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Jing Ke
Dec, 2009
Course Title: Government Communication
Open the Deadlock? Government Transparency and Communication Policies of Chinese Government during Sichuan Earthquake
At 2:28 in the afternoon of May 12, 2008 the ground in China's Sichuan province shuddered and cracked open. Buildings, roads and lives were torn apart in seconds. During the next minutes, tremors of the quake were felt throughout the whole country and reached as far away as Russia, India and Pakistan. With a magnitude of 8.0, the massive earthquake had left nearly 70,000 dead with over 18,000 missing[1] and about 5 million people (most of them poor and elderly villagers) homeless[2] (though the number could be as high as 11 million[3]), making it the 19th deadliest earthquake of all time.
Eighteen minutes after the disaster, at 2:46 in the afternoon, the official press agency of Chinese government Xinhua News Agency first publicized breaking news of the earthquake on its website. Fourteen minutes later, at 3:00 in the afternoon, the major state television broadcaster and mouthpiece of the government China Central Television (CCTV) started a 24-hour live broadcast of the disaster on both CCTV-1 and CCTV-News channels. At the same time, most of the mainstream media in China (newspapers, radio stations, TV stations, magazines) as well as new media (websites and cell phone news, etc.) began to report the earthquake. According to Asian Weekly magazine, after the earthquake, CCTV had sent over 160 reporters to the disaster zone, and they were doing their job with the support of all the provincial TV stations in China. The quantity and quality of news broadcasting on the earthquake "break the record in Chinese news reporting history" [4].
Besides domestic media, seniors in Chinese central government also had a quick response to the unexpected cataclysm. Ninety minutes after the earthquake, Premier Wen Jiabao, who has an academic background in geology, flew to the earthquake area to oversee the rescue work[5]. Soon afterward, the State Council initiated an emergency contingency plan to deal with the entire rescue, settle and rebuild work after the earthquake. In order to communicate with the public effectively and publicize the latest information of the disaster, the central government disseminated the information primarily via three channels:
State-owned domestic media (mentioned above)
Press conferences and the Chinese government's official web portal[6]
Overseas media and independent journalists facing the foreign audience
Such is the profile of Chinese government's reactions on information communication after the earthquake. Based on the event, the question I focus on in this essay is: Can government achieve pure transparency in its communication with the public? If not, then to what extent can the transparency be?
On May 1, 2008, just eleven days before the earthquake, the Regulation on Publicizing Government Information of People's Republic of China was officially promulgated and came into force in China. From the political science perspective, this regulation, if effectively implemented, would have a far-reaching impact on Chinese society. As the insiders have already revealed, once issued, "it will commit all government organs to publishing most of the information which until now has remained locked in office desks"[7]. In other words, this regulation unprecedentedly represents the principle of citizen's "right to know" and asserts government's obligation on disclosure of information about public affairs.
It is quite fair to say that the Chinese central government's responses and reactions, including their attitude to state-owned and overseas media on news reporting after the earthquake, have highly, although not thoroughly, revealed the principles of this information publicizing regulation. Comment from the International Herald Tribune and other overseas media states that Chinese government's attitude on the earthquake news reporting is "amazingly open"[8]. As a matter of fact, compared with the long-established tradition of highly centralized administration, lack of transparency, and state-controlled information publicity as well as news censorship in journalism, the central government of China, when facing the Sichuan Earthquake, is trying out a more open and transparent way to communicate with the public. In today's global discourse and competition of new public management (NPM), these reactions showed the eagerness of Chinese government and the leadership of China to gradually move the huge bureaucratic machine towards a modest form of "good governance"[9] through the ongoing administrative reforms and innovation.
Before examine the transparency issues of government communication, I'd like to figure out some fundamental elements and definitions of transparency in the field of political science. In the field of political science, "transparency" can be defined as "legal, political and institutional structures that make information about the internal characteristics of government and society available to actors both inside and outside of the domestic political system"[10], this definition emphasizes the structural measures that create a climate that promotes transparency in government actions. Cotterrell also argued that "transparency is the availability of information on matters of public concern, the ability of citizens to participate in political decisions, and the accountability of government to public opinion or legal processes"[11], focusing on the opening organizational behavior. Finel and Lord at the same time defined transparency as "legal, political and institutional structures that make information about the internal characteristics of government and society available to actors both inside and outside of the domestic political system"[12]. In one word, open administrative procedures and citizen's access to information and decision-making process are key aspects of transparency.
According to Fairbanks, Plowman and Rawlins, an ideal model of a transparent government communication, the Transparency Model[13], can be visualized as a three dimensional triangle: The base of this model is a commitment to transparent communication processes, the three sides, or key elements of the model are communication practices, organizational support and the provision of resources[14]. This model can be used to understand how to make the workings of a government or public sector more transparent and how government should interact with the public.
One principal goal of this transparency model is citizen's access to information, which increases the public's knowledge on government's activities and attendance in decision-making process. As Fairbanks, Plowman, and Rawlins argued, transparency in government actions and decision-making processes create an informed public, which is the basic stone of a healthy democracy[15]. On the other hand, there is a direct connection between government transparency and its accountability. Scholars have suggested that good communication and interaction with the public can increase trust, since open access to information and transparent systems will increase the public's knowledge of government activities. Oppositely, the decline of trust in government is an outgrowth of poor communication between government and its publics, where publics feel that they are not well informed about government actions. The accountability of public sectors is a crucial factor for modern scientific administration, especially in crisis period. The image of accountability and trustworthy of a government would facilitate a more effective and efficient way for policy making as well as undertaking.
It seems Fairbanks's model has perfectly depicted how to create a good, responsible, accountable, and transparent government communication, it represents us a vision of "government transparency" in liberal democratic political systems. However, pure transparency only establishes itself on the conceptual and theoretical side. On the practical side of government administration and public management, pure transparency in government communication is no more than a "cheerful willingness". More accurately, I would argue that pure transparency is neither realizable nor advisable on the empirical level of government communication.
