represent a wide spread of the Bermudian people. The United Bermuda Party's advantage over the Progressive Labour Party has rested for over 30 years in that wide representation.

While the UBP is often referred to as the party of "the establishment'' that is not reflected these days in its parliamentary membership. Indeed, with the possible exception of Dr. Grant Gibbons, there is hardly an establishment face in sight. In fact, one of Premier David Saul's many problems was his inability to get solid support from "Front Street''. In a very real way the old order passed some years ago and the solid Bermuda middle class took over the United Bermuda Party.

The Progressive Labour Party, on the other hand, has kept its image as a labour party even though its philosophies have moved closer to the centre and its parliamentary representation has become more professional. However, in the recent wildcat strike we saw that neither the Opposition Leader nor the Shadow Minister for Home Affairs nor the Shadow Minister for Tourism was willing to point out publicly the dangers to the Country and the dangers to their party of strike action.

The PLP's basic problem is that it has never been able to attract membership representative of the wide spectrum of the Country and has widened the breach over the years by blaming the fact on white Bermudians. The fact is that even those whites who are sympathetic to the PLP philosophy cannot accept such things as the PLP's lack of support for law and order and the PLP's soft approach to drugs and crime.

Next week we may well have a situation where both parties will be led by relatively young women. It is indicative of the great growth of the United Bermuda Party that their new leader is likely to be named Gordon. Just about everyone in Bermuda will know that there was a time when the name Gordon would not have been acceptable to conservative voters. It is a real statement of just how much Bermuda has changed for the better and how much the UBP has changed that the daughter of the father of Bermuda's labour movement can rise to the very top of the United Bermuda Party.

That is what inclusion is about. That is what a coalition is about. There will be stresses and strains in any coalition and the UBP is certainly not an exception, but clearly the UBP is ready to stake its future on a young leader from a background among the people.

We think Pamela Gordon can turn out to be an inspired choice for Bermuda today. She has the ability and she has the public support. She will need solid backing inside the UBP. It is the right time for young leadership and it is the right time for a fresh approach. It is the time for Pamela Gordon.