JANE CLIFTON: Parliament meets Survivor

JANE CLIFTON: Parliament meets Survivor
Jane Clifton
Perhaps it was always going to come to this: politics performed a la reality TV shows like Big Brother, Love Island and Survivor.If only the show’s MP participants were just vying to see who could eat the most roasted sea lice, or innocently making sheep’s eyes at one another out of the boredom of captivity.Parliament’s real-time shlock and sleaze is truly confronting. It’s not just the ethical lapses, hypocrisy and sense of entitlement displayed. Let’s also acknowledge the dazzling novelty and sheer volu...

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