Fairbanks and his colleagues' research[16] has shown that, nowadays leaders and communicators in government have clearly recognized that the openness in the communication process of federal agencies is one of the basic requirements of a democratic government. However, we have spent most of our class throughout this semester discussing the un-transparent practices of government, such as strategic truth, plausible deniability, democratic propaganda and integrated circuit, etc. In other words, we were digging out the "ugly truth" of public management and the nature of political world: How to maintain a controlled or at least translucent communication under the mask of being transparent? From my perspective, this question is irrelevant with the political system, the ideologies, or the extent of democracy of a country. As a matter of fact, the issue of government transparency might be a never-ending dilemma for government leaders and social servants everywhere in the world. At least till now, we haven't seen any political entity solve this problem perfectly.
In the context of Canadian parliamentary political system, as well as other western democratic countries, the un-transparent communication practices I mentioned above widely exist. Especially in the Westminster political system of Commonwealth of Nations countries (UK, Canada, Australia, etc.) which hold parliamentary opposition (multi-party) as a key characteristic and tend to have a more adversarial style of debate and contest between parties. In this situation, the game is all about "winning the power", which means, the first objective of a government to be elected/re-elected and to stay in power. The competition between the majority and minority in the parliament is so severe that both sides would spare no pains to dig out any tiny mistakes and missteps of each other in order to embarrass and shame the competitor. Consequently, a paradoxical situation is shaped: on the one hand, government passes legislations to facilitate and protect transparency under the hat of being "democracy" (e.g. Access to Information Act and Freedom of Information); on the other hand, government has to control, attain and keep power, pure transparency is not realist -- such is the nature of governance.
Same thing happens in China's single-party socialist political system. Though the central government has been pushing an extensive restructuring of public sectors for two decades[17] in order to catch up with the pace of the country's economic development and integrate with the rest of the world, current situation is still hardly optimistic. The uniqueness of China's public sector administration and reform are widely known as "Chinese Characteristics":
Firstly, the country's leadership has to maintain an ideological correctness. Secondly, the leaders are eager to "learn from the west", they largely adopt the NPM reforms originating in the Anglo-American countries[18] to accord with the economic reform and to facilitate the economic success. Thirdly, since the world has seen China's rise in recent years, the central government is bearing increasing pressure from western world to change the governance to be more democratic and transparent, especially after China's accession to the WTO. Finally, current conditions of Chinese society are rather complicated and the country's economic development has suffered many growth-related problems[19] (e.g. inflation pressure, income gap, regional imbalance, and unemployment concerns). The Chinese society has also experienced many problems in the areas of school education, public health, public safety, and social welfare, etc. And now they have to face new problems -- the separatist or even terrorist thoughts and activities in the country.
From my perspective, Chinese society is now quite unstable under the superficial quietness and risk may occur (and is occurring) anytime. Based on all the considerations, the central government of China is also facing the dilemma I mentioned above in government communication and cannot achieve pure transparency on administration and information. As a matter of fact, until now China has refused to issue a press law because it might curtail the privileges of Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) propaganda department in disseminating information.
Sometimes I feel this deadlock situation quite ironic and I would personally describe it as "good people doing bad things" -- Rationally, everyone in this domain knows that in government communication "greater transparency promotes accountability and better management" [20] but practically no one can put it into practice. This is not only a phenomenon throughout the western world, but actually the whole political world. Grunig's two-way symmetrical communication model[21] is a rather amiable belief for transparent government communication, but in contemporary political arena it's a lofty aspiration.
Personally speaking, I prefer to look at this issue from a more realistic perspective. Thousands of years of human experience tells us that, any existence of government, no matter democratic, republic, communist, dictatorship, or, in history, monarchist and Christian etc., is a monopoly of organized forces. Control is necessary since the so-called "free markets" and "individual initiative" is not always reliable. Numerous historical events as well as social experiments have proved that no matter to what extent a society develops, the rationality of human mind is tend to be over-estimated and public opinion is always easy to be manipulated. Examples are Nazism's upsurge in post-World War I Germany and the notorious Culture Revolution in 1960s China, as well as other political movements in human history that have agitated the public into fanatical obsession. Moreover, as some ancient Chinese politicians and philosophers believed, dialectically speaking, good social order depends on governance and people's freedom depends on a certain extent of forces and restrictions. To be honest, I personally disapprove of the political philosophy of anarchism and I agree that a compulsory government is always necessary.
I'm not advocating high-pressure politics here. Pure transparency might be advisable and plausible at a low level of governance in a relatively small region (e.g. municipal government in cities, towns, villages and municipalities). In such circumstances, the population is smaller and the demographic structure is simpler, it is possible for government to hold assembly and to obtain a unifying public opinion and agreement on a given issue or policy. For instance, the municipal governments in Canada may set out some statues named as the Municipal Act, the Local Government Act, the Cities and Towns Act and the like to provide services that can be more effectively handled under local control[22]. Also, the origins of the term democracy in ancient Greek have represented another good example of pure transparency and direct democracy in politics. Plato claimed that, to achieve democracy, all citizens were eligible to speak and vote in the Assembly, which set the laws of the city-state[23]. As a matter of fact, of the 250,000 inhabitants in Athens at that time, only some 30,000 on average were "citizens", and of those 30,000 perhaps 5,000 might regularly attend one or more meetings of the popular Assembly[24].
Nevertheless, on a larger scale, for federal government and other types of government in contemporary world, to undertake pure transparency in government communication might cause huge disorder and chaos, and the situation will definitely lose control. Take China's government communication strategy and activity after the earthquakes for example, though the communications between Chinese government and the public requires honesty and openness to stop rumors and halt panic, the impediments and balancing interest in pure transparency are still easy to perceive:
First and foremost, the central government of China needs to maintain public order and control the situation in the post-earthquake mess. When crisis happen, government sometimes cannot communicate all the facts and must "hide" some part of the truth for the public good. I would personally view this as a kind of obscurantism, which means the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known or a policy of withholding knowledge from the general public[25]. But it really works in certain context, especially in China where the vast majority of the population is undereducated and easy to overthrow self-control in crisis period.
