They’re still trying, though.

Until all members of the executive have washed their hands of the passport scam they cannot point fingers with conviction and call the Liberals’ bluff, as Starkey did without care as to whether or not he was being politically correct.

The general hospital

That leaves what, exactly, aside from Mount Carmel, which offers little scope for medical tourism?

Free press is the real opposition, which is why it should be protected at all costs. This is, however, not an excuse for the parliamentary Opposition to be so useless.

It’s a question of fuller representation actively on board. I don’t think that ALL sectors of society are represented in their response formulation team – or whatever the equivalent set-up is.

Once that is catered for, by somebody – probably – who was raised thinking and speaking in English and whose style I may relate better to simply because it responds to different perceptual needs, then the formulation of the combined in-house intellect constituting each response may be different.

As it is, most responses sound quite inadequate, though I’m sure their thinking is: everybody knows this. No, things need to be put constantly in perspective, and consistently clear, well-argued, well-informed, well-backed and well-communicated messages would be an asset.