Platforms

The silly season has laid out the plans of this year's political minnows. Colin Craig has come out of the closet as a smack dealer. Dotcom screwed the pooch showing he couldn't organise a party at Vector Arena. For all the serious contenders yet to show their hand, here's three free policy platforms that I reckon would go down well with the body politic right now.

1) Make it a criminal act for any New Zealander NOT to punch George W. Bush in the face, if introduced to him.

2) Rename NZ dollars bucks. Ten bucks, Twenty bucks. Dollars is so last century.

3) Legalise squatting. These house prices are ridiculous.

And now, here's Pablo at KiwiPolitico wondering what the FUCK has happened to the NZ Left.

Brit Plebs Increase Democracy

Splendid news from the British House of Commons, where the House of Lords has been democratised. While a quarter of the Upper House will be still be annointed/appointed, the snobs have lost their power.