THE ARGUMENT BEING ADVANCED by some that Owen Arthur had his time and should stay in the background does not really stand up in any logical argument.
At a time when we are saying people ought to work longer and retire later than at 61 Arthur has some time to go; as long as good health attends him.
Mia Mottley must also recognised that one must get back up and go after being knocked down as long as you have not been knocked out.
Politics demands a lot of stamina. All of our past leaders have had to show fortitude, lots of it.
I am not a betting man, but am fairly certain that Arthur will find the challenges and issues at the top are going to be vastly different from what he encountered his first time around.
He will also find the people different; they will stand up to him in a way they did not a few years ago.
SHELLY MAYNARD