May’s headlines were dominated by the demise of the United Bermuda Party and the launch of the One Bermuda Alliance.The new Opposition party was launched on May 17 with John Barritt at the helm after a last-minute legal challenge over the move.The party, which had been on the cards since before Christmas 2010, fielded ten MPs in the House of Assembly; the seven ex-UBP members and three Bermuda Democratic Alliance MPs.Members vowed to get to work in making the parliamentary system more inclusive, achieving full employment, having a ceasefire on the streets, ending the education crisis, balancing the budget and ensuring fairness, equity and transparency.Earlier in the month, UBP rebel members, led by party leader Kim Swan and Charlie Swan, obtained a temporary court injunction to halt the proposed merger between the UBP and BDA.They argued the UBP’s process to dissolve was “deeply flawed” as proper consultation had not taken place.Writs, signed by Commercial Court Judge Ian Kawaley, were served to respondents, and plans to launch the OBA in time for the new parliamentary session fell through.Seven UBP MPs and two UBP senators then resigned from the party. That paved the way for the official launch as the politicians sidestepped the injunction, acting as individuals rather than party members.Kim Swan later announced in the House of Assembly that he had dropped the injunction against the defecting UBP members who founded the OBA.However, both he and Charlie Swan refused to quit the old party.The pair complained that party members had not been canvassed before the split.“Its demise at the whim of personal survival does not sit kindly with me. Nor does the mindset, displayed by these resignations, that wilfully ignores a constitution,” said Charlie Swan.