Leaderless citizens turn to ‘the smoke that calls’
We are a country so rich in resources and yet so lacking in leadership
07 August 2022 - 00:01
It has been one of those weeks when ordinary people, drowning in disenchantment, realise it’s pointless to wait for politicians to lead. Why pretend they lead, anyway? The results were calamitous...
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