Andrew Dickens Afternoons

So if we don’t go to Level 1 at 3 this afternoon, there will be a riot.There are some who are good little scouts who believe in the crushing the virus like a sledgehammer crushes a butterfly, but I think there is a sizable majority who are feeling the pain and need the country to go back to work.And if the government has been listening that’s what they’ll say. There is no need for a transition period.  We all get Level 1. Business as normal. But no tourists, no student and no overseas trips. Wash your hands. We already know and we’re ready.All we need to hear is “It’s 3pm, go back to work and let’s fix up this mess.” And then we have to start talking about recovering rather than just surviving.The interesting thing about National’s policy announcements over the past fortnight is that they were ahead of the curve. They are recovery policies, not survival policies.The GST holiday on capital expenditure for instance.  One business said to me on air that would not help for a while because they are not looking to