Utterly Unbelievable

The punches just keep coming!

The head of the State Services Commission, supposedly politically neutral, has been long suspected of being a Labour stooge, has just admitted that he was advised of the issues surrounding Benson-Pope and the Hugh Logan well before the proverbial was flung at the fan.

Conveniently at the time, 'I just forgot', but with DBP gone and now whilst the inquiry continues to put the heat on MfE's 2IC Hugh Logan, it is now revealed that the SSC No. 1 knew of the matter all along. Under interrogation, Logan reminded Prebble that the matter had been discussed, but not mentioned when DBP was looking at the firing squad.

This is one sod that should resign immediately and never ever work in a political environment again. He should be charged for this ommission.

Unfortunately this admission lets Logan off the hook and probably DBP too. Helen would be silly to attempt to re-instate DBP - the voting public have just had to much of his lying. Even when being fired, he was not free and frank with the truth, in not naming Prebble as being complicit. Logan's head should still roll for his part, he could never be trusted again.

These are two individuals that NZ and the Public Service would be well shot of.