From The Sydney Morning Herald
O'Farrell, Nile dig in on ethics line in the sand
By Sean Nicholls
July 23, 2011
Opinion
He will have his way. Or at least try to ... Fred Nile.
Photo: Jon Reid
Next week's meeting between Barry O'Farrell and Fred Nile promises to provide a masterclass in difficult political negotiation for anyone lucky enough to have a seat in the room.
On one side of the table, the Premier; on the other the Christian Democrat MP threatening to shoot down O'Farrell's cherished industrial relations reforms if he doesn't get what he wants - removal of ethics classes as competition to scripture lessons in NSW schools.
What has upped the stakes is that both have backed themselves into positions almost impossible to resile from without enormous loss of credibility with their constituents.
Full Article: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/ofarrell-nile-dig-in-on-ethics-line-in-the-sand-20110722-1hsr6.html
