A reader writes in on my assertion that silence equals approval - well sort of:
"Their silence can only be read as approval of the behaviour of their colleagues."Not sure if I can agree with you on this one. Is it a case of approval or fear - or just a question of biding their time?
Coincidentally, we were talking about this in the office this afternoon. Just who are Ewart's most vocal defenders? Ermm...Laverne Furbert, Alvin Williams, Rolffe Commissiong, Calvin Smith, fair weather loose-cannon Julian Hall - not exactly top table material.
You're right - Cabinet, and even Government backbenchers, are notoriously silent at the moment. The question is, why?
I actually agree. The silence means one of two things: they approve of the behaviour or they're biding their time for another post-election coup if they can win this thing. I'm leaning to the latter, or actually a combination of tacit approval and biding time.
