As we told you two weeks ago together with an editorial, MLA Ellio Soloman proposed a plan to designate certain jobs as Caymanian only. An amendment bill allowing Cabinet members to do this is expected to come before the legislature in November. We have not been able to obtain any more details about the job positions this amendment will contain, nor how it will work and the actual definition of who is a Caymanian? I hope this is not a political propaganda ‘stunt’ as Mr. Solomon once again lauded it at the George Town residents meeting on Tuesday (11) night. That was principally a United Democratic Party (UDP) Political meet. Mr. Solomon gave no details despite moving a private members’ motion in the L.A. over a year ago.

Someone said to me some time ago, when he died, he would know if he was down in Hell – he would be asked to go to a meeting. What he was saying is that meetings are talk and nothing but talk. Very little is actually done. ‘All talk and trousers’ is a popular expression in England and it means exactly that.

Why do we love to talk? If we actually acted on 2% of the ‘talk’ at meetings we might not be in the mess we are in now. If we acted quickly and decisively, it would be even better. How often do things get done when only a few people are present? A leader is supposed to lead and when dire situations are present as now; the time for no more talk and positive action has been reached. Politics should take second place to commonsense.

We have two leaders of two parties who are ‘talking the talk’. Saying what they believe their supporters want to hear. There is no unity. There was once and it took a hurricane to do it. This country got back on its feet after Ivan the Terrible devastated it. Talk or meetings didn’t achieve this; it was achieved by unified action. Calling a meeting under the title of “George Town Residents Meeting” when all the speakers are UDP members and more blame for our problems is leveled at the previous Government achieves absolutely nothing.

When the leader of the opposition, Hon. Alden McLaughlin, gets into a supposed assault with Mr. Solomon in the parliamentary tea room and Mr. Solomon says he is pressing charges, it does not impress anyone. Neither does the premier publicly defending Mr. Solomon. Cool heads and statesmanship is what we need. If an apology is required then, as the Beatles said, “Let It Be”. It would be even better if both said it publicly. Pride is a perception. We are judged only on our actions. It is obvious to everyone ‘something’ must have prompted Mr. McLaughlin’s actions. Whenever I have met him he hasn’t come flying across the room to hit me. Perhaps they could have a meeting first to discuss it. We might even be impressed…….. nah, probably not.