Cameras poised

Is the forthcoming General Election to become a personality pageant?

The stage is set with cameras poised ready for the three wives of the main party leaders to strut their stuff in the political arena.

Undoubtedly, they will be groomed by the finest fashion and hairdressing gurus to ensure a prim-and-proper facade radiates.

Why would statesmen-designate encourage such a spectacle?

Candidates fight shy of critical discussion about polices, frequently suppressing the very mention of taxation.

They have made immigration a taboo subject, even though the electorate craves honest answers to questions affecting their lives.

Important issues are not addressed, but just swept them away like a beautified blow wave, and the hope that the audience fails to notice.