Nice to hear Parmjit Dhanda, who is a genuinely novel voice in the Speaker election. He speaks with passion and conviction but his ideas just won't wash. He has proposed allowing voters to suggest subjects for debate using Facebook and Twitter. So that's the House meeting under his Speakership to consider repatriation for Asians. I'm not sure that's what he has got in mind but that's what would happen. There are too many groups out there with the wherewithal to hijack the issue. How long would it be before we had the 'Bono Debate on Global Poverty' as one of the World's richest pop stars takes over our Parliament using his media profile?
He also says we must move around the country. Hmm, great idea, 'cause that works really well for the European Union, doesn't it? And the recent Cabinet meetings around the country have been crackerjack successes, haven't they?
Its a shame because he was the first speaker to make me really listen but he's just a bit too 'student union' at the moment. Still, he clearly has much potential.
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