Secondly, the existing censorship practiced in China's mainstream media constrains the media's capacity to report the disaster objectively and independently. As I mentioned above, until now China has no press law and the propaganda department of central government is in charge of all the information disseminated from the mainstream media. As is always the case, the "reportage policy" of the earthquake was sent to all state-owned media in the country soon after the disaster happened in form of official documents through an intranet. Consequently, the mainstream media's reports have to fulfill the government's requirement of propaganda and the so-called "guidance of public opinion" (yulun daoxiang).
Last but not least, the ideological conflict between China and western countries and the world's hostility to China's recent year's rise "forced" the central government to withhold information, in order to protect state interest and maintain a good (or at least neutral) national image. For instance, lots of schools collapsed in the earthquake and the bodies of teenagers are, as reported, "Too many to count"[26], experts on global hazards pointed out that the loss of life could have been significantly reduced using known methods for designing or retrofitting structures in earthquake zones[27] and they named those collapsed buildings "tofu-dregs school houses"[28]. However, government till today refuses to accept responsibility and doesn't admit that there is any quality problem of the school houses nor publicize the member of death in school collapse. It is probably because to do this will implicate other issues like the rampant corruption and misconduct in Chinese bureaucratic system. – In my opinion the government's reaction is quite unsophisticated, as one can never solve a problem by cover it up.
Based on the above analysis, I would go to the conclusion that practically speaking, pure transparency in government communication is neither realizable nor advisable in any political context. It is not realizable because government has to win a power, there is no room for pure transparency; and it is not advisable because government has to run, there is still no room for pure transparency. Thus I personally believe that it is impossible to open the deadlock between theoretical and practical side of government transparency, Chinese government's communication activities after Sichuan Earthquake also reflected this dilemma.
To close the essay, I want to add that the optimistic side of the deadlock needs to be highlighted. Although pure transparency is not realizable in contemporary government communication, the political practice of liberal democratic countries as well as some developing countries like China proves that the citizen's access to information and government's transparency is much better than decades ago. The widely adoption of E-Government in modern public management and all the legislations providing the right of access to information and protecting the citizen's "right to know" guarantee that generally, government information is available to the public. Besides, with the development of public education and the information communication technologies, people are tend to shape more deliberate and considered opinions over public issues and can get information via non-professional media. From my point of view, the rise of today's civil/citizen journalism may change the existing relationships between government, media and public in "public sphere", and it will probably bring a more hopeful future of government transparency.
[1] "Casualties of the Wenchuan Earthquake" (in Chinese). Sina.com. 2008-06-08. http://news.sina.com.cn/pc/2008-05-13/326/651.html.
[2] Jacobs, Andrew; Edward Wong; Huang Yuanxi (2009-05-07). "China Reports Student Toll for Quake". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/08/world/asia/08china.html.
[3] Hooker, Jake (2008-05-26). "Toll Rises in China Quake". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/26/world/asia/26quake.html.
[4] Zhang, Jieping. Sichuan Earthquake and Opening of Journalism (in Chinese). Asian Weekly. 2008. issue22
[5] Simon Elegant. China's Quake Damage Control. Time. 2008-05-13
[6] http://www.gov.cn /
[7] Zhang, Junhua. 2005. Good Governance through E-Governance? Assessing China's E-Government Strategy. Journal of E-Government, Vol. 2(4)
[8] http://www.zaobao.com/special/forum/pages6/forum_zp080521.shtml
[9] Christensen, Dong, and Painter. 2008. Administrative reform in China's central government - how much 'learning from the West'?. International Review of Administrative Sciences. Vol. 74 (3): 351–371
[10] Finel B.I., Lord K.M. 1999. The surprising logic of transparency. International Studies Quarterly. 43: 315-339.
[11] Cotterrell R. 1999. Transparency, mass media, ideology and community. Cultural Values. 3(4): 414-426.
[12] B.I. Finel and K.M. Lord. 1999. The surprising logic of transparency. International Studies Quarterly. 43 (2) (1999), pp. 315–339.
[13] Fairbanks, J., Plowman, K., and Rawlins, B. 2007. Transparency in government communication. Journal of Public Affairs. Vol. 7, Issue 1. 23-27.
[14] Fairbanks, J., Plowman, K., and Rawlins, B. 2007. Transparency in government communication. Journal of Public Affairs. Vol. 7, Issue 1. 23-27
[15] Same as 14
[16] Fairbanks, J., Plowman, K., and Rawlins, B. 2007. Transparency in government communication. Journal of Public Affairs. Vol. 7, Issue 1. 23-27
[17] Christensen, Dong, and Painter. 2008. Administrative reform in China's central government - how much 'learning from the West'?. International Review of Administrative Sciences. Vol. 74 (3): 351–371
[18] Pollitt, C. and Bouckaert, G. (2004) Public Management Reform: A Comparative Analysis, 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
[19] Kuotsai Tom Liou. (2008). E-Government Development and China's Administrative Reform. Intl Journal of Public Administration, 31: 76–95
[20] The Gomery Commission Report. 2006. Chapter 10. Transparency and better management
[21] Grunig, J.E. (1997). Public relations management in government and business. In J.L. Garnett, & A.Kouzmin (Eds.), Handbook of administrative communication (pp. 241). New York: Marcel Dekker
[22] Municipal government in The Canadian Encyclopedia http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0005517
[23] Grinin L. E. (2004). Democracy and Early State. Social Evolution & History. 3(2), pp. 93-149
[24] Democracy is people who rule the government directly. BBC. History of democracy
[25] obscurantism. (2009). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved December 14, 2009, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obscurantism
[26] Tania Branigan. (2008). In the rubble of a school, bodies everywhere - too many to count. The Guardian. 2008/5/16 , from http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/16/chinaearthquake.china2
[27] Andrew C. Revkin. (2008). China earthquake brings faulty school design to the fore. New York Times. 2008/05/14, from http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/world/asia/14iht-schools.1.12875366.html
[28] Alex Lantier. 2008. "Rising death toll, popular anger in China quake". World Socialist Web Site. May 21, 2008. http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/may2008/quak-m21.shtml.
