COMMENT At the risk of breaking the law, I wish to comment on something positively important: the government’s commitment to retain university tuition rates - in spite of massive funding cuts - is a good assurance.

The cuts bring about other detriments; that’s another story. However, I must stop remarking on the benefits of the government’s assurance in not raising fees, since I have most definitely broken the law.

All because I have not obtained Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid’s permission to praise him.

I did not have time - nor the desire, I admit - to seek the education minister’s written consent to commend him. I hope he doesn’t mind, even though he’s fully empowered to take action against unsolicited, warrantless, free compliments.

If you think I am being ridiculous, you should read the Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) Act 2000 (SBA).