Ridout Grows Spine

I gave Heather Ridout a fair touch-up here about her relationship with the Rudd government; and her willingness to endorse their policies sight unseen.

Maybe I was a bit harsh:

Ms Ridout says the Rudd Government has broken its word after repeated assurances that bargaining for low-paid workers would not involve "compulsory arbitration" if negotiations fail.

Still - she is supposed to be a senior industry lobbyist - surely she should have known better than to believe that serial liar Kevin Rudd was telling the truth.

It must have been terribly embarassing to have been caught out like this.