"I think that it's legitimate for a government to try to persuade us that their policies are good."

"Not with our money it's not!"

I didn't hear you complaining when the government did exactly this in the last election campaign, not only with public money but also with privately donated money from rich people that dwarfed what the opposition received. Let's not go into how those wealthy donors come upon their wealth, shall we? Surely they don't have armies of accountants and/or tax-avoiding offshore investments...

Get real, Keith.