By Gordon Laughlin
Cabinet cannot keep hiding behind excuses when the country is feeling the squeeze from every direction. People voted decisively—not for experiments and explanations, but for results—and what they are getting instead is rising hardship dressed up as policy.
CAL losing ground internationally because of travel advisories is not just a tourism problem; it is a direct economic hit that trickles down into higher costs for ordinary citizens who are already being bled by soaring food prices, utility bills, road penalties, and the looming burden of back-to-school expenses.
In the middle of this, rolling out AI in education as some grand solution—when even developed countries have pulled back and returned to fundamentals—shows a worrying disconnect from reality.
Governance is not about chasing trends or shifting blame; it is about stabilizing the country, protecting the population from further financial strain, and making practical, evidence-based decisions. Right now, the public is being asked to carry the weight of poor prioritization, and that is not what they voted for.
