I’ve argued already that recriminations about the Canberra bushfires are premature. However, the recriminations have started and the leading fingerpointer has been Commonwealth Regional Services Minister Wilson Tuckey. It’s with some interest, therefore, that I read the headline on the front page of today’s AFR, “Fires: Tuckey ignored his own advice”, above a story that establishes pretty clearly that Tuckey has failed in his responsibilities as badly as, or worse than, any other participant in the policy process, and bears a fair share of the blame for the disaster at the weekend. He should resign immediately, but of course he won’t. Failing that, Howard should sack him, but of course he won’t.