It was true that when he went overseas his position in the polls did tend to improve, but right now he was certain he was doing better than normal. 'You are particularly low in the opinion polls this week.' 'It would be a good time for you be out of the country,' Holton-Lacey continued. When he spent time thinking about it his brain would start to hurt, so he stopped concentrating and quickly returned to his normal near-meditative state. He had always suspected his Finance Minister was pursuing some secret agenda, but he could never quite put his finger on it. So why did Holton-Lacey have so many contacts? Why was he out there talking to people? What was he up to? Such conversations only confused him and made him uncomfortable. All contacts did was ask questions and try and influence decisions. 'Why should a man in government need contacts?' he wondered. 'Eastern Europe, Prime Minister,' came the matter-of-fact reply. 'Well, where the f**k is Kyrgyzstan anyway?' said the Prime Minister, breaking into one of his trademark tantrums. 'You're wondering why you weren't invited, aren't you?' said Holton-Lacey, a statement more than a question. He particularly liked the hat with a feather on the top. Kyrgyzstan had been chosen because hotel rooms were cheap and the US President liked the national costume. Now, as carbon levels and average global temperatures inched higher, they decided to meet again, this time somewhere a little warmer. It was freezing cold, pissed down all week and they all went home to cancel their respective renewable energy programs. The last time they got together was in Glasgow, where they agreed there was absolutely no evidence of global warming. No sooner had Duff got over being snubbed by the G20 (or G19 as it now was) than he discovered world leaders were meeting in Kyrgyzstan to discuss climate change. You can also buy the entire book by clicking here. A new chapter will be published here as part of his blog each week on Tuesday. ZDNet Australia is proud to bring you a serialised version of Phil Dobbie's novel The Incumbent.
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