Opposition wants better for politicians
Article by December 16, 2020
The Opposition Leader has thrown his support behind St Philip West MP John King’s call for better treatment of parliamentarians, past and present.
During his remarks on Tuesday in the House of Assembly, Leader of the Opposition Bishop Joseph Atherley stated that he agreed that politicians should be treated better and called for a framework that speaks to the many issues they face.
“I have said this before nobody probably listened until it is them to be honoured,” said Atherley. “It first dawned on me when having served as prime minister of this country and especially in difficult times and having taken a principled position in terms of economic policy and suffering for it, I saw Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford after he has ceased being prime minister struggling to find a car park space attending some event around Parliament. That hurt me to see that and it hit me then we don’t treat ou