I am used to ridiculous amounts of spin. I think we all are. But there are still times where I have to take a step back and get my breath.
According to some pundits, Queensland Labour Party has 300 in the spin team – perhaps LNP should hire one to oversee what their current team is approving if today’s news story on the Brisbane Times website is anything to go by.
LNP’s candidate for Mt Coot-tha, John Pollard, has had solar panels placed on his campaign office. Great huh? Well it is, ‘kinda.’ The only ‘minor’ problem with these solar panels which are clearly visible from the street is that they are South facing. While they will provide sufficient power in Summer, in Winter they will be nothing more than roof art.
I can understand Pollard’s desire to be seen as a Green candidate (no not a candidate for the Green party but a candidate with Green leanings) in an electorate that is heavily environmentally focused, but window dressing, while pretty is still window dressing. Perhaps their pride of place, helps to remind his potential voters that while his leader may think global warning, Pollard takes it a little more seriously, at the appearance of it anyway.
I reside in Brisbane Central, but if I resided in Mt Coot-tha and the environment was my most important issue I would vote for someone who actaully was concerned with more than window dressing – Larissa Waters.
I would love to know if Pollard had his system installed under the Bligh Government solar program scheme.
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