Unreleased Inflation Figures Watch: Day 111

We never realised until last week that the real problem with parliament was not the actual lack of genuine debate, nor its rubber stamp role; its lethargy in passing important bills contrasted with its indecent haste in ramming through others – the Casino Gambling legislation; its utter subservience to the executive; indeed its irrelevance and almost zero contribution to the betterment of the nation; and most egregious its routine snarling of downtown traffic.

These issues are not at the core of the parliamentary crisis in Guyana. No, it is after all “poor coverage of proceedings by the press”. Gosh darn it we really should have known that all along. Let’s get a hammer and hit ourselves in the head for being so freakin’ dumb. 

At the recent total-waste-of-time-and-money- but-Guyana’s-not-paying-for-it-so-it’s-ok Commonwealth Parliamentary Association-sponsored parliament and media workshop, MPs “pounded away at the lack of knowledge of journalists in parliamentary procedures and lack of understanding of the issues debated in the House”. They just love to pound away don’t they? …..