Pedalling flat out
MTAF Weekend Omnibus
Hello! Here comes the Saturday edition of More Than A Feilding, catching you up on the past somewhat interrupted week. Been on the move!
Pressing the Big Red Button
Early in the COVID-19 days, the Boris Johnson government pressed a Big Red Button marked: act immediately, never mind about the paperwork. Their problem was: not having enough PPE gear for all the hospital and emergency staff. Their solution was to expedite things and get them the gear ASAP.
Going some place and there's no going back
Been busy getting on bikes and pointing them towards Europe. Been feeling melancholy, seeing Karren off at the train, back to Heathrow, back to Auckland, back to the seaside village; hugging Mary-Margaret goodbye after one last coffee at Hackney 215. Even though you’ve been really really looking forward to this road trip you’re sad to be doing it without…
Budget learnings
And so this is budget week, and what have we learned? Or rather: what are the takeaway learnings going forward? Learning number 1: Just saying a thing is true doesn’t make it so Remember last year when these people were all like: Oh, we can totally do all this without borrowing we can totally give you heaps of tax cuts and stuff we’ll just be grown up at…