For the first time ever, we had a live political debate on television, between an opposition leader and a government minister. Although this is something that happens quite often in many civilised democracies, who are we trying to kid anyway. I have only watched bits of it on YouTube but I kind of like the idea. Regardless of who won the debate, I think that it is healthy to have more of it.
We could feasibly have a fortnightly debate on some important topic of the day. Then, we pick a politician from the opposition and government and let them lose on each other on live TV. It is a win-win-win situation for everyone. The television channel wins by having more viewers tune into the show. It can always rent out advertising space at the bottom of the screen. The people win by having the opportunity to actually listen to the drivel spouted out by politicians from both sides. The politicians win by scoring points and getting their precious TV time in front of a captive audience.
However, the politicians selected should not be random. This is where a shadow cabinet comes in useful. For any important topic, we could just pit the minister or deputy minister, against the shadow minister. At the very least, we can be see whom is better suited for the job, the actual minister or the shadow one. However, I am still waiting on the opposition to form a shadow cabinet.
They can’t really say that they lack the numbers anymore. So, I am wondering what excuse will the opposition come up next. They’re probably bickering over who will form the real cabinet come September 16, assuming that they manage to overthrow the government.
There are just so many important topics that we can debate on.
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