The Labour Spokesman Editorial
On Wednesday 8 December 2021, Dr. Terrance Drew made his first broadcast address to the nation and the movement as Labour’s new political leader. This followed upon his election to that office at Labour’s Special Conference held on Sunday 28 November 2021, in a transition which attracted complimentary and favourable comments from near and far, including from members on the government side of parliament.
Dr. Drew renewed his personal pledge to be the kind of leader his predecessors were. He thanked his immediate predecessor, Dr The Right Honourable Denzil Douglas, for his many years of service both as party leader and as prime minister of our beloved nation, and promised to preserve and protect Dr. Douglas’ legacy and record of accomplishments.
While calling for renewed and reinvigorated inputs and efforts from all sections and levels of the movement and the nation, he renewed his pledge to hold the present administration accountable as the SKNLP goes about forming the next government. Quoting the Good Book, he gave a reminder that a house divided cannot stand, and promised to lead in taking down the divided house on the other side.
Dr. Drew also promised to lead the nation away from the politics of divisiveness and rancour, while working unstintingly at achieving the full empowerment of our people by seeking for common ground through a bottom-up approach. He is poised to bring together a dynamic team representative of all levels of community, both from within and without the party. It is especially worthy of note that Dr. Drew has openly committed himself to providing leadership based on the core principles of democracy, transparency, diversity, inclusiveness, gender equity, and accountability, and has made a specific commitment to uphold the rights of workers in general, and of women and children in particular.