I’m increasingly nervous about a prediction I made at the start of the year.
Elections are not decided, and never have been, by informed voters. To live in a democracy is to live in a tyranny of the casual, uninformed voter.
The advertisement has created more controversy than excitement.
Confusion
Putting up with some clutter on the lampposts is a very small price to pay for living in a country where we get to be consulted about how we should be ruled.
The primary theological difference between worship of the Christian God and worship of the underworld is that only one of those requires that you take responsibility for your actions
A new kind of law.
“Vomit cement on town”
Supporters of assisted suicide frequently play personal autonomy as their ethical trump card: “My death – my choice”.
Middle class acceptability is a prerequisite for political success, and for the moment, for many of those seeking election on a patriotic platform, that ingredient is almost entirely lacking.
Fewer councillors means fewer Senators.
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