We used to talk about the Davos set. We need a new name for the circuit of political figures, tech bros, media glamour hunters, artists, authors and billionaires that scratch each other’s backs: The Epstein Set.

We call this the cockroach theory. There is never just one. Just as the exposure of Jimmy Saville and Rolf Harris revealed a network of pigs at the BBC, and the errant priest was not a single bad apple in the church, we can be sure that Epstein is not unique.

When you have an enormously powerful global network of entitlement, you will have more. Many more. We know the cost of calling out entitlement is high and the benefits for those who play along are glamour, fame, wealth and power. Speaking out means ejection from the network, giving up your privilege, the deals, the celebrity invites, the networks that smooth the way to the next yacht, island, invite, pay-off.

The point of the network is to sustain privilege so people go along with it. If they went along with Epstein they are going along with others.

The Epstein files show we have created a world in which fabulously wealthy and powerful people have unlimited power to sustain their own clique.

We can see now what they do with that power.

Read Josie's column in The Post.

Josie joined Heather and Trish on Newstalk ZB's The Huddle to discuss the Fire and Emergency NZ investigation into the firefighter who got caught making a gesture after meeting the PM and the Epstein files.

Josie: the PM is at risk of being outperformed by his lecturn.