Um, Read The Diaries
Lib picked me up a copy of The Latham Diaries this week and I’ve been reading it this weekend.
After all the criticism, all I can say is — READ THE BOOK — don’t rely on the extracts in the paper of what the commentators say. It spans ten years of his time in Parliament and it is believable, interesting and real. It shows how somebody with ideals and beliefs about policy gets more and more dissatisfied with the culture of politics.
I think there is a lot of “shoot the messenger” going on in Canberra right now. Latham is now an outsider, a whistle-blower, and he is going to be criticized a lot by those in power. Watch people play the man not the ball as they avoid answering to Latham’s words and try and assasinate his character.
Whistle-blowers always get treated harshly by the establishment. It sounds like he is telling the truth to me. But every soul has their own reality. No doubt Mark’s view of events will be different to some.
Well worth the read.
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