http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1307/S00071.htm Gordon Campbell on asset sales contortions, GCSB and Jay Z Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 10:18 am Column: Gordon Campbell Gordon Campbell on asset sales contortions, the GCSB Bill and Jay Z by Gordon Campbell Hope you’ve got it straight now. Treasury said $100 million from the Mighty River Power sales proceeds had been earmarked to prop up Solid Energy’s “recovery facilities” – although John Key said it hadn’t been, and that Labour’s Clayton Cosgrove was just making that up until on second thoughts, Key conceded that it could ‘technically” be used to do so in future – but trust us, it won’t – even though Finance Minister Bill English conceded it (i.e. the propping up) could still happen, but would probably be done differently than Treasury imagined, if it was needed, which it probably wouldn’t be. If you’re feeling a little dazed and confused by this dizzying change of message over the past 72 hours, join the club. The government has given every sign of not knowing what it was doing with this highly theoretical “now you see it, now you don’t” $100 million rescue fund either. [....]