If UK suspends VI constitution ‘it will happen when we are asleep’- Dr Pickering
Dr Pickering was at the time speaking as a guest on a special edition of Honestly Speaking with Claude O. Skelton-Cline on ZBVI 780AM on October 20, 2022.
The former legislator said there is a sense of urgency for the VI and the people to understand its relationship with the United Kingdom and what is happening.
Additionally, he said if direct rule is imposed, it will come when the people of the VI are sleeping...literally.
“If the United Kingdom is going to institute the Order in Council that is sitting over our head, it will happen when we are asleep, because it will happen at the start of their business day and their business day will be 4 'o'clock in the morning for us.
“So by the time we are awake, we will have a different country and we'll have no say and we can stave off that, but we've got to be aware of where we are in order for us to be able to resist that position,” Dr Pickering added.
For the people of the territory who have called for a UK takeover or for the Governor to run the country, Dr Pickering issued a stern warning, “But be careful what you wish for, you just might get it and if you get it then, you know, it's a different story,” he added.
Governor Rankin has already been expressing dissatisfaction with some areas of the implementation of the reforms and there already appears to be a fallout between the Governor and the Unity Government.
Urgency for VI to understand relationship with UK
Dr Pickering said that now more than ever, there is an urgency for the VI as a people to pay attention to what is going on and be prepared to do what is necessary.
He said while independence and more self-determination will have to come, the UK/VI relations with the VI must mature to the point that the VI makes its own decisions.
On Thursday, October 20, 2022, UK Prime Minister Mary Elizabeth Truss aka 'Liz Truss' announced her resignation after six disastrous weeks in office as the leader of the United Kingdom.
Dr Pickering added that it cannot be right that the UK is currently in a leadership crisis and yet the VI has to be subjected to what they think the VI should do, “It isn’t something for us to just talk about, it is something for us to act on… us as a people, a collective approach to this,” he added.
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17 Responses to “If UK suspends VI constitution ‘it will happen when we are asleep’- Dr Pickering”
I agree, don’t ever sleep on these lot. You just end up being colonized.
Like you saw the cocaine trade coming?
FYI, we already are a colony of England, part of them.
Want independence?
Earn it with responsible self-control.
What I really believe is that the UK is pressuring us to live up to the constitution obligations in placed. The truth is that not a single BVI government has fully lived up to the standard of the present construction.
I will not agree if the Uk, if the Uk abolished or take over the BVI directly, but I do agreed that the UK has the political rights to demand that our politicians respectuon our country people political contributions rights in accordance to it rules and regulations.
I totally agreed with you Dr. kedrick C. Pickering that a "RESET" is needed, but not for the UK only, but also for us the people of the BVI, especially to our finances management.
In addition to the above, we need more competent resprestatives to help us deal with the he current challenges we now are facing, and those that are coming.
People of British Virgin let us quickly reset our selfish mindset willingly without or be prepared for the many adverse negative effects sadly. The choice is ours to make, better now tha later
Remember or don't forget this truth, " A house divided cannot stand", same does (BVI) a country.
If the owners of a home dose not rule well, other rulers will take rulership, and the former rulers will become slaves on their own ship.
You really on some of the white powder they smuggled through the place. You don’t understand that it is because they were sleeping on the wheel is why they seek to replace the captains?!!!!
some u gets into public office and thinks the tax money in our treasury belongs to you
And we were wide awake when you did bull sh** for 20 years.