EDITORIAL A chance for a better Senate
After the outgoing body's fall from grace, Thailand desperately needs
senators who will uphold their duties
STOPPAGE TIME If the deal was clean, then surely Thaksin is spotless
The debate has definitely gone global. Is it a "blow" to Thai democracy, or is it a sign of political maturity? Is it a mob rule, or is it civil responsibility when all else failed? Thaksin Shinawatra surely is having political textbooks rewritten around the planet. But everywhere you go, common ground is hard to find. Love him and you'll see a Robin Hood, albeit an extremely rich one, victimised by a conspiracy. Hate him and there's a political monster driven by what motivated Ferdinand Marcos and, in part, Hitler and the Khmer Rouge.
