The Wit of Joe

Superb summation from JoeW @ Porcupine Farm.

It has everything - a pinch of fairytale, a touch of amphibian, a hint of romance...

Joe's a wizard. 

Explaining John Banks

"And the flip side of this lack of accountability up top is an excess of accountability for everybody else. Right. We're relentlessly punitive at the bottom and unimaginably forgiving at the top."  

Read the full explanation for the rot at the top here.

(Hat-tip Darkhorse)

Police won't lay charges against former Police Minister

It goes without saying I suppose, so pretend you didn't read it.
I do like the Banksy image The Standard uses.

Breast is best (up to a point)

Have you seen this controversial Time magazine cover?

Or Emmerson's hilarious version?

If you hadn't before, you have now.

High above, vultures wheeled, patiently...