NICE PARTISAN COMPETITION
Most times we condemn partisan competition as divisive and negative because it is usually about looking after the party faithful without due consideration to fairness, ethics and the national good. Over the last several months there has been a rivalry between the Government and the Opposition concerning which is more committed to education and who came up with various ideas first. This rivalry reached a peak in the current Budget Debate. Last week the Leader of the Opposition made education the centrepiece of his presentation. This week the Prime Minister has responded in kind. Both presentations deserve careful study become passing judgment. Hence I will not attempt any analysis or comment on their content today. The pleasing aspect is the attention being paid to education. Certainly, this is nice and healthy partisan competition. The focus is on the nation’s survival.