BBC - Today - Mutiny in the Caribbean .

According to the report people in Turks & Caicos can't decide if direct rule is a good thing or not:

Aubrey Butterfield Junior, Chair of the Providenciales Chamber of Commerce, was one of those who publicly advocated for Britain to introduce direct rule.

"If direct rule had not been introduced one or two things would have happened," he says.

"Either people would have stood up and you would have had a major revolt in this country for good governance or the country would have ended up another banana republic like some other countries around."

But going by the conversation that was already in full flow when I entered a bustling island caf?©, some here have no time for direct rule or the man charged with running it.

"The governor he is acting like a dictator. The Foreign Office need to look into the governor and remove him immediately," said one of the men.

"I would like to see our people take over this country. You've got to take independence, that's the only step you can do. independence."

I am quite sure the independence campaign is well funded. But in the interests of curtailing corruption UK control is right - for now.

It's a delicate balance, but one where the need to stop small jurisdictions being 'legislators for hire' - as has too often been the case - is vital.