Would you believe it?

[_Russ_]

About as much chance of happening as Welsh Independence I reckon
Welsh Senedd members consider criminalising lying by politicians

 

[Silas Loom]

It’s an excellent idea. If fringe parties without much hope of Westminster representation (Greens? Reform?) put it in their manifestos for cheap points, perhaps Labour would be forced to follow suit.

 

[petee]

About as much chance of happening as Welsh Independence I reckon
Welsh Senedd members consider criminalising lying by politicians

i fully support this.

 

[brogdale]

Back to a time of more integrity?

 

[_Russ_]

i fully support this.

Which one? and how will you support it, money? action?

 

[planetgeli]

Which one? and how will you support it, money? action?

'Support' can just mean 'be in favour of'. You know this right?

Anyway, it's grandstanding. Sounds good, how could you not be in favour of it, means nothing. No politician will ever be stopped from lying, let alone prosecuted, if any such law is passed.

A defence would be that the statement could reasonably be inferred to be opinion, belief or future intention rather than a statement of fact.

 

[MickiQ]

Alternative facts

 

[discokermit]

the trouble is the system we have rewards lying. a better system would be sortition, which doesn't, cos you would be picked at random, like jury service.

 

[maomao]

the trouble is the system we have rewards lying. a better system would be sortition, which doesn't, cos you would be picked at random, like jury service.

So that companies are protected from losing essential workers only those registered unemployed should be entered in the lottery.