Flaws in the machine
Thursday, 12 June 2008 Key posts, State of the parties Comments Off
Rudd’s agenda in a nutshell is to accommodate Australian political institutions to that realignment and the declining role of the major political parties.
Rudd’s agenda
Tuesday, 10 June 2008 Key posts, State of the parties Comments Off
Given the media’s current dislocation from the political process, summed up by the bizarre panel discussion on Sunday’s Insiders, which painted the government as stumbling from crisis to crisis after a fortnight when it either held onto its massive polling lead (Newspoll) or increased it (Morgan), it seems as good a time as any to do a quick round up of Rudd’s agenda that is causing such media confusion.
Rats all at sea
Tuesday, 3 June 2008 Media analysis Comments Off
It is almost as though the government and the electorate are having a private conversation with each other while the media is left out, unable to understand what either is talking about.
More than five cents worth
Monday, 2 June 2008 Tactics Comments Off
Nelson is doing quite a few things wrong but what he is at least attempting is the empathy thing, and trying to make the government look out of touch.
