Another Bloke to Chair ARM

Peter Fitzsimons is named as the Australian Republican Movement’s new chair replacing Geoff Gallop. Bit of a blokey choice who rules from his rugby pulpit in the Saturday  edition of the Sydney Morning Herald where he has an opinion on everything, most especially sport. May appeal to women interested in piratical, red-bandanna-wearing blokes but he’s written a book on Eureka and he’s got the right sort of folksy lingo that includes lambasting the royals so we are prepared to suspend judgement and see what happens. The two ARM deputy chairs are currently both female.