Mark the Week: Government’s unprofessional and lazy start to 2021

Published: Jan. 28, 2021, 9:24 p.m.

At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.
The Government's MIQ programme.
3/10.
"From catching the disease in the facility, to the testing debacle, to the ongoing refusal to deal to the most obvious of issues, and the ignoring of the experts.
What a hopeless, unprofessional, lazy, and disrespectful way to start the year."
The Vaccine Roll-Out.
4/10.
"Pretty much going exactly as we predicted.
The poor get shafted, and the rich bitch with each other as to who got in first."
Mortgage Holidays.
8/10.
"There isn't any, statistics this week show.
The deferrals and the holidays are a fraction of what they once were."
Jobs.
8/10.
"Xero's numbers on small business, hospitality aside, everyone is growing.
And not just growing, but at a point that is better than pre Covid.
The bounce-back has been exceptional."
Our Dairy Industry.
8/10.
"As far as countries that do a lot of stuff with cows and worry about their emissions go, no one is cleaner and better than we are."
Rupert Murdoch.
7/10.
"Another voice of concern over the growing age of THE woke, in which individualism and opinion are not wanted unless you're part of the group thinking. 
"A wave of censorship that seeks to silence conversation, to stifle debate and ultimately stop individuals and societies from realising their potential."
Well said, and spot on."
The Prada Cup.
9/10.
"More this weekend.
The Americans are back and another chance to flash our country to the world and watch what sheer geniuses can do on foils."
Tom Brady.
9/10.
"43, and already the greatest of all time.
But just for fun, turn an average team around and get to play the Superbowl at your home stadium for the first time ever."
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