Yes Minister

Prime minister Gillard  and former Prime Minister Rudd hug and kiss on the floor of Parliament yesterday,  as do many others after the vote to establish a Carbon Tax is passed.(Wednesday  12th October 2011) PM Gillard talks of grabbing the future with both hands. The main apparent difference between Gillard and Peter Costello's "Future fund" is that the Greenlabor have nailed "the future "to the wall   Reducing carbon dioxide , or so they say . Mind you the Act will  set up a completely new taxation administration division to manage it. New game, New rules  and after spending Costello's future fund , they not only intend to grow their own fund , they appear to leave the rules of this new authority to administer for themselves Very hands off .  Our reporter Maximus is on the scene . We wondered how Sir Humphrey would like this new world order where Governments grabs the wheel every so often and then  hands it back...

Bern : How do you think Julia is going? Sir H   She is obviously very , very clever . Labor caucus too are very clever--If they do anything well they can move fast . Who else could introduce a tax without that tax hurting anyone you know . Only the big sinners of all time will suffer - the big bogeymen of big business . Bern  But won't a few Labor people see through this old lie and this superficial simplicity about economics?. Sir H  No..... provided she holds her nerve,  the use of fossil fuels will fall in 10 years ( economic factors ) and she has the prospect of being known ( superficially) as one of the most capable courageous polys ever .( should she pull it off) Bern But that fall in use levels will have nothing to do with a carbon tax Sir H   That's.. why its a brilliant strategy. She wins , we think we win .  Great intentions, great impressions Bern Only takes a few people to tell the truth though , to make the people realise they are ...