Broken into tiny pieces
Monday, 20 August 2007 Tactics Comments Off
This campaign has now been left with the type of local trivia that now brings state premiers like Beattie on to the national stage.
Anti-politics is the new morality, not Christianity
Monday, 20 August 2007 State of the parties Comments Off
If anyone gets moral about anything these days, it is on politicians wasting money as well as indulging in what used to pass for normal politics.
Howard wanders off into the swamp
Friday, 17 August 2007 Tactics Comments Off
When commentators say Howard’s move into Queensland is desperate, they are usually referring to his lag in the polls. That is underestimating it.
Rats unsure which way to jump
Thursday, 16 August 2007 Media analysis Comments Off
The equivocal response of the press gallery reflects their increasing defensiveness as many of the assumptions built up during the Howard ascendancy have been undermined over this year.
Stop this pretence
Wednesday, 15 August 2007 Political figures Comments Off
Can we please stop pretending Costello is a serious challenger to Howard?
Howard’s double bind on interest rates
Tuesday, 14 August 2007 Tactics Comments Off
So here’s the irony, the government is not only getting attacked for higher interest rates, but also for a problem that the RBA thinks there is so little evidence of that it would make higher rates more likely!
Grind-down
Monday, 13 August 2007 Tactics Comments Off
As the year progresses and commentators start to accept the government is losing, they seem increasingly to want to make it a non-event.
Hip-pocket blindness
Thursday, 9 August 2007 Tactics Comments Off
While the political class grapples with some of the most fundamental issues of how it exercises power, the media still seems to think this election is about little more than the monthly credit card statement.
No hat, no rabbits
Wednesday, 8 August 2007 Tactics Comments Off
If there has been one problem with much of the commentary over this election year it is that it keeps missing the big picture.
With advisors like these …
Tuesday, 7 August 2007 Tactics Comments Off
Some commentators are in danger of confusing leadership malaise with leadership speculation.
