Our local Member of the Legislative Council Taylor Martin has been expelled from the Liberal Party – the Party under whose banner he stood and which he was elected to represent.
Given he is no longer a member of this Party it is appropriate he stand aside so another Liberal can be appointed.
While legally he can serve on as an independent, the people of this region didn’t elect an independent, they elected a Liberal.
It’s also worth noting that since Martin was initially appointed to fill a casual vacancy courtesy of the former member, Michael Gallagher, who made an early exit from politics, he should give someone else the same opportunity.
This would be the decent thing to do but this in itself raises another issue.
Politics is certainly a different world that embraces different standards.
Email, Apr 21
John George, Terrigal