I am increasingly of the opinion that strike action is a complete and utter waste of time. It is divisive and generates polarisation rather than consensus. Both sides in the dispute produce increasingly absurd demands and claims. It is disruptive for all parties including union members, the public and the business concerned. It might occasionally [...]

There is something about the new proposed nine-day working fortnight that fills me with disquiet. The idea of the government using taxpayers dollars to make people less productive just seems all wrong to me. On the other hand, you could quite rightly say that a lot of government spending meets this criteria, particularly that spending [...]

   And as he journeyed, he came near the Beehive and, Lo! there shined a great spotlight on him from upon high. And he fell to the earth and heard a voice saying unto him, Shawn, Shawn, Why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, that I may smashest thy face for blinding [...]