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It's the last working day of 2012 & it will be the last day of school for 2Rs too as 31 Jan is a full day off declared by my new company. Having a gathering with friends to countdown into the new year at my place. Than it will be the road to a new journey with my little princess...mixture of feelings. How I wish time could stand still at the time when we just welcome her into this world..
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Today I'm offically 1 month old in my new position in my new company..surviving well..hehe And we got the tickets to the 2Rs year end concert today!! So looking forward to this coming Friday! It will be Regan's 1st concert performance & Reiko's last performance in Little World Childcare..
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Well well...have not been very guai to post again.. Busy busy coz I change my job.. In a blink of the eyes it's December 2012 & Reiko is heading to Primary 1 next year.. I could not help feeling soo lost..can my gal cope??THe sch is huge!! Do she know how to buy food? How would she react to a new environment & worse, no friends going to the same school!! In the other hand, Reiko seems to be really excited & looking forward to the new journey... Keep my fingers crossed for her & worrying for my little Regan too! Heading to K2 next year, can he cope with the add work etc etc etc... Mummies....we never stop worrying!!
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Mummy have been thinking to have Alaskan King crab for ages...but when there's no promotion, it can be real expensive...she found out that Ah Yat seafood restaurant at Turf City having 40% off, so ask us to accompany her go makan! It's 2Rs 1st time having Alaskan King crabs, and they really enjoy it, much more easy to peel (just need a normal scissors to cut the shells) & the meat are real fleshy & thick, just the leg flesh is thicker than Darling's thumb..yummy..
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A COMMENTARY ON GIBRALTAR POLITICS. Consent is given for the reproduction in any media. Attribution to www.llanitoworld.blogspot.com is requested.
Saturday, 26 June 2010
Tripartite-tism and the Three Parties
Peter Caruana has eloquently described the process as serving " ... to contain problems ..." and "... as a piece of dialogue architecture where these continuing problems and serious continuing disputes ... can be discussed". He has said also that " ... it gives us a degree of contact with the Spanish Government ... it gives us the opportunity to manage these problems , to contain these problems in a way that serves better the wider interests of Gibraltar." It " ... has allowed us to to condemn bilateralism between Spain and UK about Gibraltar to history ... By playing a constructive part in the dialogue about Gibraltar's affairs we also obtain greater security ..."
But what and where do the GSD and Mr Caruana say the process will take Gibraltar? Again, it is best to quote Mr Caruana in answer to this question: " ... we are perfectly willing to explore possible formulas for a future acceptable to everyone, so long as people understand that the primary consideration is the wishes of the people of Gibraltar... Spain is free to raise the question of sovereignty as we are free to raise the question of self-determination ... nothing can be agreed which is not entirely acceptable to the Government and the people of Gibraltar. That is a very comfortable and safe position for Gibraltar to be in... it is hugely in Gibraltar's favour that our difficulties with Spain should be resolved. It is the obligation of every generation, without abandoning our legitimate rights and aspirations as a people, to try and leave a less problematic for our future generations than we have".
The circumstances that gave rise to the tripartite process were very opportune. The GSD, who favoured dialogue with Spain, was in power in Gibraltar. The PSOE who favoured dialogue to resolve many of Spain's separatist internal issues, like that of Catalonia and of the Basque country, was in power in Spain. Surely, it would have been very difficult for the Spanish Government to start dialogue to resolve internal separatist issues without taking an equally logical stance and being willing to enter a dialogue with Gibraltar?
One of the dynamics of dispute resolution is that, if you keep the parties in the dispute talking, usually the dispute will not worsen. Another dynamic is that, if discussions continue for long enough, an atmosphere of friendship and trust develops, which helps understanding and eventual resolution. These dynamics are well understood by diplomats. They are used all the time, one of the most publicised occasions, recently, is in Northern Ireland. The statements of Mr Caruana indicate that he understands and accepts these dynamics, safeguarding himself, politically, by the age old adage that any agreement is subject to the wishes of the people of Gibraltar.
What will happen if there is a change in government both in Gibraltar and in Spain to the two extremes? The GSLP/Libs in Gibraltar and the PP in Spain. If the process does not come to a grinding halt, the dynamics will continue to work. In Northern Ireland it was when the diametrically opposite poles joined the dialogue, that resolutions started to became a reality. Will it be the same in Gibraltar? That is why it is important for the GSLP/Libs and, indeed, the PDP, as they may well be a political force at some stage, to clarify their support of the process. Can it be any different from that of the GSD?
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- Charles Gomez27 June 2010 at 11:37
With polls predicting a PP landslide win in the Spanish General Election and the British Coalition government focused on the Economy yours is a timely reminder that our relations with Spain may soon enter a new dimension. The PP could revert to the old Spanish distraction of a country on the verge of bankruptcy with the call for Gibraltar Espanol. Has Rajoy learnt the lessons of 2002 when Spanish stridency over Gibraltar led to the Perejil incident with Morocco? I would not count on it. The Castilian oligarchy is smarting over the Catalan challenge to national integrity, this could also spur the likes of the future PP foreign minister Gustavo de Aristegui (a prototypical Basque espanolista) to show their loyalty to Spanish unitarism with aggression towards us. Another element is the USA's pro-Argentinian stance on the Falklands which could impact on our own situation. It could however go either way; if US support for Argentina can be translated as tacit support for Spain on Gibraltar then it could also be read as favouring Morocco's claims to the remnants of the Spanish Protectorate. Messrs Bossano and Garcia for the official opposition and Mr. Azopardi for the PDP should not be pressed into issuing any statements which lock them into rigid positions in a scenario which is likely to be very fast moving when the PP get into power and therefore requires flexibility on our side. For my part I think that the Trilateral Agreement was a great success for Gibraltar and Peter Caruana but this is no time for our politicians to seek local political advantage which could derail our advances. In my humble view all the gentlemen mentioned above should, as patriotic Gibraltarians, meet in private to devise a strategy to deal with the changing scenario which you allude to.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 June 2010 at 12:51
There is nothing wrong with talking (I hate PC's fave word 'dialorrrggg')but isn't it all a bit of a farce??ReplyDelete
The 'stone' in Spain's shoe is (if i'm not mistaken) their objection to a British colony on their turf.I can understand that but isn't the solution therefore simple?
