Comments on: ‘Partisanship Should Stop At The Water’s Edge’

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 13:08:47 +0000

I had hoped for better from Dickinson. Don’t know why…but I had hoped he’d be better than this.

By: LaV

LaV — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 13:05:28 +0000

” money that went into certain pockets!”

You must be talking about the $1.2M that went into ewarts pockets, correct?

If not, then shut your stupid hole, you know nothing but racism, moron.

By: Monstress

Monstress — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 05:06:19 +0000

Dickinson berates Kempe for publicly addressing an issue on the Economic Substance legislation – unnecessarily airing matters showing our competitors division, strategy, issues – when he could have simply picked up a phone.

TAKE YOUR OWN ADVICE – but no, unnecessarily make a public partisan whine – showing even more division to our competitors while tooting your horn for working “on vacation” [most all of us in the financial sector at the management level do] when YOU could have picked up the phone.

LEAD BY EXAMPLE. If you truly have the ability to lead. Kempe should not repeat his tactic again but if he does – rise above it – like a professional.

By: Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 22:30:10 +0000

Dickinson says Kempe should have called if he was that concerned, but this is not some kind of best bro thing. Kempe is asking questions on behalf of the Opposition. Dickinson is speaking for the Government. “Nick” can’t say he had a chat with “Curtis” and everything is cool. These two have formal jobs and responsibilities.
What’s with the keeping whatever the Finance Ministry is cooking up a secret? It should all be in the public domain, shouldn’t it? These are not banking secrets or competitive advantages between businesses, even if we are Bermuda Inc.
I was hoping Curtis Dickinson would be better than this.

By: Rockfish#2

Rockfish#2 — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 22:14:01 +0000

“As the Minister of Finance I will lead this Ministry with the seriousness it requires and I would recommend that the Shadow Minister understand that not everything needs to be the subject of a politically charged press release.

“Our future is at stake and we need statesmanship now, not partisanship,” Minister Dickinson concluded.

Really? New brooms sweep clean. Your honeymoon will be short, and the person who REALLY controls OUR FINANCES will begin issuing instructions to you! And like your predecessor Burt, you will do as you are told.

By: Jaws

Jaws — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 16:22:49 +0000

Nonsensical opinion piece? Lmao!! Get in touch with real facts? You mean like Chris Famous who writes nonsensical opninon pieces about how we should be more like a fictional country?

By: Jt

Jt — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 14:33:03 +0000

Why, exactly, can’t the public be made aware of the progress on plans such as immigration reform as it might relate to this matter?
I am definitely out of touch on the matter. So are you and the everyone else. How could we possibly be in touch with it?

By: spinspinspin

spinspinspin — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 14:32:53 +0000

Short version: we have no plan, so I’ll spin it so that it looks like even ASKING about our plan means you’re against Bermuda.

CLASSIC PLP. Some new faces, same old BS.

By: wowzers

wowzers — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 00:05:03 +0000

lmfao you really are idiotic bra…obviously you didn’t read the report. you are CORRECT about cross island…but we do need an airport. Obviously you never worked or been inside the new one…IN THE BACK not the passenger part….smfh!

By: DeOnion

DeOnion — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 23:52:50 +0000

Er, independent pwc report gave those stats …..

By: Wake up OBAER

Wake up OBAER — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 23:02:57 +0000

SOUND LIKE YOUR OUT OF TOUCH LIKE KEMPE IS ON THIS MATTER

RE-READ THE STATEMENT CAREFULLY SND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL GRASP THE READ INTENTION OF HIS MESSAGE

By: Wake up OBAUBP

Wake up OBAUBP — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 23:01:54 +0000

SOUND LIKE YOUR OUT OF TOUCH LIKE KEMPE IS ON THIS MATTER

RE-READ THE STATEMENT CAREFULLY SND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL GRASP THE READ INTENTION OF HIS MESSAGE

By: Wake up OBAUBP

Wake up OBAUBP — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 23:00:02 +0000

OUTSTANDING MINISTER OF FINANCE, BRILLIANTLY STATED

COME ON OBA STOP WITH THESE WEEKLY NONSENSICAL OPINION PIECES

GET IN TOUCH WITH REAL FACTS

By: Question

Question — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 21:21:21 +0000

Those numbers are from the PwC report put out by the PLP government in 2018. So the proof comes from the PLP. You seem to have forgotten that ‘partisanship should stop at the water’s edge’. Or does it only work one way, like everything with you people.

