On the Parliamentary record

We gave verbal evidence today to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives. It's part of the inquiry into the draft Disability Discrimination Act Access To Premises Standards. I was up most of the night finishing the Chair's opening remarks, which he liked. It was good stuff. The Committee members seemed to engage positively with us. Who knows how the draft might be influenced by our input but I'm satisfied by this much at least ... we were the best thing on the day.

This is how we started:

In 1942, the renowned poet, T S Eliot, wrote a poem called Little Giddings, one of his famous Four Quartets. In it, he gave us this thought:

In 1942, the renowned poet, T S Eliot, wrote a poem called Little Giddings, one of his famous Four Quartets.

In it, he gave us this thought:

We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.

The French said something similar but did so in that way which only the French can:

plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

You can read the whole session's transcript here.
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