Those who prefer the comfort zone of our colonial status will undoubtedly slaughter me for saying this, but what about a truly independent Gibraltar??
Spain would be hypocritical if they objected as the colonial 'stigma' would no longer exist, and UK would have one less international embarassment to worry about!
Simples (as the Meerkat would say) right? It isn't though as our friends across the Atlantic are never going to let it happen.
We are the victims of our geographical location at a stones throw from the Islamic world. Obama's lot want British control of the Western Med and have never trusted Spain's NATO credentials.
In my humble opinion we are consequently consigned to an indefinite 'status quo' and no amount of political posturing will ever change that!
The best we can hope for is to live with Spain as friendly neighbours, but that would require a major shift in the traditional 'Gib bashing' stance adopted by Spanish Governments for decades.
Food for thought??...Max
Hi MaxReplyDelete
Unfortunately Spain seeks the return of soversignty not just the cessation of Gibratar's status of British colony. On PC's analysis we are no lomger a colony. If that were so and you were right the Spanish issue is resolved already. Clearly it is not resolved.
- Anonymous27 June 2010 at 18:02
RV...PC can say whatever he wants but we are a colony and will continue to be so as long as it suits others.ReplyDelete
Those who pay lip service to self determination are just farting in a wind tunnel!!... UDI !!!!! Max
- Anonymous28 June 2010 at 00:12
True Gibraltarians (the unfeathered ones) know that the Cordoba agreement has and will only favour our 'friendly' neighbours. We gain nothing!ReplyDelete
Yes to good neighbourly relationships but no ties with wishy washy agreements which takes us nowhere. Furthermore this agreement should have been put to the People for its approval.
Then we get that we are no longer a colony....what next?
It's about time we tell the world what status we want to atain and close all windows which our feathered friends love to leave open claiming that one day we might decide to become spanish.......let's shut these windows once and for all,so those who feel dovish can fly and nest over the border, and stop this direct rule of the selected few from Doveland.
Independence? Why not I ask
You quote PC extensively in this latest blog but not your source. Are you quoting from the marathon interview he gave to the Chronic on 17 June 2010?
Hi FabioReplyDelete
Yes the quotes are from that interview.
- Charles Gomez.28 June 2010 at 12:29
I am interested in Anon's post at 12 mins after midnight: "True Gibraltarians (the unfeathered ones) know that the Cordoba agreement has and will only favour our 'friendly' neighbours. We gain nothing!" Could he / she please explain what he or she means. How does Cordoba favour Spain at our expense? Details please; you make a serious statement but if you do not explain some might think that you are not taking this important issue for our people with the seriousness that it deserves. Thanks in advance.ReplyDelete
- Isobel Ellul-Hammond28 June 2010 at 16:20
Dear RobertReplyDelete
I believe this forum on which to discuss ideas is brilliant, and well done for starting 'Llanito World', it is a breath of fresh air.
However, as Charles Gomez 12.29 says, it would be helpful if some of the 'sweeping statements' made by contributors were elaborated on with sound reasoning and proof, it would give the authors more credibility.
Also, hiding such statements behind a pseudonym or 'anonymous' gives the author the opportunity, carte blanche, to espouse derogatory sentiments from one party or another (as has been seen in other blogs' comments) and get away with it!
I am not saying, Robert, that you are irresponsible with what you allow to be published, however it would be reasonable (I think) for you to ask contributors to give their names.
Let's have debate and discussion, but let's do it openly and transparently (isn't that what people want?).
Isobel Ellul-Hammond
Dear Isobel:ReplyDelete
Below is a reply that I gave this afternoon (and published as a comment under the previous blog) to Nyreen Llamas. She made similar points so I believe my published reply to her answers yours also. Please be assured that I have moderated out many many comments of a more outrageous content than those that you see published. What I do not want to do is stifle debate, so it is a fine line that I have to tread. Ido my best.
"I have to agree with much if not all that Nyreen says.
I do not know the facts of the internet letter sent by the GSD but do not doubt the accuracy of what she says.
Propagandist and/or inaccurate comments do no favours but are detrimental to the interests of any political party in whose favour they are made. They also carry little or no weight. They are detrimental to and not an exercise of freedom of speech. In fact they give freedom of speech a bad name.
The fact that they are made anonymously is even more pejorative. I do my best to moderate out comments on the basis that I will and do not (as far as I can) publish defamatory or outrageous comments. I am not privy to all information so inacuracies may creep into the comments that are published.
Readers are reminded that the views of those who comment do not necessarily (or usually) refelct my views, even if i do not answer.
I have been intending and will be writing a blog on this very subject.
My view is that going forward, whilst anonymous comments or comments under pseudonyms will be published, I may well ask for persons to identify themselves to me before I will publish their comments anonymously or under a pseudonym so that, at least, I know who they are.
I am trying (to the best of my ability) to write an "issue based" blog rather than a party or personality based blog. If the overall slant is percieved as beng against the GSD that is only because it is in government and having to take decisions. If there were to be a change in government the incumbents may well be faced with the same or greater criticism. It will depend on their performance at the time.
I am grateful to Nyreen for having the breadth of mind to understand, accept and thank me for what I am attempting to achieve. My sadness is that one individual has to expose himself and that the established media does not do more of this. Democracy is the loser. I did not persist through a closed frontier fighting a dictatorship to end up muzzled in my own homeland. I think if people were to write in their own names democracy would get a major boost, which is much needed now that we are governed under the 2006 Constitution. This is not a party issue as the next party in government may well be a lot worse that the presnt GSD government.
