Norman Maclean’s inquisition of Iain Boyle’s recent letter was bemusing, to say the least!
With the patience of a saint, Iain replied to all the questions. However, some of Norman’s assertions need further elucidation.
He refers to the “tiresome frequency” of Iain’s “attempts to persuade this district to reject the present Government”. Believe me, most of us don’t need any persuasion on that front! I personally enjoy reading Iain Boyle’s contributions to TGH opinion page and consider him one of the best contributors.
And “tiresome frequency” brings to my mind only another contributor whose doom-and-gloom climate change pieces bore the hell out of me. You see, I didn’t even have to name any names!
Norman’s question “Exactly when — time and date please — did this Government ‘claim to be the only source of truth’ as he insists?” made me laugh. He must have been the only one missing the then-PM Jacinda Ardern’s “We will continue to be your single source of truth” claim, as the following clip of her went viral globally as a fine example of a tyrannical outburst:
