HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC):
Opposition Leader Wayne Furbert has criticised Premier Alex Scott for making remarks about slavery during a radio interview on the controversial subject of independence for Bermuda.
Furbert said that the Premier made the comments on the weekend, one day after he held a press conference calling for an immediate referendum on whether Bermuda should sever ties with Britain.
Furbert had said that recent polls indicated a lack of support for the island "going it alone".
He told reporters that the Premier appeared to be saying that if a poll had been taken of slave masters as to whether slavery should end, they would have rejected the idea, and that polls should not always be taken into account.
