EUROPE SHOWS VALUE OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES

HOW interesting (and more than a little curious) that we have not heard of anyone who is an advocate for independent candidates in the coming election.

While Richard Worland (GA, 12/5) does make some valid points, what is missing is a reflection and comparison with the European experience where independent candidates (and third parties) often make a huge difference in steering public discourse and policy.

Surely, if a proposed policy suggestion has wide-ranging merit, it will be passed by the house majority … such as when Labor supports sound Liberal policy.

M. Pohlenz, Highton