his ear, "KS, John Key isn't as pure as the driven snow, as you believe, and has been 'economical with the truth', as some of your readers have pointed out." Don't sweat it though, Loft, you'll not dent the cone of silence that gets pulled down over this blog whenever the Government stuffs up. Ah RG or BB.. Neither KS or Key and I are not "mates" as you seem to presume, in fact I have never met or even seeen them in real life, it is just that I have the ability to see wheat from chaff, and have an amazing capacity to think for myself, and make decisions on politics based on fact not fiction. I guess I am the consumate swinging voter. The good thing about this blog is that KS allowws considerable freedom to commentators, even when most of the "attack" from you and your many ID's is pure drivel. @ Binocular Barry - if you're looking for a non-partisan blog, I'd respectfully suggest that you have come to the wrong place. I have never made any attempt to be neutral, nor have I professed to. What you see is what you get. That's clear, KS. You are partisan and your comments heavily biased, rather than objective. I guess that's why you attract such partisan commenters with heavily biased counters to your own claims. Why you deride them for doing it then, is a mystery! Hi Lofty When you are next in Riverton I'd very much