Damien Grant: GST is the Government's MacGuffin moment

MacGuffin is a word. For starters, it exists in my Collins English dictionary. It is an object or event in a book or film that serves as the impetus for the plot. Coined (circa 1935) by Sir Alfred Hitchcock. Now. The first thing that should surprise you is that Alfred Hitchcock has a knighthood. He was, and I did not know that, English. Good for him.

The most famous MacGuffin is the biblical apple. Eve’s reckless defiance contains a morality tale. God was clear; you can taste everything else in the Garden of Eden, but do not eat them apples.

Eric Crampton: These are not serious people

If you believe it to be a good idea to remove GST from food, whether all food or just some food, at least one of three things is true.