Abstract
Giving the opposition more power on select committees is actually a pretty good idea. But is it enough of an extra accountability measure?
Fresh off announcing some, shall we say, underwhelmingly received changes to the law governing citizen’s arrests, justice minister Paul Goldsmith quickly got back in front of the media yesterday with another policy for us to chew over. Legislation enabling the government’s long-touted referendum on moving to a four-year parliamentary term will be introduced to parliament, and if passed this year could result in us all voting on the issue at the 2026 general election.