One of the best understood tropes of screen drama is the scene where the beloved family dog is barking incessantly and cannot be calmed. Finally, somebody asks: What is it, girl? Has someone fallen down a well? Is there trouble at the old John Key place?
One is reminded of this when words come tumbling out of our Prime Minister.
What is it, Old Mate? Has Winston fallen down a well? Can we help make it happen?*
What, for instance, was he trying to tell us when he warbled:
