The Rambler

Last Sunday...Damn politics will get me in the end ! The lockdown has nearly come to a partial end. We will never really know how effective it has been - compared to Australian states with less draconian measures we are only in the middle of the pack in terms of cases and deaths, and Taiwan is a far superior exemplar if you are looking for one. Nevertheless, and despite being surrounded by incompetents ( in the political realm anyway, the officials have been uncharacteristically great in a relaxed kiwi way...)  we have been lucky to have a good war leader in Ardern ,  who has provided an inarguable clarity and certainty which has kept the people relaxed in a time of great trouble. So well done you. A week late on the borders - but compared to any other country, a solid A. Now the hard bit. How do we rebuild the Economy, in a very different world. Everyone that has an agenda will now start to bicker over the shape of this new reality. Without descending into a poin...