Hi Paul,

I didn't watch "The Insiders" on Sunday morning and
I regret missing out on the program. However I'll catch
up on it during the week.

Did you by any chance see "60 Minutes" on channel 9 last
night?

The Royal family including - Prince Charles,
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Prince Andrew
Prince Michael of Kent and Sarah "Fergie"
Ferguson, all came under fire in this
segment with accusations that the Windsors can (and are)
being bought, casting the latest shadow over the family.

Apparently a book has been published by former MP
Norman Baker, with the title - "And What Do You do?"
which has appalled many people in the UK, and reflects
adversely on the royal family.

I felt quite uneasy watching the 60 Minute program
and couldn't help wondering if it was appropriate to
air it when it's been such a sad and tumultuous time
for the royals with the loss of Prince Philip, a
rift between the two brothers, and calls for the heir
to the throne to face police questioning.

The timing is not good with increasing fears for 95 year
old Queen Elizabeth's health.

Still I guess many people
will be interested to see how all this pans out.
Sensationalism sells. But do we have to buy it?
And what's this former MP's motive? Is he simply anti-royal?

Hi mhaze,

Because I'm a member of the Greens doesn't mean I'm a lover of all things Labor. I missed your Joel Fitzgibbon thread so I didn't comment. BTW where was it? Just because you are a Hanson lover doesn't mean I automatically believe you are also a Hitler lover. You must be so down hearted to see the Nats commit to net zero by 2050. Don't worry despite Barnyard Joys unerring public loyalty to the ScumO' 2050 plan, he'll be doing all he can in the background to stab the poor sod in the back!

Hi Foxy,

Not being a big fan of the Royal Family, seeing them as a over-privileged, over-indulged, tantrum throwing mob, underserving of all they get. Nothing surprises me that they wouldn't be cashing in on that exalted position of theirs. Toss em' out, that's all I can say.

If he & your lot get your way Paul, you had best get your son to start horse handling lessons, because there won't be any diesel buses for him to drive, & there definitely won't be enough electricity to waste on charging electric buses for the masses. The little windmills generate will be reserved for charging the cars of the elite. The only power for us will be horse power.

I guess if he is fit & strong he might be able to "drive" a rickshaw for the lower level elite, but of course that would lead to a short life, if not a happy one. Travel for us peasants, & particularly the useful idiots that have helped re-introduce an energy less world will be restricted to where you can walk to, as of old.

Do enjoy your victory won't you old chap.

Hassy, you are still in the horse and buggy days, you never left them! You hanker for the good old days of 1952.

180MILES/Hour down Conrod back in 1968. Must have been a pretty quick horse.

A petrol head, what a waste of a valuable resource, typical Hassy, around and around in circles and getting nowhere.