David Farrar - By the numbers

More news, less "women's mag" trivia. Fix the grammar and spelling issues. Don't bother with the pointless, annoying and easily bypassed 'you can't copy this photo" stuff.

I think today's headline 'Deaf MP Cut Off is plain sensationalising.She hasn't been cut off and she hasn't been made to pay.Sure it brings out all the people with their pent up rage but it also stops people reading the article properly before ranting. It is actually like a form of mass mind dumbing. Right now the bell will go all bleat at the perceived injustice in this article.

Firstly, term limits are undemocratic. If we were going down that road, I would prefer 4 year terms, limit two terms, and a staggered vote every two years.

I prefer the solution given by #12James and #63Alan. Determine the list MPs by their performance in the electorates. Best losers. This would still lead to some party politics I guess.

This idea that List MPs are inferior and should not be in the cabinet is nonsense. What are the electorate MPs doing for their local electorate issues ? And is that really important in the 21st century ? Personally I would like to see Cabinet elected by the MPs. So, at the first sitting of the new parliament, 121 MPs vote on who should be PM, Deputy, Min. Finance, Min. Trade, Min. Ag., etc etc

Finally, true democracy would be to have MPs selected randomly from the population, like jury service. One term limit though :)

I hate the ads that appear behind the main page. They are awful to look at. The TAB and there was an All Black one as well. It's way too busy. The typos in articles are also super annoying!

LOVE - Bronwyn, Chris and Moata's blogs! I'd like to be able to find old blogs more easily especially Bronwyn's shape ones, swimwear etc without having to trawl back thru them all. That'd be awesome. Also enjoying Le Ann Wan's blog at the moment.

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The website is fine, it just needs to be cooler. About 20% cooler.