I continue to admire Peter Caruana for voclaising that, whilst he may not agree with what everyone says, he will defend their right to say it to the end. All I will say is, it is one thing to say it and another to practise it. In my case there have been absolutely no adverse effects on me emananting from tthe GSD government resulting from what I write on this blog."
Anonymity is the most powerful tool we have as an electorate.
Do you not excercise it everytime you vote at a general election? Why should this blog be any different?
Also, why do you equate anonymity with derogatory statements?
I for one will continue to use a pseudonym for as long as LWRV allows me to. Si cambia dios dara!
- Calpetano28 June 2010 at 23:12
In an ideal world, we would all be able to contribute and discuss/debate the pressing issues of the day using our real names, without fear of any sort of reprisal or repercussion. Sadly, in Gibraltar, this is not possible, particularly if one holds a view which is contrary to that held, in part or in whole, by the government of the day (regardless of who that might be).
This is particularly the case if you happen to be a civil servant, which happens to be my case. Now, I can understand why this must be so in order to maintain and preserve the impartiality, or at least the semblance of such, of the civil service. But civil servants are also citizens and have opinions too and I welcome the opportunity to comment and voice an opinion under the cloak of anonymity, as long as this is done without resorting to insults, defamation, libel or any other manner of expression which might expose Robert personally to legal proceedings of one sort or another.
I recall that in 2005 the present administration, amid the usual fanfare, declared that rules relating to the ability of civil servants to participate in the media on matters of public interest had been relaxed. Not so, and I can personally vouch for that fact.
My apologies for going off-topic, and thanks to Robert again for the opportunity to voice a pseudonymed opinion free (within reason) of any sort of curtailment or restriction.
- Anonymous28 June 2010 at 23:12
Dear Llanito WorldReplyDelete
I disagree with Isobel Ellul and not because of her affiliation to the GSD but simply if I were to reveal my identity I would suffer professioanally at the hands of this unforgiving administration. Sorry Isobel welcome to the real world.
- Anonymous28 June 2010 at 23:41
Honney bee says...ReplyDelete
The fact that one can select `anonymous` upon posting a comment suggests that this is common practice amongst blogs and I have in fact done so on various occassions on other blogs. It seems that some object to what is a perfectly acceptable manner of commenting elsewhere around the world.
It is obviously the bloggers perogative to decide whether to publish or not and comments are not a reflection of the blogger`s views.
Affording people the oportunity to comment anonymously is all the more important in a place the size of Gib where every one knows everyone. Without it the ability of the average man/woman on the street to voice an opinion is stifled... and I believe that was the original purpose of starting this blog..was it not ?
- Anonymous28 June 2010 at 23:52
Whilst I agree with Isobel's comments and think of her as an exemplary citizen, I think her comments show that she has been unaffected by the reality of the situation.ReplyDelete
Unfortunately there are many people who would suffer if they identified themselves and their comments. Unfortunately free speech without repurcussions is yet to become a reality in Gibraltar, whatever admin is in power. This place is too small!
- Anonymous29 June 2010 at 00:29
Mike, Honney Bee and others....You have all hit the nail firmly on the head!!ReplyDelete
The ONLY reason that we can speak freely here is our supposed 'cloak of anonymity'.Vox's former Editor could presumably testify to the dangers of openly voicing anti-GSD views??
The GSD faithful seem anxious to see anonymity removed here...That would be the death of LW, but isn't that what they really want??...Max
- Isobel EH29 June 2010 at 12:31
Dear allReplyDelete
I only go online once (maybe twice) a day as work, home and kids keep me away from my computer, so apologies for delayed response...I am so glad to see the various reactions to my comments yesterday and how it has generated discussion (vive la diference, how boring if we were all in agreement!); freedom of speech is something I applaud, in whatever medium, and I hope this blog may continue to support this.
Having freelanced for the media for over 22 years, I appreciate how careful we are in our small community when speaking freely. Over the years I have heard all the reasons for this, from potential 'interviewees', when I have found it so difficult to get people willing to be interviewed or to sit in on news/discussion programmes (especially live ones), or be allowed to participate!
This has always been the frustrating aspect of working for the media in Gibraltar, and I wish it were different. The relaxation on the ban in 2005 was not really taken up and I would love for the public sector (who are on the frontline) to contribute to any debate by being able to offer their own constructive criticisms, because it would mean we have openness, accountability and a political system that 'listens'.
So...I concede to Calpetano 23.11 (28 June) that commenting as an Anon/pseudo on this forum is the only way for a civil servant to express his/her political views without some form of repercussion, especially when commenting on his/her boss (however that would go for anyone making a comment on his/her boss!). Yet, I don't believe that everyone who comments here is a civil servant.
But, as Anon 23.52 (28 June) says, "...Unfortunately there are many people who would suffer if they identified themselves and their comments. Unfortunately free speech without repercussions is yet to become a reality in Gibraltar, whatever admin is in power. This place is too small!..."
So, if this is the popular view (and has been for years) is there ever any hope in Gibraltar for open debate and free expression? What are the solutions? Surely one small way of challenging this is by putting our names to a comment, which is true democracy in action?
Robert 17.35 says: "...In my case there have been absolutely no adverse effects on me emanating from the GSD government resulting from what I write on this blog...", is this also true for Charles Gomez and Rebecca Faller?
And by the way Anon 23.52 (28 June), thanks for your confidence in me as an 'exemplary citizen', however as to being unaffected by the realities of the real world, the opposite is true: it is because of this that I get 'stuck-in', have a sense of social responsibility and fight for everything I do and have done (and for those who know me, know this to be true!).
Mike 22.18 (28 June): I do not equate anonymity with derogatory statements, I equate it with the OPPORTUNITY for making such comments if the author so wishes. My views on using anonymity to be critical concur with (28 June) 17.35 Robert's when he says: "...Propagandist and/or inaccurate comments do no favours but are detrimental to the interests of any political party in whose favour they are made. They also carry little or no weight. They are detrimental to and not an exercise of freedom of speech. In fact they give freedom of speech a bad name. The fact that they are made anonymously is even more pejorative..."
