Peter M. Brennan

Over a period of fifty-three years the author has lived and worked in four countries on three continents, and worked both in and with the public and private sectors. In that time he has observed great change. In all places he has lived and worked he has been inspired by the many qualified, articulate and experienced commentators who engage in assessing and challenging ‘the system’ and the value we receive for the taxes we pay. He marvels at the limited impact of such commentary and the snail’s pace of change that takes place in the effective, efficient and sustainable management of taxpayers’ hard-earned money, in all jurisdictions. For the benefit of his children, grandchildren and all those who care, he thought to write a fictional story about the impact of mismanagement in our public services. This is that story. If nothing else, he hopes this story will lead to a fresh conversation about change in the way we manage ourselves.