want your point made and viewed.

Just a back seat passenger with lots to say.

Shalom.

The PLP have no problem in naming those persons and instances they feel are corrupt.

Hide your inability to run a country for the good of the country and its people by spouting fearmongering nonsense, but ensure spouting includes reference to historic figures who changed landscapes in a WEAK and SHAMEFUL attempt to make people think there is some sort of a parallel or that the spouting has relevance.

“Terry and Randy, we need you to come home and be on the right side of history. In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “the time is always right to do the right thing.”

“PLP defectors to the OBA, we need you to listen to that prickly conscience that must bother you more and more each day as you see how this OBA Government has deceived you. Dr. King would say: “Never, never be afraid to do what’s right…. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.”

“To OBA parliamentarians who care about everyday Bermudians and see what is happening, Dr. King might advise: “Conscience asks the question, is it right? For there comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but he must do it because conscience tells him it is right.”

Bermuda is not big enough to be a real country.

Any realistic measurement method used has the same conclusion when applied to almost any issue here.
Just not enough people with the same skill/talent/understanding/perspective moving in the same direction to make a difference in anything.