Sri Lanka, Nov. 28 -- All presidential candidates came up with plans for the country. Rosy pictures were painted. Promises galore there were. Some of the plans were pragmatic, some idealistic and some downright silly. In all, without exception, there was talk of the future.
Futures are envisioned and policies are designed to turn vision into reality. That's the overall picture. Identifying flaws and suggesting ways and means of fixing this or that is part of the story, but without an overall frame that could quickly slide into a term-long drudgery.
What was worrying about the manifestos of the leading candidates was the almost cursory treatment of the subject 'Education'. Some streamlining proposals were evident. The question of access ...