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Following recent press publications that a “soon to be published” memoir of Hon. S.A.J Pratt was imminent, I have since remained cautiously hopeful that just by its publication, one critical disservice by most of Sierra Leone’s politicians to our nation is at last being put to pasture. The paucity of the memoir genre in the political history of the country reflects poorly on the political elite, whose penchant for unaccountability only partly explains this status quo. The failure by political leaders and elites generally to provide a written accounting to the citizens and posterity, of the reasons and meaning for political events and decisions undertaken on ... more»

04.29.2010 | Citizen | maureen

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  British Election .co.uk By Elizabeth Gough With the UK election a mere five weeks away, warring between the three main parties involved (Labour, the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats) has begun. Now that the polls are so close there is a likelihood of a hung parliament (no one party with an overall majority) the parties are attempting to pick up as much media space as possible to influence voting in marginal seats and attract floating voters. While there has been much talk about the Twitter phenomenon (a virtual instant messaging service which reports opinions and up to the second developments), the key media the three main parties are depending on ... more»

03.21.2010 | Citizen | maureen

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