Granger’s ultimatum welcomed but not transformative

It appears that circumstances have finally got the better of Mr David Granger and pushed him towards radical action. He has given the president an ultimatum for his minority government to straighten up; become respectful of the parliamentary majority and of APNU, which won some 140,000 votes at the last election, or be prepared to face every possible kind of legal mobilisation.

Mr Granger has at his disposal some 200 kinds of nonviolent protest from which to choose (http://www.aforcemorepowerful.org/resources/nonviolent/methods.php), but given his training, he must know better than all of us that if the time set by his ultimatum expires without positive action, his supporters will expect some consistent and significant responses until his demands are met, one party gives way or circumstance again intervene.

In short, if he intends this venture to be credible, whatever strategy or tactic he already has or intends to deploy cannot simply be