On the last day of November this year the small nation of Barbados freed itself from the last shackles of foreign governance. Almost half a millenia had to go by to cut the last tie to the last country claiming ownership over this Caribbean island and its people. In the sixties Barbados commenced the first step in gaining independence. 55 years later to the day, the last tie was cut in the form of constituting a Republic and saying goodbye for good to the Queen as head of State. The celebration received worldwide news coverage since it fits the present narrative – get rid of foreign political interference and strive for self governance. It is an unstoppable trend, that I already outlined in an earlier article about the Queen, the British crown and their future without Elizabeth II. The Prince of Wales, excused of being jet lagged, nodding off at the ceremony gave the fitting visual testimony of the vanishing influence and power …
