Tea Party terror!
Tuesday, 19 October 2010 State of the parties 8 comments
A bit of hamming it up in front of the media’s cameras at a local town meeting and we’re away, unintentionally helped by some in the blogosphere who seemed to think the burning of the MDB Authority’s report was akin to lighting up Heinrich Heine in the Bebelplatz.
A step on from Beattie
Friday, 26 February 2010 Tactics 8 comments
On several levels, the Garrett episode has brought together both what is distinct about this Labor government, but also its weaknesses.
That’s the Right dealt with, now for the Left
Tuesday, 27 November 2007 State of the parties Comments Off on That’s the Right dealt with, now for the Left
It will be some time before the significance of Rudd’s highly revealing victory speech becomes apparent.
Ad Watch – Garrett
Monday, 5 November 2007 Tactics Comments Off on Ad Watch – Garrett
There are two, slightly conflicting, messages in the Liberal’s response to Garrett’s gaffe that is repeated with what they say against union influence on the front bench. On the one hand it is the incompetence of Garrett/union bureaucrats that is the problem, on the other hand they are clever enough to impose their secret agenda […]
Gently falling apart – an update
Monday, 29 October 2007 International relations Comments Off on Gently falling apart – an update
Maybe Malcolm Turnbull needs to be told, but there were two very important reasons why the government did not sign the Kyoto protocol.
The Greens’ last fling
Tuesday, 9 October 2007 State and federal politics Comments Off on The Greens’ last fling
Like most environmental issues for the last twenty years, this is really about the major parties.
Ad watch – Queensland: Nuclear the next
Thursday, 20 September 2007 Tactics Comments Off on Ad watch – Queensland: Nuclear the next
Julia Gillard warned last weekend of the ‘mother of all scare campaigns’ from the government in the coming election. This is a sensible tactic as it turns whatever the government says into a political ploy. But the government already has difficulty in creating a scare campaign in the first place.
A change in the wind for the Greens
Thursday, 30 August 2007 State of the parties Comments Off on A change in the wind for the Greens
Minor parties like the Greens never like to face up to it, but their development is often less dependent on their own initiatives than what goes on in the major parties. The Greens have especially been influenced by developments in Labor.
Clearing out the house
Wednesday, 25 July 2007 Tactics Comments Off on Clearing out the house
There has not been a Labor leader for a long while under as little pressure to win votes to win an election as this one. He is abandoning the Green position because he now can.
Think globally, dump locally
Tuesday, 24 July 2007 Political figures Comments Off on Think globally, dump locally
Taking global warming as an international issue does give Labor more room to dump the Greens on which it has relied politically for almost a quarter of a century.