Political Fun And Games From Down Under
There was a debate recently in the Australian parliament that merits reporting. The opposition Liberal leader, Tony Abbott, had tabled a motion calling for the resignation of the Parliament's Speaker, Peter Slipper, who had been found to have sent sexist texts (Slipper, as far as I can make out, was originally a Liberal, but became an Independent when he became Speaker. If he was forced to resign, the resulting by-election could be crucial, because Labour's majority in the Australian parliament is wafer thin). Julia Gillard, Australia's Prime Minister responded, with possibly the best example ever of why people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.