PLP Chairman Neville Tyrell is doing the press rounds hyping a speech the Premier will give on Sunday outlining the PLP's plan for independence.
No one has yet produced a compelling argument for the BENEFITS of independence to the life of Bermudians, but the PLP can't even build a house (or a school), produce a tourism plan, or even advise on the appointment of a new Chief Justice without a major debacle erupting. Their history in Government doesn't give me any confidence that they'll be able to manage a process to independence any better.
I imagine Mr. Scott's reasoning is that he thinks this is an issue that:
a) fires up their base (before a by-election perhaps);
b) clearly differentiates them from the UBP, and;
c) will cause serious internal divisions in the UBP
I'm not sure that b) and c) are the case anymore as the United Bermuda Party has learned some valuable lessons from the 1990s and has a very different Parliamentary group now. I imagine the issue of independence will be handled much better now.
Regardless, Alex Scott is skilled in the art of hype and subsequent inaction so this could be just another case of lots of talk no action.
