Watch out, there are playground monitors* on Pindarou Street

Can a political party, in 2026, still treat its own officials, members, even its supporters as property? Apparently it can. But whoever thinks that clearly hasn’t noticed what era we’re living in. Because it was never really true, except for a tight inner core who genuinely were treated as… party property. Except for a wider circle, big or small, who declared their loyalty and fell into line. That was a “choice”. Whether out of fanaticism, or self-interest.

In recent days, with reshuffling...