Reference:- Sky anchor Chris Kenny has reassured us that the Great Barrier Reef is in great shape .

Reference :-   Chris Kenny has consulted reef expert Peter Ridd  concerning the health of The Great Barrier Reef .

 Thank you Chris . What a relieve to hear that our polyps are thriving , despite grim news from scientists.   Worldwide half the coral reefs are gone , but clearly here in Australia our tremendous efforts at conservation have been effective .  Of course , scientists here tell us that we are losing our reef , but thankfully Sky News has established a dialogue with rebel expert Peter Ridd who tells us we have nothing to fear . 

Ken junior is a cautious type , and has questioned Mr Ridd's bona fides  , although if you say he is kosher , Chris , that is good enough for me .  Ken junior says Mr Ridd is up to his frontalis  in donated money and legal complications and just lost a case in the High Court  involving a seven figure sum .  But what has that to do with the reef ?  And who better than a renegade physicist to assess reef ecology ?

 Mr Ridd wrote a book about the " input admittance of a horizontal antenna over a two layered lossy halfspace " , so nobody could question his credentials regarding polyp proliferation .  And to quote from a lawyer's submission , he has the confidence to " trivialise satirise and parody " his fellow scientists , which is always the mark of an astute expert , as you well know . 

Mr Ridd tells us that polyps are " like cockroaches " and simply move on to a better place if local conditions deteriorate .  I wonder where 50% of the world's polyps have moved to Chris ?  Obviously somewhere out of sight .  Since they are as adaptable as cockroaches perhaps they are hiding in the Simpson Desert or something ?

Anyway Chris , I beg your indulgence with this  . Ken junior has written another of his poems , and I promised to include it in a Sky Reply post .   You seem like a generous type , so I am sure you won't mind giving the lad some encouragement , despite his green proclivities . 

                                                Don't Worry About The Polyps . 

                                                                                                     by Ken junior 

                                            It simply beggars belief , 

                                            That we're losing The Barrier Reef , 

                                            So just listen to SKY,

                                            For a comforting lie , 

                                            That will save you from suffering grief . 

Thanks Chris. If Ken junior publishes his book of poems you will receive a copy gratis . 

Your comrade , Ken