Wanting a coherent vision

Our Government has frequently warned us that a reduction in greenhouse emissions is vital to avert adverse climate change.

This is in accordance with our legal commitment to the Paris Agreement (2016).

We are now faced with costly dilemmas concerning our future power supplies, higher taxes for farmers (and perhaps depletion of livestock), and an expected rise in the cost of living. Another message is the quest for co-governance, although what that means in a functional and constitutional sense is still opaque.

On the other hand, the public’s frequent message to the Government is an urgent need for decent housing for low-income families, support for struggling small businesses, development of our medical and mental health services (including adequate welltrained clinical staff ), an effective proposal to reverse our declining school education standards, and better provision for the young and old.

These issues are not solved by promises or a skilled public relations team but instead need a coherent vision and effective investments. Something has been lost in translation.