27 June, 2007

Parliamentry press rules

Changes are afoot it seems.

Reports are a bit garbled and I can't find the original press release but it appears that our current government wishes the change the rules on what the media can report on in regards to the happenings in the house.

The pictures to be precise. They are objecting to pictures of MPs behaving like poorly behaved Pre-schoolers.

Even a ban a satire is proposed!

Is this the end of political cartoons?
An end to pictures of MPs doing rude gestures in the house while others are speaking?

Surely better behaviour by the MPs themselves while in the house would more effective than media control.

In other words - GROW UP

One wonders if even blogs like this will eventually fall foul of the new rules if they contain pictures or caricatures.

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