ALL THE HYPE AND BROUHAHA about Brexit, Theresa May and today’s British elections, the real deal and “main course” is that democracy will come out a winner.
Local political pundits, obviously with varying perspectives and opinions, have a penchant on whether the referendum on leaving the European Union was good or bad, right or wrong.
Some, even adamant without any good reason that the British people should not be given a referendum to express their wish, and that Prime Minister May whose popularity is waning, has made an error to call a general election.
Democracy, as should be practised in the Western world, is inextricably bonded to the will and wishes of the people without circumscription or circumvention.
Like any other life issues, there is good and bad about Brexit, and political scientists ought to spend more time on analysing what the Caribbean as former colonial subjects of Great Britain and current joint members of the Commonwealth can benefit from Brexit, rather than whose fortunes as a British Prime Minister can come to fruition.
As written by historian Suetonius about Julius Caesar when crossing the Rubicon – “the die is cast” – Brexit is so far an irreversible departure of Britain from the European Union.
In the meantime, CARICOM’s leadership is advised to lobby and negotiate whatever is beneficial to the region and its people whether it is Brexit or “Brex-In”.
Whatever the circumstances, give democracy a chance.
– MICHAEL RAY