Let us administer strong sedatives so that we can forget the degeneration of the body politic. But, are there any remedies available for awakening the soul? Any such potions, Getafix?

There’s no doubt that the issues involved are vast and complex. But what’s the message that we are sending out? That we can’t do it?

Take a look around… other nations have bounced back (and how!) from the brink. Japan is a classic model. A nation was re-built from the rubble of WW2 into a superpower in less than 25 years.

After fifty years, we’re not even close. Why not? Because…

No, I will not play this off-key song because we’ve all heard it ad nauseum. Our repertoire is what we make of it. The act can be polished, the cobwebs eradicated and self-esteem can be shined. We must not, cannot, let a product with superior potential gather dust at the back of the shelf. After all, with Independence, we have paid the price for its very existence.