Horse Deals tackle Federal ministers
I would like to congratulate Horse Deals, once again, for taking the considerable initiative to tackle Federal ministers head on and ask some typically vexing and, I would have thought, fairly sensible questions. Uppermost in all our minds actually. Nothing too scientific, since they don’t really understand that much, and of course, no technical ‘horse’ words that would confuse them.
Well – you cannot possibly be happy with this response can you? Two and a half pages of politician-speak from a vet (possibly not just any old vet but a vet nonetheless) Again, the horse readership (I really like that representation – it makes us sound less angry than we really are!) is reduced to sobbing with frustration into our feed bins, angrily throwing winter rugs back on our horses (as we have nothing else to do) and helplessly reading the Blog page in the vain hope that someone can shed some light into the pitch black.
The Great Race is about to start, and with it, the mindless tootling on about frocks and hats, and the empire building.
Meanwhile, back in Ordinary Land, the saddlery up the road in our little town, remains deserted. Several workers there have been laid off, or had their hours reduced. The owner looks increasingly uneasy since none of us know, least of all her, when this will end. She has racehorses, and when we all stand around ranting about the allowance ‘for certain race meetings’ (to quote the venerable vet) she is very quiet. Our anger is NOT about them, or the race meetings, it is about the double standard.
But the saving grace for this reader has to be the telling one sentence in the response. ‘During the election period, this department will be replying to correspondence addressed to the minister’. Ah yes. I see. I hope that you all do, and remember this one sentence when you are dutifully filling out your ballot papers. Because apparently the minister is more concerned with the election and what the future holds for him, rather than responding to the concerns of a few readers. Yes, sir. That ought to do it all right.
Karen Harrison
Well – you cannot possibly be happy with this response can you? Two and a half pages of politician-speak from a vet (possibly not just any old vet but a vet nonetheless) Again, the horse readership (I really like that representation – it makes us sound less angry than we really are!) is reduced to sobbing with frustration into our feed bins, angrily throwing winter rugs back on our horses (as we have nothing else to do) and helplessly reading the Blog page in the vain hope that someone can shed some light into the pitch black.
The Great Race is about to start, and with it, the mindless tootling on about frocks and hats, and the empire building.
Meanwhile, back in Ordinary Land, the saddlery up the road in our little town, remains deserted. Several workers there have been laid off, or had their hours reduced. The owner looks increasingly uneasy since none of us know, least of all her, when this will end. She has racehorses, and when we all stand around ranting about the allowance ‘for certain race meetings’ (to quote the venerable vet) she is very quiet. Our anger is NOT about them, or the race meetings, it is about the double standard.
But the saving grace for this reader has to be the telling one sentence in the response. ‘During the election period, this department will be replying to correspondence addressed to the minister’. Ah yes. I see. I hope that you all do, and remember this one sentence when you are dutifully filling out your ballot papers. Because apparently the minister is more concerned with the election and what the future holds for him, rather than responding to the concerns of a few readers. Yes, sir. That ought to do it all right.
Karen Harrison
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