Lively debate

by joetwo

Today in parliment there were the usual hectic scenes as Minister Philips presented the government’s satellite navigation bill.

Deputy Jones the opposition transport spokesperson was the first to speak he announced his lack of surprise at the minister seeing the importance of navigational aids “since he has accidentally found himself in so many high-class brothels” in recent years. “It is truly remarkable that the minister has had the unfortunate luck to end his lost wanderings in houses of ill-reprute with such frequency. Tell me. Will the minister be able to guarantee that such unpleasantness will not be likely to happen?”

Minister Philips took the deputy’s comments with aplomb. “I must admit that I am somewhat surprised that the deputy and his honourable colleagues have heard about my recent foibles when they seem to have such difficulty reading, their recent manifesto seeming to have been written by illiterate schoolboys.”

“The grammatical mistakes of the green party’s manifesto is purely as a result of our hard work. We have to work all the time. Unlike the minister’s party who can’t go more than a week without engaging in some sort of depravity.” said Deputy Jones

“The only depravity I can see.” said Minister Philips, “Is what passes for normal faces in the opposition front bench.”

At that point Deputy Johnston threw a wad off papers at the government benches. The return volley and subsequent scrum lasted for up to twenty minutes until the baliffs managed to calm everything down. A spokesperson for the green party says that deputy Jones has not exhibited any ill effects from the paper that he was force-fed.