May victory key to global development

As the former Commonwealth Youth Ambassador of TT and former Commonwealth Youth Ambassador I can say, without a doubt, that the Conservative Party is the way to real global development.

The UK election comes at a time when Europe is redefining itself, when the world is adjusting to US President Donald Trump, North Korea is unstable as usual, the Chinese economy continues to grow and India is climbing onto the world leadership ladder due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s innovation.

Therefore the world needs a strong UK and that is only possible with a Conservative Government.

The Conservative Party has made amazing strides within the past five years, such as reducing its debt burden, creating effective education opportunities and fashioning a stable economy.

As a matter of fact, only last week the UK recorded its lowest unemployment rate in over 20 years.

Much credit must go to former prime minister David Cameron but a lot more must go to the Conservative Members of Parliament and the think tank which have delivered a very stable, successful and sustainable UK in the past five years.

However, if this was a football match and Cameron had scored the opening goal, then Prime Minister Theresa May would have just headed home two more goals and would complete her hat-trick on June 8.

What has been most impressive about May besides her humility is her vision and her steadfast approach to development. In essence, May knows where she wants to go and she is taking the UK to the promised land.

As a political leader, May is dedicated, committed and well suited if not perfectly prepared for the rough global world we face. May has the opportunity to not only be one of the best prime ministers the world has seen but one of the best leaders ever. Testament to her inspiration is the number of female and youth candidates taking part in the election.

Given the fact the most nations in the Caribbean were former colonies of the British Empire, we have often benefited from the expertise, assistance and guidance of the UK. In a post-Brexit world a number of opportunities open up for the Caribbean and UK to build upon pending the election of a stable and well visioned government.

So a stronger UK with a Conservative government led by May works for a better global community, especially for the Commonwealth.

A UK governed with vision, principles and proper etiquette which the Conservatives seek to offer present a world of opportunity for us in the Caribbean as it relates to strengthening our diplomatic and trade relations.

There is no doubt the election of a Conservative government on June 8 will be in the world’s best interest.

NICHOLAS MORRIS via email