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So, as a director for growth, looking at
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this government's growth record, you
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must be pulling your hair out.
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>> Well, look, I think what has been
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somewhat frustrating has been the lack
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of focus, despite, as you say, their
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their commitment to growth, making it
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the core mission. I think there has been
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a lot of stuff done, and potentially
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trying to do too many things that won't
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meaningfully shift the dial on growth,
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and losing potentially traction or
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political capital on the things that
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might. Take planning reform, for
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instance, where they were making good
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headway, they're still making progress,
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but obviously there's been some watering
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down. It's probably not as
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all-encompassing as and as far-reaching
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as as many of us would like to see. So,
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look, I I think definitely there is a
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frustration that they have maybe lost
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sight of the core mission that they set
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out to do. But, having been in number
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10, I can sympathize that, you know,
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events do take over, and it is hard to
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maintain that focus. But, I'm hopeful
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that we're now at the stage where
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actually they realize the long-term aim
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has to be to try to generate some level
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of growth, some level of momentum
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towards the next election. And I think
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we can see why tying things to cost of
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living, tying things to other short-term
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indicators, which really are largely out
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of government's control, is probably
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quite difficult. So, I think building
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towards what you can meaningfully do to
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help uh long-term economic growth, and
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the levers the government does have,
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strikes me still as the as the best path
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>> You're sure you weren't in the
