A NEW START

I note that it is two or more years since I lasted posted to this site. There was a time when I thought I would no longer need to. But sadly that is not the case. You just don't win one battle and sit back. Not when you are dealing with Canberra.
While we relaxed and enjoyed our beautiful island after the demands of Minister Lloyd and his government in 2006, the powers-that-be have re-grouped, and after waiting patiently for us to stumble and fall, through no fault of our own, they are swooping in for the kill with what seems like unseemly haste.

I have found it difficult to re-commence this blog, because I have not been sure what the main issues are that I have to deal with. It is not black and white as it was in 2006. Moreover, I have issues with our own government as well as Canberra and I need to tread carefully because I elected them to represent me. But I am intensely sad that they seem to be capitulating to Canberra's will and whims with barely a whimper. And some of them are suggesting that we should be careful of what we say because 1. there is no other way and 2. we do not want to upset Minister Simon Crean in case he decides not to come to our aid.
But what I want to say, clearly and simply, is that Australia took on responsibility for this island nearly a hundred years ago. Since then they have ensured we have no other voice except by going through them on the International front. They gave us so-called self-government in 1979, but placed enough obstacles in our path to ensure that we would never flourish or really be able to stand on our own feet or deal with the world on our own terms.......and now they are acting magnanimously over a small amount of financial assistance that has become necessary because of the Global Financial Crisis. They are pulling the rug right from under our feet to ensure that we will never succeed again. And in the meantime we will become just another part of regional Australia, losing our unique identity and putting 222 years of proud history and achievement out with the rubbish.

I only hope that if I start speaking up again, it will help in our search for a "friend in court". We badly need one.