I'm off to collect the kids now....
Perhaps to make it easier to follow arguments LWRV could "request" users adopt a pseudonym instead of an "anonymous" status?ReplyDelete
- Charles Gomez.29 June 2010 at 15:21
Isobel Ellul Hammond asks whether I have suffered any adverse effects as a result of my contributions to this forum. The answer is that it is impossible to know. I was never taught to hold my tongue or pocket my pen in the sight of some of the puffed up, arrogant individuals that we in Gibraltar sometimes manage to put in high places and the toadies who hang to their coat tails. As a result over the years I have managed to cultivate a certain amount of ill will from "a small minority" of people in high places and have learnt to expect what I believe to be rough or unfair treatment from successive governments and other "institutions". This used to annoy me and has cost me as I have been self employed, and indeed an employer, since my mid 20s. However I have now got over any sense of aggravation and derive some amusement from the bumptuousness and ridiculous sense of entitlement of some people. They may no doubt say equally nasty things about me. In my contributions however I try to be fair and constructive and I do not think that anything particularly outrageous or controversial has ever appeared on Robert's blog except when he chose to do religion...ReplyDelete
Hi all:ReplyDelete
I wonder whether we could get back on subject? Its the tripartite process folks!
- Anonymous29 June 2010 at 23:34
RV.....I think that Isobel got us off the subject!!....MaxReplyDelete
- Spartacus1 July 2010 at 21:01
Rv looking fwd to reading a blog on the Budget - any plans???ReplyDelete
On the subject of the Budget - hats off to Susan Clifton-Tucker for her interview with the Chief on tonight's CaruanaWatch. Finally someone who was trying to ask "the" questions and challenged when needed! Tonight Susan has been a breath of fresh air and a welcome change to the usual Caruana-monologues and the GBC reporters Yes Bwana style that we have come to see in recent years.
- Anonymous1 July 2010 at 21:40
Peter "the Great" Caruana ought to be commended by the electorate for his prudent style of government. Gibraltar can in the height of world economic suffering boost of record reserves and budget surpluses.ReplyDelete
Also I wish to extend my gratitude to Peter for increasing Water and Elec locally and passing on the benefits of those increases through tax cuts. I live in Spain (Sotogrande) and therefore will not suffer the pinch on these increases. I earn in excess of £35,000 and therefore the more I save in tax the more I can spend in Spain.
please, please, please RVLW a blog dedicated to this "wonderful" budget que se me saltan las lagrimas!ReplyDelete
Blog on the budget under construction ... give me a chance people!ReplyDelete
Hi All:ReplyDelete
I have removed a post that, amongst others, made the point that the writer thought that I was "untouchable" beccause I am a first cousin of the CM and a partner in the firm of Triay & Triay in which the CM was a partner, the CM's father-in-law and brother's-in-law and Freddie Vasquez QC my cousin and that of the CM also are all partners. The comment went on to speculate that the CM may return to this firm.
It also speculated about other matters that were or were verging on defamation of me (which I did not really worry about) but also of my partners, whilst I can condone comments defamatory or possibly defamatory of me, I do not have the authority to act in the same way on behalf of my partners.
Aside from the final speculation all the other points are factual and undeniable. I do not know whether this makes me untouchable that is for others to decide.
The reason I removed the comment is because it was resulting in more specilative, outrageous and defamatory comments being made, which comments I had to reject. I considered it wrong to reject the others and leave the one comment that was provoking the debate.
I do not think this is a breach of freedom of speech. Facts are facts, speculation and opinion based on those facts remain just that.
- Fabio3 July 2010 at 11:14
Fine, LWRV, but I am a layman, not a lawyer, and do not see why expressing an opinion, or reporting what is often heard around town can be construed as being defamatory. It is commonly known or said that Bossano favoured Hassans, Isolas and Charles Gomez & Co while in office and tried to destroy Triay & Triay, whereas Caruana allegedly redressed the balance by favouring, at least during his initial terms, Triay & Triay, although more recently he seems to be leaning more towards TSN. It is strongly rumoured that he is now more likely to join TSN than T&T when he loses next year's election. Keith Azopardi was also accused of allegedly favouring Attias & Levy whilst in office. If we are not allowed to even mention the above allegations that have been doing the rounds for years then there is no freedom of speech in Gibraltar - not even in Llanito World. It is only normal human nature for lawyers to be more closely associated with the firms that they have worked for. I suppose what we really need is a formal tender process for all Government legal work but now that the tender process for building works has been abolished I think it is far more likely for pigs to fly than for a tender process for legal work to be implemented.ReplyDelete
- Charles Gomez.4 July 2010 at 21:26
Although I cannot speak for the other firms mentioned, I have to say for the record that any legal work passed on to my firm during Joe Bossano's tenure of office was allocated to us by the independent Attorney General's Chambers of the day and not Mr. Bossano or any of his ministers. At that time Peter Caruana was also assigned a number of briefs so I do not think that it is right to say that we were favoured by the GSLP any more than they favoured Mr. Caruana. For all that, if what Fabio says about the situation under the GSD is correct (and I would rather not comment), then I am sure that the Minister of Justice will deal with the matter in his usual fair and efficient manner. Now that you mention it Fabio, it is true that we have not received a solitary instruction from the Government or any of its departments or agencies since the day when Mr. Caruana became CM in 1996 but we have preferred not to worry too much about that and we are certainly not bitter.ReplyDelete


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Up on the terrace!
In Marrakech, regardless of the season and the outside temperature, one thing remains constant: sunshine. In winter, the snow-capped Atlas Mountains rise up providing a beautiful backdrop and in the summer, the terraces are perfect for enjoying a warm summer evening.
With no shortage of places to go, Made in Marrakech has come up with our favourite places to meet friends or just simply watch the world go by.


