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Geoff Fischer's avatar

My "like" carries the proviso that there should always be access to the public gallery and that the spoken word should be fully recorded and published. Then you have to ask "Why allow election debates on television? Why discriminate between the process by which members of the House are selected, and the procedures under which they function once selected?"

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Winston Moreton's avatar

Excellent and a fresh insight to a dynamic world fast obliterating parliaments world wide. The business world is zooming and before 2035 so will legislatures

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Max Ritchie's avatar

Absolutely right. Parliament has become a stage show. Stop the filming.

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Dugald's avatar

Absolute saturation of right wing opinion. No facts and precious little evidence. Removing video will not lower the level of grandstanding. Parliament has always been and will always be a performance. Using audio alone will remove the audience’s ability to identify a speaker. Most of the puffery and obfuscation come from one side of the house only.

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