Time for a numpty test for aspiring politicians?

Time for a numpty test for aspiring politicians?
It would help it there were Pinocchio ratings for honesty. (Image: Getty)
Ian McCrae
Election season is upon us, and ideally, we want the best and brightest running the show. But let's be honest, this year, there have certainly been a few numpty slip-ups and own goals.Don’t get me wrong, there is certainly a role for numpties in parliament as politics would be pretty boring without them and what would the parliamentary press gallery have to write about? You just wouldn’t make them the minister of finance, health, police or education and definitely not the prime minister.The first obvious question is: &ldquo...

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