Gladys consults iPhone rather than Constituents
Channel: Peter Deane
Date: 22/02/2015

(5 mins) Here's the footage of Gladys Berejiklian, Minister "for" Transport and the Hunter hopping on a train after her Broadmeadow press conference and travelling to Hamilton.

An East End business owner, Tony Lawler, who started renovating an older building for use as a licensed boarding house mainly for Uni students tries to make Berejiklian aware of his concerns. The development commenced under the assumption that train services would be nearby, and the students would be well serviced by trains near their residence.

He comes across his first barrier thanks to the attitude of a police officer who is charged with Berejiklian's safety, but seems to have more interest in belittling Tony than watching out for the Minister's safety. 

"If you want to voice your concerns, voice them to me", says the officer. Of course that's contradicted a minute later when Tony does try to explain his situation but is told that we're on a Quiet Carriage!

So, moving to the next carriage sees us sitting in front of the Minister and local Liberal/Independent/Liberal candidate Karen Howard where Tony can put his concerns directly to them. Here comes barrier number two, the biggest barrier of all. Total lack of community consultation and concern for the people directly affected by the rail chop.

Berejiklian does look up at him for about a second, scratches her nose, and then reverts to the "Ignore the Constituents 101" course she got a High Distinction in.

On alighting at the station to transfer to a 110 bus at Hamilton - made a lot less painful because it wasn't raining at the time - the Minister takes the time to speak to railway workers, members of the management team, a train guard and the bus driver.

But not for one moment did she give an East End business owner the time of day. She treated him as if he was a bad smell.

On March 28, put the Liberals LAST. It's where they put you.

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