Australia’s hung parliament an ‘opportunity’: Edward de Bono
August 27, 2010 by iainchalmers · 2 Comments
‘Lateral thinking’ guru and author Edward de Bono says Australia’s hung parliament presents a “tremendous opportunity” to walk away from the dominance of the two-party Westminster system, suggesting Labor and the Coalition could put forward its best performers to form a government.
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Edward de Bono’s Message
In a democracy what do politicians have to do? Do they have to do good thinking or can they get that from advisors and committees? Is their job to present matters well and agreeably? What do people expect from President Obama in the USA?
Perhaps they expect inspiration. Perhaps they expect good thinking. Pehaps they expect confidence. The role of a politician is never clearly defined. The task is to get elected and to continue to please people. Is that the same as making progress? Possibly, not.
