Political Caption Competition
It’s not actually raining, this is people spitting
Year: 2018
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 21st November 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Malcolm Evans – Terms of Reference
Malcolm Evans – Terms of Reference
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Making It Through
CHRISTINE ROSE’s poignant post of 17 November, “Feeling Like A Stranger In A Familiar Land” requires a response more substantial than fatalistic resignation. Tempting though it is to bury oneself in the small delights of everyday life for as long as that avenue of escape remains open, it must be rejected. Something as big as the end of the world as we know it surely merits Dylan Thomas’s unforgettable commandment:
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Political Caption Competition
“Ummmm, I think you’ll find Mr Pence that the Earth is older than 7000 years”
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday 20th November 2018
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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The Liberal Agenda: Fahrenheit 11/9 review – 5 stars
Michael Moore is one of our generations great American documentary makers. Academy Award winning Fahrenheit 9/11 remains one of the top grossing docos of all time so when one of the first pundits to predict Trump would win makes a new documentary on why Trump won, it becomes necessary viewing for anyone who cares about American politics.
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – ACT applauds Labour Policy
A press release by ACT yesterday applauding Labour’s neoliberal public /private “user pays” solution to paying for the water and sewerage infrastructure at the Millbrook housing development announced by Minister Phil Tywford, tells you that Right wing neoliberal economic thinking is still alive and well in our coalition government.
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GUEST BLOG: Mike Lee – Twyford’s tram scheme based on questionable advice
Despite the minister’s airy references to ‘experts’ it is the worrying lack of expert contestable advice that is his scheme’s greatest weakness. Remarkable too is the lack of any ministerial interest or curiosity about Melbourne which has the biggest light rail system in the world and which is now building a heavy rail connection to Melbourne International Airport.
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Dr Liz Gordon: Predators in our community
The big red truck with “Home Direct” on the side comes down my street quite frequently, and indeed I think the owner lives somewhere nearby. It represents one facet of the predatory high-cost lending market for those with few assets.