Premier Paula Cox this afternoon urged voters “not to turn the clock back” at vote PLP on Monday.Ms Cox released a statement saying “this is the most important election since that historic day in November 1998”.The statement said:When you go to the polls on Monday, ask yourself which party has stood strong for Bermudians like you? We've gone through hard times. We've gone through the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression, but in times like these, we need leaders that have a heart for the people and who truly care about Bermudians like you.The PLP may not be perfect — no one is. We are all human. But, what we have done is stand strong for our people and deliver real results that even our opponents are now praising.FutureCare has provided affordable medication and doctor's visits for our seniors after a lifetime of hard work. We are the party that delivered FutureCare because we care about ALL our seniors — not just a select few.When you go to the polls, ask yourself, who do you trust to protect your FutureCare — a PLP that created it? Or, an OBA that attacked it for years before flip flopping in a callous attempt to win votes?The PLP has delivered the landmark DayCare initiative providing hundreds of working Bermudian families with child care assistance. This assistance helps our parents further their education, gain work experience and expand their skills. This is what standing strong for Bermudians during the midst of a global economic crisis is all about.We are the party that protected jobs during the global economic downturn and we're the party that created the Economic Empowerment Zones to help in creating jobs and Bermudian owned small businesses in the areas that need the investment most. That's what creating opportunities and standing strong for Bermudians is all about.The PLP candidates require you to come out to vote on Monday December 17 and to choose the PLP. Then, with your support, we will continue to stand strong for Bermudians. Our mission is to continue creating an enabling environment for jobs. We will launch Job Corps Bermuda which will create jobs for our young people and provide them with training. We will open the One Stop Career Centre to make it easier for Bermudians to access jobs and we will roll out the red carpet, connecting returning college graduates with internship and mentoring opportunities.We will expand the Incentives for Job Makers programme which ties immigration benefits to the creation and preservation of Bermudian jobs. And, we will continue to attract new international business. We will work with our local financial institutions and the Bermuda Stock Exchange to issue a bond and we will work to continue to advance our tourism product as laid out in the National Tourism Plan.We will work to reduce the cost of living by expanding geared to income housing and work to develop a natural gas power plant that will lower your cost of electricity.My fellow Bermudians, we have stood strong for you during tough times all around the world. We've done all of this because we care. We are deeply rooted in the community. We understand your values, your struggles and your needs. We are the party of the people and we put our confidence in you, the people of Bermuda.On Monday, don't turn the clock back. Don't be fooled by their glitz, their attacks and their secret plan. Send them a message that we find it offensive when their consultant — uses terms like "black surrogates."On Monday, ask yourself if you really trust an OBA that has promised an unelected Cuts & Pain Commission that will have to make deep and radical cuts to public education, jobs, benefits and much more if they hope to keep their promises.My fellow Bermudians, this is the most important election since that historic day in November 1998. We must not turn back to the old UBP guard. I ask you to give us our confidence so that we can continue to make sure and steady progress that works for all our people.