#BTColumn – Inspiration ought to be authentic Article by February 21, 2021 Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today. by Dr Derek Alleyne Many academics assume an air of indifference to politics and politicians and involvement in matters political often comes through personal contact with a leader. That is not to say that academics have no political leanings for many of them have but mask the preference in a veil of objectivity. In a conversation with a senior academic assigned to an overseas university, following what appeared to be an image of Prime Minister Mia Mottley annoyed by Bajans’ slow response to taking the vaccine, the Bajan advised that my focus on Miss Mottley’s management of Barbados was in his words “unfair”. His position was that all hands were needed to fight off the menace that was facing Barbados.