Mauritius Surprised to Be Told That Labour History is More Than a Tale of Two Ramgoolams

Indeed its leader mentioned a list of about 20 people a few days ago. I have no idea where he got that list. Could it be a bad case of alternative facts? Or maybe because we don't have someone at the MBC with a clause of conscience -- which is really a wonderful way of making sure that facts are not subjected to too much violence.

Ramgoolam the Second also mentioned that the Labour Party has always fought against social injustice. Always? Come on. Everybody knows that's not true. The LP only started to roll back poverty as from 2005 when it made a break with its regressive past.

It's corruption, stupid!

According to Fernando Lugo, the new President of Paraguay, the fight against poverty goes hand in hand with the fight against corruption. To put it bluntly, GDP growth and job creation alone, no matter how upbeat, do not provide "an antidote to poverty". Why? Because poverty is created, or exacerbated, when "national" prosperity is diverted massively and subtly into the pockets of the "chosen few". How? Through "privatisation" of policies and lullabies filled with distorted data. Should the legislation proposal submitted by the Independent Commission against Corruption to query dubious asset ownership and prosecute offenders be enforced, it could potentially turn out to be a critical disincentive against graft. To be even more effective overseas purchases should also be scrutinised.