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How to time your political exit

Submitted by Edmund Gall on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 18:41

As we progress through another interesting political season, I wish to share the philosophy of the widely popular MP for Reading, UK, who has retired in the run-up to impending British General Elections.

He said that he always planned to leave politics at such time that his constituents would ask him why he was leaving, instead of when.

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In the shorter races its simply who you like.

Submitted by Bertrand Bhikarry on Sat, 04/10/2010 - 00:29

It makes good sense of course. Give the vote to the person who is best placed to make things happen for you and your community, and by extension the country's needs will be served. Not that it was ever that simple in Trinidad and Tobago.

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UNC nothing yet

Submitted by Edmund Gall on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 06:52

UNC MP Vasant Bharath and ex-Chairman of the Membership Committee Kelvin Ramnath hosted a news conference yesterday to give further details on the alleged discovery of boxes containing "thousands" of undistributed UNC membership cards at Rienzi Complex, home of the UNC's administrative offices. It was carried live by media houses on the Internet and reported in today's papers, such as Anna Ramdass's article in the Trinidad Express.

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Feeding more fowl

Submitted by Bertrand Bhikarry on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 08:59

Each morning as I fling the handfuls of corn to my birds, it crosses my mind. We aren't much different to those birds here in good ole T&T. Who was it said, "Who have more corn feed more fowl?" I forget, but my point is this.

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