<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	
	>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: Column: Ball-Burgess On Representation &amp; More</title>
	<atom:link href="https://bernews.com/2025/02/column-ball-burgess-on-representation-more/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://bernews.com/2025/02/column-ball-burgess-on-representation-more/</link>
	<description>Bermuda&#039;s #1 source for 24/7 breaking news, photos &#38; videos</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:04:04 +0000</lastBuildDate>
		<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
		<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.5</generator>
	<item>
		<title>By: Ringmaster</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2025/02/column-ball-burgess-on-representation-more/#comment-5976413</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ringmaster]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://bernews.com/?p=1463031#comment-5976413</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Does it matter anyway, as their voices will be silent when it comes to matters that are not approved by Burt. Anyone ever hear backbenchers speak out?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Does it matter anyway, as their voices will be silent when it comes to matters that are not approved by Burt. Anyone ever hear backbenchers speak out?</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: hmmm</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2025/02/column-ball-burgess-on-representation-more/#comment-5976409</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hmmm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://bernews.com/?p=1463031#comment-5976409</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many of the new women candidates being rolled out do they have in PLP safe seats? 2, 1 none?

Clearly an optical exercise only, in order to manipulate you for your vote.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How many of the new women candidates being rolled out do they have in PLP safe seats? 2, 1 none?</p>
<p>Clearly an optical exercise only, in order to manipulate you for your vote.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Mr. Apathy</title>
		<link>https://bernews.com/2025/02/column-ball-burgess-on-representation-more/#comment-5976398</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr. Apathy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://bernews.com/?p=1463031#comment-5976398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I agree with much of what Ms. Ball says regarding the need to have our demographics more accurately represented in the political sphere. 

However, I find much of what&#039;s being said here quite perplexing as it doesn&#039;t really seem to be consistent with her party line and its overarching rhetoric for much of the last 27 years. Even with the number of female candidates from the party in this election, I struggle to see the PLP as &quot;representative&quot; of Bermuda or &quot;diverse&quot; in the dictionary sense of those words.

That&#039;s a positive development, yes. But not really convinced that the words about inclusivity and diversity necessarily align with the reality how of how the PLP conducts itself.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with much of what Ms. Ball says regarding the need to have our demographics more accurately represented in the political sphere. </p>
<p>However, I find much of what&#8217;s being said here quite perplexing as it doesn&#8217;t really seem to be consistent with her party line and its overarching rhetoric for much of the last 27 years. Even with the number of female candidates from the party in this election, I struggle to see the PLP as &#8220;representative&#8221; of Bermuda or &#8220;diverse&#8221; in the dictionary sense of those words.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s a positive development, yes. But not really convinced that the words about inclusivity and diversity necessarily align with the reality how of how the PLP conducts itself.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Page Caching using memcached
Database Caching 29/31 queries in 0.003 seconds using memcached
Object Caching 473/476 objects using memcached
Content Delivery Network via cloudfront.bernews.com

Served from: bernews.com @ 2026-04-03 14:33:09 -->