February 2012
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“We say yes to the society of solidarity and democracy where free people...”
– Olof Palme
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“The economic reforms of the Hawke and Keating era may have succeeded in...”
– Dennis Glover, “Hawke-Keating era saw Labor begin to lose its way”, The Australian, 15 February 2012
Another excellent op-ed by Dennis Glover
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Who needs to improve the actual life of its citizens as long as the party retains its romanticism.
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Not sure...
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“The economic reforms of the Hawke and Keating era may have succeeded in...”
– Dennis Glover, “Hawke-Keating era saw Labor begin to lose its way”, The Australian, 15 February 2012
Another excellent op-ed by Dennis Glover
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“My upbringing, my childhood, my parents’ lives, the work that they did,...”
– Patrick Stewart
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Quick link: Trade unions less powerful but still... →
Interesting article on how Canadian unions are influencing the NDP leadership campaign election when it’s One Member One Vote and they can’t donate anymore
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“The benefits of universal quality services is that we all share the...”
– Eva Cox
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“Rule changes on controversial matters have always been temporary rather than...”
– Michael Hogan, “Labor Pains: Early Conference and Executive Reports of the Labor Party of NSW”, p.5
Debating party rules apparently are in the DNA of the Labor Party.
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“No nation in the world has eliminated poverty by firing teachers or by handing...”
– Diane Ravich, “Schools We Can Envy”, New York Review of Books
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“If we can’t find different economic answers to the ones that have...”
– Manuel Valls
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Any suggestions for a Left Book Club reading list?
The original Left Book Club was founded in the United Kingdom in the 1930s to encourage thinking and discussion on left-wing ideas amongst a wider audience. A panel chose a book and sent the selected books to subscribing members on a monthly basis.
Unfortunately it no longer exists but it got me thinking, what would be on a modern day Left Book Club reading list?
My own choices for such a reading...
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“We have been frequently told by an assorted variety of dead-end people that the...”
– C. Wright Mills, “Letter to the New Left”, 1960
Written over half a century ago but still relevant today
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Who are Australia's Top 20 Progressives?
This list of the Top 20 US Progressives from the New Statesman got me thinking about who would be on Top 20 Australian progressives list.
There’s a few that immediately come to mind Julian Burnside, Doug Cameron, John Quiggin, Ged Kearney but even I’m finding it difficult to come up with a long list of well-known and effective progressives.
Who would be on your list?
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“Principle without power is the stuff of a debating society, not a political...”
– David Miliband, “Time to rethink, not reassure”, New Statesman, 2 February 2012
Applicable to every single political party
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January 2012
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“Australian taxpayers contribute $27 billion a year in superannuation tax...”
– Malcolm King
More attention needs to be on these inter-generational and socioeconomic inequities that arise from how superannuation is currently taxed.
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screwrocknroll replied to your quote: The other point about primaries is that if ALP…
This is a feature, not a bug.
Read his entire post, not just the quote, to understand the context.
Robinson’s points out that introducing primaries in Australia won’t lead to a situation where an ALP primary contest is based on policy. He uses Hare-Clarke with Robson rotation as an...
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“The other point about primaries is that if ALP candidates are to compete on...”
– Geoff Robinson, “Listening to Labor’s true believers”
Robinson makes a good point about the problem with primaries in the ALP where strong party discipline exist. He points out that it becomes about personal appeal to constituencies rather than policy, using Hare-Clarke as a...
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