The Editor,
The Anguillian
December 29 2012
The editorial in last week’s Anguillian was very well done and most appropriate for the Holiday Season. It was a message of hope, while encouraging goodwill and charity among us, all basic Christian principles.
Unfortunately, four pages further in the paper, in the guise of a Christmas message, we had to confront more ugly and nasty political rantings by Hubert Hughes, the Chief Minister, in which he again accuses the former government (AUF), the British, and anybody who opposes him, of conspiracies to undermine his administration. (There are, to be sure, those who support and pander him, allegedly receiving plum assignments from him in return. They will be remembered at election time.)
Believing that the best defense is an aggressive offense, he obviously is attempting, through his on-going attacks, to divert attention from his woeful lack of leadership and his failures to make any meaningful progress these past three years.
Hughes, for example, blames the British for the lack of investments on the island, during his three years, when it is clear that investors are actually more concerned about the lack of stability in the government, and about Hughes’ efforts to promote a revolution. Compare this to the economic developments that occurred when the AUF, which dealt with the British in a cooperative way, was in government.
At Christmas time, we are meant to recognize brotherhood and the need for “good will toward man”, as your editorial described so well. Victor Banks, in his articles, referred to how the AUF offered to join government in a united way to deal with the UK on the FFR, only to be rebuffed and insulted by Hughes. So much for “good will and fellowship”.
Anguilla is a Christian nation and, having in mind basic Christian ideals, it was disgraceful for Hughes to publish a so-called Christian message as a way to continue his willful and baseless attacks against those he perceives as his enemies.
Perceptive Citizen
