The new boys

Here’s what the new coalition has achieved so far:

1 A 5% reduction in ministerial salaries. This looks like a silly gimmick. It is not necessarily a good idea to pay ministers less. If you’ve got monkeys you have to consider the possibility that you may be paying peanuts.

2. Fixed term parliaments. I don’t know what people think this will achieve. Now we all know the date of the next election, the government just has to inflate the economy in good time. What have we gained?

3. A new 55% vote required for a dissolution of parliament after a motion of no confidence as opposed to the usual 50% + 1 MP. This is a piece of sheer gerrymandering. It is a disgraceful, undemocratic fiddle.

Good grief.