We ease ourselves gently into another week with a sneak preview of Wednesday’s policy address: the CE’s neckwear.
For decades, policy addresses and their attendant ‘consultations’ have been heavy on ritual rather than substance, not to say quantity over quality. If there is anything worth looking for this year, it would be signs of seriousness – or desperation – about the economy. I’ve heard talk of at least one proposed measure that sounds borderline absurd. We’ll see.
Cutting frivolous government expenditure is obviously not on the agenda. How much has been spent on yet more ties, scarves, etc?
Every occasion comes with a new top, jacket, banners and other one use items and then straight to landfill.
It is time they come up with a one logo model fits all Good Story apparel that officials can hang behind the office door ready to slip on for all occasions.