From the SMH ….. 

Mike Carlton 

‘The
sharemarket has been going gangbusters lately, although not for us mugs who
were conned into buying Telstra shares, which have tanked. 

So I
was interested to read an editorial in London's Financial Times last
Monday, headed "How not to privatise". 

"Privatisation
of Telstra was supposed to be a crowning triumph of John Howard's fourth term
as Prime Minister. Instead, the plan has become a political embarrassment. It
is now in danger of turning into a rout," the paper said. After a swipe at
the Telstra boss, Sol Trujillo, the Times returned to the Government,
whose "inept performance has already tarnished its much-vaunted reputation
for decisiveness and competence", it went on. There was much more. 

So
far, not a peep about this from the Minister for Finance, Senator Nick Minchin,
who, you should know, is also planning to steal Medibank Private from us, its
rightful owners.’ 

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