kudos to Josh Willie MP and Ella Haddad MP for this. Haddad MP has been pushing spending caps for years, and it's good to see them finally bought forward #politas some will recall 2023 when Labor refused to move/support amendments in the LegCo, saying it was ‘unacceptable’ for another election to be held without donation laws, and promising further reform at the ‘earliest opportunity’ we've since had two elections anyway: 2024 with no state disclosure at all, and 2025 with the law switched on just 18 days before polling day—still no caps here's hoping this is a precursor for more genuine leadership & decisions that are made on principle rather than political convenience

last century, you say?

Sadly the tall poppy syndrome is alive and well... #politas

kudos to @john_macgowan for a sober & sensible take on Things amidst a sea of inflammatory garbage

in response to Qs re: stakeholders saying that the proposed reforms will *increase* harm, the Treasurer suggested that this criticism is based on comparisons to the previously proposed player card, not what is currently in place that is simply not true #politas