A vacuum is not ‘democracy’
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 The Australian state 28 comments
The independents cannot solve the problem of legitimacy that affects both the major parties and underpins the election result.
The old order debases itself
Thursday, 26 August 2010 State of the parties 16 comments
The consequences of Labor losing government for Gillard, and the power brokers who put there, are unthinkable and Labor will be desperate to cling to power and is likely to be blind to the dangers it will bring.
Illegitimate
Monday, 23 August 2010 State of the parties, The Australian state 13 comments
It is likely that whichever party forms government with the independents, they will use those independents as a cover for not being able to implement a program that they never had in the first place.
They can’t avoid democracy
Thursday, 19 August 2010 State of the parties 29 comments
Mandates are still important, even to the most self absorbed political party.
This is not normal
Wednesday, 18 August 2010 State and federal politics 18 comments
Both parties are just limping to election having nothing to say but how they might debate it if they did.
Becalmed, and adrift
Wednesday, 11 August 2010 State of the parties, Tactics 20 comments
Take your pick on the past you prefer.
Self-absorbed and deluded – an update
Friday, 6 August 2010 Tactics 35 comments
At least referring back to Howard gives Abbott an appearance of stability that he otherwise doesn’t have. The return of Rudd has exactly the opposite effect for Labor.
