Not a duck

But a Mallard: Trevor Mallard that is. Our local MP; who spoke to us at Rotary this week. It gave me the chance to ask him why we don't have compulsory car insurance (a question I had previously put to John Carter the National MP). Basically he thought it would lead to even more people not registering their car. So what - but he glossed it over. But did have an idea which had been turned down. We add the Registration/Insurance into the petrol tax. I thought that was a good idea but it (like the insurance) will be never.

Most questions were around the problems we are having with booze and the supermarkets.

I have a bit of time for Trevor as he is fairly forthright.

New Net Law : This starts on the 1st September. The real problem I have is the guilty until proven innocent aspect. Labour say they will repeal it. We shall see.

SOE's: The Government plan to sell off 49% but I thought we already owned them. The plan is that nobody can own more than 15% - it should be 5% at the most and as we know the shares will be bought up by overseas interests. They (the Government) say they can't stop that happening. Of course they can (they legislate like in Oz) but they don't want to.

RWC: The countdown is starting.

Quiz: Came 3rd to last (an improvement of one place) but shared the bonus in a 3 way split which was $130 of drinks.