Why Winston is very lucky Owen Glenn blabbed

Winston is in fact very lucky that Owen Glenn is a blabbermouth. Consider what would have happened if in February he had not told a journalist he was about to be appointed Consul to Monaco once Peters gets around to it.

It is very likely that the Government would have proceeded to appoint Owen Glenn as Consul. If they had not ruled it out early on, then it was probably just a matter of time. Remember they could have just said we don’t need one – as was their official policy in 2004.

So think if Glenn had been appointed Consul. And then at some stage the truth came out that he had donated $100,000 to personally benefit the Foreign Minister by paying off his legal bills.

The scandal would have been far far worse.It would probably have resulted in resignations, like in the United Kingdom. No-one would have believed they were unconnected – even if they were.

So Winston is very lucky Owen Glenn spoke up when he did.