Instead, lack of vision and sciolism, populism and demagogy, not to mention apathy towards the appraisal of influential nations and professional bodies, weaken the very foundations of the island as a business hub and a financial centre.
His susceptibility to the evolutionists and skeptics is well known, as exemplified in Aubrey de Vere's remark: "His nature is a religious one, and he is remarkably free from vanity and sciolism....