The real lessons from SA
Monday, 22 March 2010 State and federal politics, State of the parties 3 comments
While the Tasmanian result represents the decomposition of the old, the SA result reflects the weakness of the new.
No going back
Tuesday, 19 January 2010 State of the parties 14 comments
It will be a confusing year as the media mixes up the decay of the old for its revival, as it waits for the old comfortable parameters of the past to return.
The New Opposition
Monday, 2 November 2009 Media analysis, Tactics 3 comments
If the Coalition’s role is not to provide alternative policy, but merely hold the government to account, can’t the media do that?
The (little less) popular Ms Gillard
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 Political figures 5 comments
It could be possible that rather than Rudd needing to fear Gillard, there could come a point when the threat is the other way round.
No left turn, either
Tuesday, 14 April 2009 State of the parties 6 comments
Clearly some markets are more evil than others.
Whitlam takes on the neo-Liberals
Monday, 9 February 2009 Key posts, Tactics 9 comments
However deliberate it was, Rudd has set up a delicious trap.
No Right turn
Monday, 19 January 2009 State of the parties 8 comments
For someone who makes a living out of being right wing it is not surprising that Switzer doesn’t want to acknowledge what really happened to right wing politics last November.
Unprepared
Monday, 5 January 2009 State of the parties 12 comments
Economic policy is in a strange limbo at the moment. What we have is less an economic strategy than action to put off having to think of one.
Review of 2008 – Labor
Wednesday, 24 December 2008 Key posts, State of the parties Comments Off
It was the political assault on the old power bases of the party that was the underlying theme of federal Labor in 2008.
Why they both now say it was Workchoices wot won it
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 Tactics Comments Off
Since the election the Liberals have been wrestling with the classic dilemma of a party that has lost its reason for existence. Hold on to that reason and you make yourself look irrelevant, drop it and make everyone wonder what you are for.
