You've gotta love the shenanigan's going on in St. George's.
The day after the UBP held an event in St. George's laying out their plan, and predicted that the PLP would announce that Club Med was about to be redeveloped - again - the Premier obliged and went straight out there the next day with a press conference devoid of any real content other than a poster board sketch of the east end.
Then today, after the UBP announced that they'll reopen the St. George's Police Station after it's been closed and ignored for several years, Minister Burch says he's sending the HUSTLE truck crew out to clean it out and that it would be put out to tender soon.
Translation: Uh oh. Look busy!
This is shameless stuff, and St. Georgians will see right through it I'm sure. Suddenly, they're being asked for the political equivalent of a one night stand. Much the same as the last minute taxi fare increase.
Considering that the PLP controlled the timing of the calling of the election (unless of course it was called in self-defense), they're getting beaten to the punch in St. George's, a key battleground.
It's a sure sign that the UBP are strong in the east end, with 3 seats that they have to take and which they very well should considering how neglected the east end has been, and how tight it was in 2003.
Posted by Christian S. Dunleavy