Max Fawcett
The House: ‘How do we get the A students involved and interested in public service?’
Rather than simply lament for how little attention is paid to the institution, I thought I’d ask some smart people if they had anything to say in response to my piece about the state of the House of Commons. Over the next little while, those responses will appear here. Next up, Max Fawcett.
On the question of cameras in the House of Commons
WHERRY: Removing them would be an admission of defeat
‘More functional and hence more meaningful’
The Public Policy Forum is set to convene a day’s discussion on the state of Parliamentary discourse, with specific attention to Question Period and the committee system. Assuming the day itself does not descend into mouthed platitudes and character assassination, it should be a worthwhile exercise.
‘This unintended educational experience’
Max Fawcett considers the state of the census debate.