I'll leave you to fill in the details. One example , the noisemakers believe it can meet Net Zero targets when in reality these people have absolutely no idea how to do it.
Those of us who have advised ministers know the problem .
The person in charge doesn't know what he/ she doesn't know. ( and won't admit it , just as the people who voted for them have the same problem)
We all know it takes a big ego to lead, but there are times in democratic history when only the outta touch want to be elected.
The ones who know that the job description given by the electors is impossible have better things to do.
Amazingly, it's the faith of the people that " the majority of people know what they are doing" that is at the heart of the inflated expectations of this day .
Sometimes they simply don't .
There was a time in recent history when parliament would actually hear the practical reality corrections from members that would make its laws work . The good intentions of the initiator would have some hope of making sense in practice.
Because of that possibility ( sometimes ) some of us practical economists and ecologists have spent years trying to shoot down the simplicities .
Why aren't we no longer being listened to ? Because the challenges we as society face are very complex, involve conflict , not obvious costs and consequences ; effectiveness requires the sort of coopertaion not easily obtained .
Dr Dan is leading the innovative response to this by forcing obedience. It would be good if he knew what he was doing.
For the moment he looks like he is effectively spending our resources, but his quick fix approach ( and the long feedback time ) means that there will be no long term gain from all his ever changing pain plans .
Daniel Andrews was and is talking the impossible. The appeal of tackling the impossible is strong esp when you are not paying . You only have to look at their failed investments and their non existent qualifications to promote practical use of our taxes.