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A COUPLE who met on the dance floor are still enjoying their love for ballroom 60 years later.
Phillip and Stella Shepherd met at the Carlton when Stella was just 16.
But even at such a young age she knew straight away that Philip was the man she wanted to marry.
At the time he was serving in the Merchant Navy and the couple were reunited on the dance floor each time he came home on leave.
Four years later they were married at St Luke's Church, Deeplish and spent their honeymoon in Blackpool.
Stella worked as a shop assistant and after 10 years at sea her husband returned to Rochdale to work as an engineer. He also perfected his skills at repairing vintage cars.
The couple had three children, Gillian aged 58, Ian, 55, and 53-year-old Alan, who produced five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Their love of dancing has continued throughout their marriage, but as the couple enter their later years of life they've decided to hang up their dancing shoes and take things a bit easier.
They now prefer to put their feet up in favour of watching their favourite TV shows – 'Strictly Come Dancing' and 'Dancing on Ice'.
Stella, aged 80, said: "When I first saw Phillip I told my friends I was going to marry him. I've always felt secure with him and he was the same with me.
"We were ballroom dancing when we met and we've carried on doing sequence dancing for the last few years.
"We always said we'd never go to bed on a quarrel and we never have.
"Our children have never caused us any trouble, they're lovely and we've always been happy."


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Holy wow, the last month has been an absolute whirlwind of activity!
You may have noticed that BigFitFam.com has been down for the last 2 weeks. More on this later in this post, but for now, just know that we are back up and running and we are going to be better than ever!
Here is a quick recap of our month as I haven't been able to create a post!
School days
We ended August with 4 kids in school! As if juggling four different teachers and four different grades of homework wasn't enough, we received word the second week of school that our first grader had made the cut to get into a local charter. While I don't have anything against the neighborhood elementary school that my kiddos attend, I am VERY concerned about the middle school (more on our decision to move to a charter in a later post!). Essentially, getting my firsty into the charter will save my fifth grader from the horror of the monster middle school. Therefore, I was left juggling 4 kids in 3 separate schools, each with a different calendar, different expectations and different start and end times….OY
welcoming baby #6!
Soon after our school conundrum we learned that our 6th baby would have to be born via C-Section. This was not a huge surprise as we had known about the previa that causes natural labor to be dangerous for mom and baby since my 20 appointment. If you would like to know more about Placenta Previa chcek out my post "Placenta Previa: The Emotional Truth."
Due to the fact that I was already having contractions and, with this being our 6th baby, the fact that labor could set in very quickly, our doctor decided that we would meet our newest addition at 37 weeks gestation.
Having a C-Section after 5 vaginal births was definitely a new experience, and one I hope to NEVER repeat. I will be writing more on the differences between a "natural" birth and Cesarean (other than the obvious!) in the next few weeks.
We welcomed our little Sonja on September 12th and she is simply wonderful! She is the second girl in our brood of 6, a big surprise to me as I fully expected a boy!
Recovery from such major surgery has been difficult to say the least. Whether I am healed or not I have 6 children to tend to, not to mention never ending laundry, chauffeur services for school aged kiddos, errands and cooking for a family of 8. I love every minute of my big family, but i could do without the pain!
Malware and switching hosting services
36 hours after I cam home, just 3 days after Sonja was born, I received a 3am call that my other "baby," my blogging website, had been shut down and my account deactivated by bluehost. I came to find out that my site was infected with malware. What!? How the heck did that happen? Why would any hacker choose MY site? It's not super popular, it doesn't get a million hits a day, it barely gets a few thousand a month!
I was devastated. And in the midst of having a newborn and recovering from surgery, I simply couldn't deal with trying to fix it for a few days. The decision to wait to get my site running again was made even easier when I was told by bluehost's security company that I would have $150 dollars to fix my site and then sign up for a $50/month protection plan. Um, NO! if I was making bukko bucks perhaps, but I'm not….I basically spew out a bunch of posts each month and hope to eventually make a little extra Christmas money!
After a few days of research I decided I needed to switch hosting companies. I chose Lyrical Host, who made the switch easy and were so very helpful! More on why I needed to switch and how amazing Lyrical Host has been in a future article!
So, I finally have my site back up! I have a 2 week old, along with my 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2 year old, and while I continue to recover I feel better everyday.
I am so excited to continue my blogging journey amidst juggling my family! Stay turned for some amazing articles coming out soon!


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Stunning River and City Views, Design & Lifestyle at the Milton'Property ID 1559410In room Auction, 10:00am Friday 25th November. Level 26, 111 Eagle Street Brisbane City.
Immersed in Park Road's cosmopolitan hub, this 2 bedroom designer apartment promises 5 star resort-inspired living with captivating views adding to the wow-factor. Set up high on level 19 where peace and privacy prevails, the sophisticated interior capitalises on an expansive urban outlook with wall-to-wall glazing in every room ensuring uninterrupted views to the horizon ranges.
The inviting open plan living/dining space incorporates a sleek stone kitchen and extends to a fabulous balcony plus the views beyond. A flawless palette of finishes will suit any style of dcor while also adding a sense of understated luxury befitting its dynamic inner-city locale.
Perfect for the busy city executive or those wanting the ultimate in lock-up and go convenience, The Milton' is a cutting-edge landmark offering superior facilities, including a spectacular observation deck overlooking a breathtaking city and river landscape.
Currently renting $560 a week fully furnished.
*2 generous bedrooms with mirrored built-in robes
*Master with ensuite & study desk & wet bar/storage
*Both bathrooms in minimalist contemporary finishes
*Sleek & streamlined, fully integrated stone kitchen
*Concealed laundry facilities, ducted air conditioning
*AV intercom, secure car space, on-site management
*Rooftop entertainment/observation deck on level 31
*Stunning pool, spa, steam room, gym & BBQ facilities
*Direct promenade access to Milton Railway Station
*Park Road caf & restaurant scene metres just away
*Easy stroll to City Cat plus river walks to the CBD
*Apartment has flexible floor plan with dual key option


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