New levels of understanding

From the Premier's address to the Bermuda Captive Conference yesterday:

"We believe there is a considerable shift in terms of the understanding of what types of business we do and what they mean to us in Bermuda and what they mean to the US," Dr. Brown said.

"I would say we are seeing new levels of understanding with the key players in the US legislature."

This is important, but far more important is whether we're seeing new levels of understanding from the PLP's legislators.

The persistence of term limits, the antagonistic language and tenor from the PLP - in particular Immigration Minister Burch - to the international business sector and the escalation of payroll taxes for example all suggest that the PLP still does not understand what this industry means to Bermuda.