Andrew Dickens Afternoons

The Phil Twyford gaffe is unfortunate. Especially after it was revealed earlier, that the public transport minister was the biggest user of the crown limo fleet.This all played out by the rulebook. He offered to resign, it was turned down, he lost Civil Aviation, which had to happen. You can’t be in charge of the rules and then be caught breaking them.The real question is why did he think his phone call was so important that he couldn’t wait an hour to reply. I know it was budget day but hello. Phil is like so many of us these days, enthralled to the phone and their own self-importance.I don’t even answer the phone on buses these days. Why should a bus full of strangers be forced to listen in to my conversation?The smartphone is amazing, and a revolution in communication but modern society has formed an unhealthy addiction. Don’t be afraid to turn it off.Remember, you’re in charge of the phone, the phone is not in charge of you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.