The Standard’s contemptibility is shown in its frothing about the Sensible Sentencing Trust’s determination not to let the EFA gag it during this election.

That post follows immediately on the Standard’s apologia for the EPMU’s attack on its own offficial (Shawn Tan) for daring to think for himself politically.

That is the same EPMU that announced it would ignore the court and campaign anyway if an appeal went against them on the question whether they are prohibited from registering as a third party under the EFA, because of involvement with Labour.

The Standard pretends  also to have heard of speculation about a deal between National and Sensible Sentencing.

"There is also speculation they want to run parallel campaigns for National and Stephen Franks’ nomination for Wellington central was part of the Sensible Sentencing Trust’s deal on this’"

If only I’d known as much as the Standard before list ranking.