Incredible really. Bishop tells an infrastructure sector audience today that the fuel crisis could get ugly. "It's a scary prospect and I'm not 100% sure the public have quite worked it out yet". (Business Desk, sadly paywalled.) Well whose responsibility is that, do you think? We have banged on about this before, but Luxon is incapable of showing anything remotely like leadership and it is literally his job to do so. That comes with the title, 'Prime Minister', mate. Doesn't matter that the situation is not of his doing or that tough, difficult decision will need to be made. That comes with the territory. But his job is to model the behaviour, set the vision, inspire people to give of themselves, that kind of stuff. Instead he is missing in action and his own Ministers are saying, in effect, people don't understand what is going on. Fuck me, it is frightening how bad he is.

#NZPol

[Edit]. See non paywalled link below, thanks to @rimu

https://businessdesk.co.nz/article/infrastructure/fuel-crisis-could-get-ugly-bishop-warns-infrastructure-sector#Echobox=1774552848

Fuel crisis could get ugly, Bishop warns infrastructure sector

Transport Minister Chris Bishop has told an infrastructure sector audience he doesn’t think the public fully comprehend how bad the fuel crisis might get. “It’s a scary prospect and I’m not 100% sure the public have quite worked it out yet.”Bishop made the comments at an Infrastructure NZ conference in Auckland on Thursday where he also said the Government was planning for the worst when it came to the fuel crisis. “We do not want to get into a situation where the worst arrives, and we are doing eve...

BusinessDesk

@paulhellyer *low growl* Good to know the Important People are getting the Ministerial heads-up...

I didn't watch the media stand-up for the NZ public today, but got the gist from hearing my partner's rebuttal from the next room!

A few days ago I shared this image from the last 'update' with someone, noting it reminded me of Laurel and Hardy...