By: Jt

Jt — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 19:06:58 +0000

It doesn’t even sound like he read Kempe’s points and if he did he’s spinning it so that it looks like what he days it is.

By: Bs

Bs — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 14:47:05 +0000

64m produced 335m? What planet are you on? OBA have no proof whatsoever on that claim other than money that went into certain pockets! We are now left with the bill for Cross Island and loss of money from an airport we don’t need! 40 Thieves still at work!

By: Sandgrownan

Sandgrownan — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 13:26:00 +0000

Lol Curtis. Same old PLP, attack the messenger rather than answer the damn question. Never mind the blatant hypocrisy given their behavior during and before the AC.

Clueless, inept and out of their depth. Again.

By: Rocky5

Rocky5 — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 12:57:23 +0000

Wow – PLP takin dere marbles home cuz dey dunt like whaat de Opposition said!! Grow up Minister Dickinson – politic’s not for children. Your beloved PLP NEVER EVER gave ANY OBA Minister this type courtesy you’re now begging for!!

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 12:54:10 +0000

Minister of Finance is out of his depth. He can’t elucidate on a plan when he hasn’t got one.

By: Double S

Double S — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 12:47:36 +0000

This is rich coming from a Party who, whilst in Opposition, would pen articles in foreign newspapers bad mouthing the island. The PLP have never meta hypocrisy they didn’t like.

Now Minister would you be kind enough to live up to your Premier’s promise of transparency and actually address the issue?

By: BermieBorn

BermieBorn — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 12:38:00 +0000

The Minister is flat out telling porky pies. The public were purposely left in the dark and the Government DID NOT widely consult. Instead they just rolled over a did whatever the EU asked rather than take a pragmatic and nuanced approach.

By: Kimberley Smith

Kimberley Smith — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 12:02:08 +0000

NO issue should be used as a political football… idealistic as that sounds.

By: trump supporter

trump supporter — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 11:59:40 +0000

These guys are clueless, wake up Bermuda before its to late, oh wait never mind.

By: What??

What?? — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 11:16:14 +0000

Why would we have a plan to counter our own legislation?

By: Question

Question — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 10:22:28 +0000

The PLP pretending it is ‘against partisanship’. FFS. They spent the entire 4 OBA years opposing every single thing based on nothing but partisanship. Even when a $64m investment produced $335m they did nothing but tell constant lies about it. And because a logical question gets raised he starts whining.

Grow the hell up and answer the question. We all want to know what the effin plan is.

By: Sanctimonious

Sanctimonious — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 07:22:34 +0000

Trying to stop laughing after reading this. As if this person along with his comrades ever gave any support to Bob Richards and the OBA when they did such an admirable job of protecting Bermuda on the international fiscal stage. This sanctimonious bleating reeks of hypocrisy. Finally, it looks like the plp is scared just a little. Whatever the proposed work around that is so secret, the EU will have their pound of flesh.

By: J Austen

J Austen — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 01:35:14 +0000

Sort of like the PLP’s enthusiastic embrace of AC35…. ha, ha, ha

By: Concern

Concern — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 01:34:33 +0000

Spot on Minister of Finance!!!!

By: Red rose

Red rose — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 00:44:36 +0000

B/s minister – nick kempe raises good points (immigration for one) that you have not addressed
You call for statesmanship – show it, plus leadership and tell us how you plan to provide the economic stimulus we need.

By: DeOnion

DeOnion — Sat, 05 Jan 2019 00:40:17 +0000

This does not, in any way, address the issue raised by nick kempe.
Basically, what dickinson is saying that the public do not have a right to know the plan, whatever the plan to counter the substance act is