Unity Gov’t honeymoon over? Fraser promises to ‘heat things up’
Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has promised that the public will now be seeing more of the parliamentary opposition.
Fraser gave that indication during a recent community meeting held in the First District last week.
“I have not been the ‘opposition’ that I should… the traditional opposition; but I have now decided that it’s time that I move out of that zone and get into the role of the opposition,” Fraser told residents.
“Things are gonna heat up, we’re going to start turning the heat up from there,” he warned.
The Third District Representative reminded persons that he was instrumental in helping to form the Unity Government. He proposed the idea of a coalition after the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report recommended a two-year partial suspension of the BVI’s constitution.
This would have meant direct rule by the United Kingdom (UK) and the dissolution of the House of Assembly; leaving elected officials with no role to play in governance.
But Fraser’s proposal ultimately helped to stave off the proposed direct UK rule and meant he would become the new Leader of the Opposition. He was later joined on the opposition benches by Territorial At-Large member Carvin Malone, who had been removed as Health Minister to make room for Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull.
Fraser said he told the government back then that they should not seek to introduce any new initiatives but instead focus on implementing the other recommendations of the COI.
“If you put new initiatives in place you’re going to be distracted and you’re going to end up being criticised for not meeting your deadlines,” Fraser explained to residents during the meeting.
Fraser said his intention moving forward is to hold similar community meetings throughout the territory and to have opposition press conferences similar to those that happened before the Unity Government was formed.
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The man needs to get his house in order before he enters prison… Forgot about Sea Cow Bay crap. Think it’s going away. Will you be arrested? That’s a given. You have no place in the government…
Smart move. You’re decent. Old school but decent.
As a member of the first, I would like to know why in the name of king Charles we need two(2) district offices? The COI, made and showed us the illegal stealing of the people’s money. And them still doing it blatantly? Let’s see “WHO”will head the Carrot Bay office. The opposition had a meeting in the West End Community Center. A handful of people was there, I bet that office space will be used for personal begging as the Drew is not here anymore.
This guy is funny, we have not heard a word from him over the last 3 years, all of a sudden, he has risen like Jesus on the 3 days.
We watching this selective scapegoating that is going on. Sea Cow’s Bay Harbour project ain’t get touch yet and we all know what happen down there. We see you. They go after who they want to shut up.
FRASER FOR PREMIER
Why doesn’t BVI News refrain from posting anything negative about Fraser. Afraid of posting the truth? Shameful news service
we need to esteem to run in zone 3
Same $hit over and over again. Accountability only comes around just before every election cycle – then it all but disappears.
He needs to heat up a hot comb, if he want to be keeping hair on his head. #partheadMinister
Fraser, I got one favor to ask of you. Please cut the bush in your district especially those that have overgrown onto sidewalks and roadways. Just one small task. You gone West End politicking while your constituents can’t even take a walk for exercise because the bush forcing pedestrians into the road.
It look to me as though frazer hair is pated in the center as we were taught old school to imitate blond hair. If you remember those line in hair.