Katie Gallagher
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Like did it accelerate that?
No, no, no, no.
No, it wasn't.
That's not how it happened.
In fact, Jim kind of touched on this in the press conference where he said, you know, the β
Really, the turbulence and the volatility and the uncertainty, you know, could present the other side, which is don't do this.
And, you know, we're making these decisions based on the circumstance we face right now and what we think is the right thing to do right now in terms of supporting our housing agenda.
And, you know, that's where it began and that's where it ended.
I mean, the way I think about it is, you know, the politics will be there.
I think if you engage on the substance of the policy issue...
you will see that these decisions are being made for the right reason.
If you engage on the policy issue, the politics will be there.
There's no doubt.
My view is if governments change their mind, we're elected to govern.
You're not elected to sit in a seat and not take hard decisions.
Day to day, that would make my life a bit easier, to be honest, if we took that approach.
So we're elected to govern.
We may have to make thousands of decisions ourselves.
many of which aren't election commitments or whatever.
You're just dealing with what you're dealing with.