PNP rejects renewal to its peril
Dear Editor,
The People’s National Party (PNP) delegates voted overwhelmingly last weekend in support of decades-old policies that have been tried, tested and failed. This is an obvious rejection of the proposed renewal of the party and can be interpreted as nothing else.
The PNP is a political party in existence for 78 years, led by a 70-year-old, still seeking to flirt with the idea of socialism (or democratic socialism) in an era where power and control is cemented in the hands of capitalist, fiscal conservatives and multilateral agencies that are controlled by people who believe in capitalism and conservatism.
As such, it is a little strange that the PNP has rejected renewal and given the dinosaurs a firm grip of power in a world where their ideological framework has lost relevance and multilateral agencies would not take them seriously.
The party has once again rejected futuristic ideas in favour of career politicians with no vision, and have shunned the potential to grow richer, stronger or even more prosperous.
While I am of the belief that the present Administration is doing well, it does not serve the country’s interest to have a weak Opposition.
Portia Simpson Miller can run up and down and even jump all she wants. That does not convince anyone that she is still fit for leadership in any capacity. The continued rejection of the young minds in her party by its executives, constituency leadership and delegates has not strengthened the organisation. All we have seen is the electorate is shown a set of policies from a group of names they have heard for decades but cannot pinpoint any significant revolutionary legislative changes and improvement in quality of life as result of this repeatedly reshuffled deck.
Robert “Bobby” Pickersgill, the party’s chairman, ought to also be challenged and replaced as he has done nothing to change the fortunes of the party. He also led the PNP’s rejection of an articulate minority of a greater size, intellect, prowess, and influence than he can even imagine.
Judah Granville
@JudahGranville
