Sow’s Ear Not Silk Purse Made From Scotty’s Pork

As Bernard Keane points out (Crikey, November, 2021 ‘Morrison’s high-tax, big spend, do lots (for mates) government’) the Morrison government is in fact doing lots, its crony capitalism spending and taxing at record rates. You just can’t help yourself ScoMo. Your shallow brain has come up with the slogan “Can Do Capitalism; not Don’t DoContinue reading “Sow’s Ear Not Silk Purse Made From Scotty’s Pork”

A Claytons Leader

Scott-the-Announcer has been called a liar by French President Emmanuel Macron. A master of dissembling, Scotty doesn’t understand non-lying. As Nancy Sinatra sang, “you bin lying when you should a bin truthin”. A leader without agenda, Sco-Mo promised little and delivered less. This is the age of rear-view mirror administration from a Claytons leader, aContinue reading “A Claytons Leader”

Waiting for your reply Scott

It’s really quite simple Sco-Mo. Someone, in this case a key international organisation seeking to save the planet, invites you to a world conference. It is polite to respond with your RSVP, particularly when you are advised of the event with perhaps a year’s notice. You say thank you for inviting me, I would beContinue reading “Waiting for your reply Scott”

Scott-the-Announcer

Scott-the-Announcer A moniker not as frightening as those of your lineage like Vlad-the-Impaler or even Attila-the-Hun, but Scott-the-Announcer fits you Sco-Mo. You’re fond of making announcements, not so good at action. I recall that, as a child, I formed the view that, with their apparent readiness to leave the field of play during test matchesContinue reading “Scott-the-Announcer”