09/08/10 - Absent Members

Absent Members | Aug 08, 2010 23:14
Graeme Edgeler learns the lesson of history
The Civil List Act doesn't get much press. But the laughable $10 fine per sitting day it imposes for AWOL MPs has some calling for change. Newspapers editors. Political journalists. Bloggers. Even the Speaker. Unlike just about everyone else, it's...
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Confessions of a Social Retard | Aug 08, 2010 22:51
David Haywood from Christchurch
I'd like to say that I don't give a toss about being a social retard. But I would be lying through my inarticulate teeth. In reality, I'd do practically anything to be blessed with social skills. George Orwell once said that his greatest wish was to be "irresistible to women"...
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