[Gayle]

dear skippy, in no way was I being patronising to you - I have had similar arguments with other people, in fact, I'm surprised that Wynonie hasn't jumped on my comments. A lot of people are not familiar with the role of mps and local government, so much so that they blame the national government for issues that are local. You might be able to tell the difference but others can't. The whole thread illustrates everything I've been trying to say for months about national and local politics.

I was defending Greg because he's not in the country to defend himself.