hat alot of people fail to realise is that until Daaga and dem, politics in T&T was dominated by thre rich and middle classes.
Indians up to theat time were the lowest class as it pertained to wealth distribution.
The PNM left the poorest segments of the nation out of political process, the government and the growth process.
Wo doh like dat lorse..is true!
The PNm survived 1970's becasue of a very healthy economy brought on by the evolution of OPEC....in fact in 1973 de PNM was so unpopular although they won elections around den it was becasue of a boycott...and that only1 Williams even retire and put karl hudson Phillips in chagre, only to return later and force karl out like how Panday move against Dookeran.
Manning was a smart politican and beat people due to his wranglings, de minute he get he head bigger than the red house he lorse.