Help for those that need it.
To get far in the game all you have to do is use your surroundings effectively, ie instead of telling blockhead to walk somewhere (which uses up quite a bit of concentration) tell him to interact with a person or thing, and when he is about to do something harmful (he'll get a green aura) just press the space bar and quickly move to another object/person. Also, don't be afraid of using the panic button.
Brilliant game by the way.