On the 22nd March, 2012, Dr. Ewart F. Brown, who was Premier of Bermuda from 2006 to 2010, was invited to give an address at the University College of the Cayman Islands during the "50-50 Caribbean Conference: Surveying the Past, Mapping the Future". His subject: ‘Is the U.K. - Overseas Territory relationship based on mutual interests? ‘

His short answer was “No”.

The following are excerpts from his presentation that show Mr. Bush’s opinions regarding the FCO are shared by Dr. Brown.