Are you tired of the spin?

Premier Allan Carpenter’s speech to the state last night well sums up the state of play in today’s spin doctoring world.

To some, his speech was just another example of the dictator he, or rather this labour government have become. To others it was just another feel good exercise developed by the spin doctors that control much of this states media – One day soon I should post a blog with examples of how, down this part of the world, doctors of spin basically write their own media articles (even front page stories) word for word.

Yes an exercise designed to make the gullible WA public believe they can feel good by sitting in the cold conserving gas for large industrial users, and saving the economy.

The premier failed to tell us that domestic gas use is a mere 3% of the total as big industry sucks the most gas. He also forgot to mention what happened, why it happened - where were the major hazardous facility regulator/s, why the state had no emergency plan for such a crisis, why he refused to enact a state of emergency, why we have to rely on multi-national corporations to provide critical services and when the crisis will be over.

Don’t get me wrong I don’t for one second imagine that the liberal party would have handled the situation any differently or any better, but it does show how our government which ever party is in power, survives on spin rather than skill.

Living alongside some of the states most dangerous major hazardous facilities I will be joining in on the demands to make every bit of the investigation report into this explosion public so we can all see what went wrong and try and ensure it doesn’t happen again elsewhere.

But aren't you just tired of all of the spin.

Update: Check out the latest info on the explosion from an insider posted on Crikey, also a whistle blower on BP Kwinana on the same page.