Well done to the ABC for this digital journalism piece. It highlights the trap of believing too much that the…

Well done to the ABC for this digital journalism piece. It highlights the trap of believing too much that the daily political debate represents underlying realities. It rarely does, maybe more than 90% of the running and changing of the country…/1 https://t.co/nYbyWf1E9n

…happens out in the community. For example I doubt many knew just how far advanced action already is in Australia towards zero emissions. 100% of our electricity, nationally on some days, in under 4 years, for example. Watch Yes Minister again, politicians…/2

…don’t really run the country. Bureaucrats and ordinary people do, and they mostly know their shit. Politicians have a valid role, as lightning rods for emerging issues, but they’re just the tiniest tip of the iceberg of what actually happens in a country, every day. /end