SkyCity preaching inclusivity is laughable

politicians passing laws to shield it from competition and we should view their actions through this lens.

Last week, faced with a massive media backlash – well, a reporter phoned them – they deplatformed American philosopher Peter Singer.

The company then trotted out a spokesperson to announce: ‘‘Whilst SkyCity supports the right of free speech, some of the themes promoted by this speaker do not reflect our values of diversity and inclusivity.’’

Diversity and inclusivity? I assume this is a reference to the eclectic mix of Chinese high-rollers carefully sequestered from the less affluent demographics herded into the sparkling cattle dens on the first floor.

Some context. Peter Singer is Australian, although that doesn’t appear to have been the main problem.

He’s most famous for a 1975 book