the the gloves are off and the clothes too it seems, with much talk of nakedness in yesterday's Telegraph - which it being the Tele, is all very appropriate I suppose! The subject as promised previously in this blog, is the Iemma government's " planning reforms ". In fact Frank Sartor's journalistic style does exhibit an element of the burlesque with lines such as " Stripping back to basics " and his repetition of the [hero] worshipful " by the age of 24, Alexander the Great had conquered the known world in less time than we could get three approvals through council " (er..excuse me, which Council..?) Whilst I'm not at all suprised to learn that Frank admires the kind of 'can-do' ness embodied by the young empire builder, the parrallels are not entirely comforting when it comes to suburban Willoughby. Just how good do you feel about his assurance that "around half of all development applications could be determined within 10 days" - including those of your neighbour?! As Genia McCaffery, President of the Local Government Association (and popularly elected independent Mayor of North Sydney) puts it " the first you'll know is when the scaffolding goes up! " That young whippersnapper from the Property Council will be very pleased this Xmas! The NSW government is clearly delighted with Morrison and his gang, finding them to have been very good boys indeed this (and last!) year. Very fortunately Alan Jones "gets it". Hear him at his strident best, with Genia...
(p.s Sadly the software I'm using is having trouble uploading the audiofile so if you want to hear it let me know your email & I'll send it - K)
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