Well what a week that was! Barry O'Farrell, who relatively speaking in relation to politicians could be classed as a good bloke, fell on his sword in a situation that could be construed as of his own making.
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Despite the hand wringing and teeth gnashing of the conservative press and their political masters, ICAC is not the devil incarnate but a tool that was deftly wielded by opponents of O'Farrell's relatively moderate views in regard to school funding and selling of assets.
The papers today hint strongly at his successor, Mike Baird, having a much more 'open' view towards asset sales and especially privatising hospitals and selling the state power grid(always one of his favourites).
Both of these objectives have major ramifications in the Yass region given the role of power distribution as an employer and the parlous state of doctor shortages at Yass Hospital regularly reported in this paper.
Voters are going to have to make a decision soon as to whether they want governments to serve them or an elite business community that stands to profit (at our loss) through the sale of assets that we already own. The state election due by March next year will be a watershed in determining how we want governments to provide for us. Baird's elevation to Premier suits the federal government agenda and we should be concerned.
Philip Armour
Yass
