Michaela Ravulapalli of the political-economic Weekly Herald wins the discreet scramble for first question, and clears her throat. "Mr Tam," she drawls, her distinctively nasal voice broadcasting her southeast Londinium origins. "What kind of concrete platform components can you give us, given this call for radical change?"
"Ms. Ravulapalli," he returns, with a nod. "I'm pleased to hear you acknowledge that although there is a possibility that the change needed may be radical-- though we may all hope otherwise-- the call itself is not."
"To that end, I will seek to improve openness, accessibility, and accountability from Parliament to all the people that it serves, in all aspects of government." He grins, charming and direct. "If you have other particular issues you're interested in, I'm of course glad to address those in more specific detail."
A frantically waving hand near the front of the throng; a young journalist, green, who looks frankly shocked when Gabriel picks him out of the crowd.
"Mr. T-Tam." There's a ripple of laughter amongst the other news reporters; the young man flushes hotly, but continues, forcing the stammer out of a plainly border-planet accent.
"You say accountability, and I'm sure there's people as would like an apology for what happened on Miranda, but what direct action are you proposin' to take as regards the consequences of that? I mean t'say, the outermost border planets are under a severe threat from Reavers - what practical action might we see from you to combat this?"
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Michaela Ravulapalli of the political-economic Weekly Herald wins the discreet scramble for first question, and clears her throat. "Mr Tam," she drawls, her distinctively nasal voice broadcasting her southeast Londinium origins. "What kind of concrete platform components can you give us, given this call for radical change?"
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"To that end, I will seek to improve openness, accessibility, and accountability from Parliament to all the people that it serves, in all aspects of government." He grins, charming and direct. "If you have other particular issues you're interested in, I'm of course glad to address those in more specific detail."
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A frantically waving hand near the front of the throng; a young journalist, green, who looks frankly shocked when Gabriel picks him out of the crowd.
"Mr. T-Tam." There's a ripple of laughter amongst the other news reporters; the young man flushes hotly, but continues, forcing the stammer out of a plainly border-planet accent.
"You say accountability, and I'm sure there's people as would like an apology for what happened on Miranda, but what direct action are you proposin' to take as regards the consequences of that? I mean t'say, the outermost border planets are under a severe threat from Reavers - what practical action might we see from you to combat this?"
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