Opposition politics not easy at all.

Opposition politics can be soul-destroying in small economies where lateral movement to high paying jobs in the private sector is negligible.

Former Secretary of State, Kenry Kissinger or former Defence Secretary, Robert McNamara, could move easily from a high profile job in an American administration to an equally high profile job in the private sector with the twinkling of an eye.

However, if truth be told, in many instances top level administrators in American or even British administrations often accept these positions conscious of the fact that their pay packets would be much smaller.

The story has been told that on accepting the position of Secretary of State under former president Richard Nixon, Kissinger was given the assurance by one of the Rockyfeller clan that he would top- up his salary so that he would not experience any financial loss on assuming office.

The situation is quite different in the Caribbean where the economies are small and the number of high paying jobs is limited.

The question must be asked: “Where can a well known politically appointed operative or a former high profile politician find a position of equal status in the private sector on leaving office?

In many cases these functionaries have to sit out 10 or 15 years in opposition and endure tremendous economic hardships unless they are members of the honourable professions of law or medicine.

It is with this reality in mind that Barbadians must take the sanctimonious posturing of DLP propagandist, Reuden Eversley, with a pinch of salt.

In these small economies many individuals hide their inability to find gainful employment in the private sector, or for that matter the public sector, by establishing consultancies in their respective fields.

However, with the limited number of opportunities available in these small economies, many of these consultants are unable to sustain themselves while participating in opposition politics.

Under these circumstances, the local electorate must view their desperate outpourings with a measure of distrust.

Even though Eversley and other DLP scribes are aware that the high cost of food items is presenting major challenges to regional and metropolitan countries, they prefer to present the false argument that the Owen Arthur administration is showing a reluctance to deal with it because the wholesalers and retailers are the BLP’s natural constituencies.

Are we to believe that if the DLP were to assume office following the next general election the high price of food will be brought under control immediately?

This is patently false, and Eversley and other DLP scribes are aware of it, but it is not in their interest to say so at this time.

Their main goal at this time is to get their hands on the reins of power so that they would have friends at court who can assist them in achieving their goals in life.

I am told that some DLP operatives have already identified overseas postings for themselves in the event that their party wins the next general.

Where does the ordinary voter stand in this equation in spite of the gross posturing on the plight of the poor by Eversley and others?