In the world of politics, there are always so many experts on just about every issue that the electorate at times is left trying to make sense out of what the real agenda should be to tackle the problems in Bermuda that persist year after year.

There is little significant change in the discourse as political divisiveness over who should be running the ship hampers a cohesive approach.

There may or may not be merit in calling a snap election at this time, simply because the Progressive Labour Party is caught up in internal bickering over the issue of leadership.

Many political pundits undoubtedly will have countless reasons for suggesting an election could benefit the One Bermuda Alliance government because of obvious conflicts within the Opposition.

It is certainly not the first time the PLP has declared war on itself over who should be doing what to strengthen the party. In fact, in politics any political party in the democratic arena will find itself at times locked in a battle over leadership abilities, especially when the party itself is perceived as having lost its way.

Too often the people are not given credit for being able to read the broad situation, which always affects their daily life as Bermuda continues the struggle to regain its economic footing after a period that left the Island’s deficit in need of intensive care — big time.

There is still a great deal of unfinished business regarding how this all happened, with a Commission of Inquiry set to examine the deeply disturbing report by the Auditor-General over allegations that the previous administration failed to observe proper procedures in numerous contractual awards that resulted in the inability to account for millions of dollars from the public purse.

That has to be a matter of the utmost concern to all. In fact, until the air is cleared one way or the other regarding this issue, the public will be forever suspicious about what really happened that led to such a damning report from the Auditor-General.

However, despite all of this, Bermuda still has to remain calm; careful thinking must be the order of the day if we as a people are to move forward in an atmosphere of honesty and integrity, which are core values needed under any circumstances.

Staying calm is important because when emotions boil over on this or that issue, without regard for right or wrong, the waters become too muddy to see things clearly.

The average citizen may not be an expert on the complex world of politics, but they usually have a keen sense of detecting when something is wrong in what is being done to make Bermuda a better place.

They may not have all the answers, but they know things could be better with sound leadership and good co-operation.

I am reminded of a line from the movie Twelve O’Clock High, based on Allied air raids over Germany during the Second World War. The actor Gregory Peck was at the controls of a bomber as anti-aircraft shells exploded, rocking and causing some damage to his aircraft.

He knew his crew were not far from panicking, as things looked grim. Some bombers had been so damaged they could be seen with a trail of smoke, falling out of formation. He knew the mission was not yet accomplished and, as the aircraft steadied itself, he said: “OK gentlemen, let’s settle down.” He was refusing to let the German attack be a distraction from his mission.

Bermuda itself is on a mission at present to rebuild and absolute care must be taken to avoid any type of distraction that holds the potential of taking our eyes off the ball. We are a cricket-playing society and know the meaning of that.

We must learn to face some truths, no matter how painful they may be.

Our basic qualities are far more important than any political aspirations and that should always be our collective focus.

At the moment, it seems futile to be overly obsessed with a General Election, although many will probably disagree. Of course, that, too, is democracy.

We really need to settle down and keep the mission to build a better Bermuda as our highest priority. We can do that by working more closely together.