Transtasman on Parliamentary Satire

I’ve previously blogged that while I think the rules banning satrical use of footage from Parliament are silly, I don’t think having the press gallery pretend they are Nelson Mandelas fighting for freedom does much either. Transtasman sums it up well:

There are few spectacles as ridiculous as elected representatives trying to stop people laughing at them. The spectacle of journalists behaving like cheeky sixth formers, and pretending they are very brave in doing so, comes pretty damn close.

Indeed.