A hard road ahead…… Irrespective of who is driving the bus! – By Aubrey Joachim In all probability Sri Lanka will be waking up to a new chapter in its history. The chosen leader will come with bright and shiny ‘L’ plates as this would be his first shift at the wheel of the bus with a long and rough journey ahead on difficult terrain. There is a mountain of debt to negotiate, pot-holes on the road and deep precipices on either side that demand utmost care and caution lest the bus end up in an even deeper chasm. Over the last few weeks the driver and his team have been charting the course of the journey and laid out the planned route. Predictive analytic models have been used to fine-tune the outcome. The throngs of passengers have analysed the route map to select the best driver and what they ...