WE have all heard television journalists implore whoever they are seeking to interview, “Give me a byte”. In the age of electronic and digital media a byte is the equivalent of a quotable quote or a headline for print journalists. We are in the era of bytes. So who cares for that long sentence, that complex argument, that cleverly crafted paragraph. All we seek is a byte.
Time was when parliamentary debates were about substance. Today they are about bytes. That quotable quote. So, what will you take away from the two-day-long debate in Parliament on. . .