I read the papers and watch TV and everything happens in a few minutes of reporting. Everything is so simple. Why can’t we just implement these obvious solutions?
This blog tries to get beyond headlines and media grabs. Most of the problems we face today are highly complex. There is a thing called the “Dunning Kruger Effect” which says that the less people know about a subject, the more adamant they are in stating their position. Those who are experts usually see a completely different and complex solution.
This blog is an attempt to state a view and start a discussion.
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Re-create the middle class
A comment from Brexit seems to sum up the world of western politics today. A woman was asked how she would vote. “If you have money you vote to remain. If you have no money you vote to leave.” This neatly sums up a problem that is cropping up in a number of countries. People…
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Labor’s Tampa Moment
Labor needs a Tampa moment to win the election. Remember when John Howard turned around his campaign with the Tampa crisis? I hope Bill Shorten has one up his sleeve. If not, here are some ideas. The Medicare scare campaign shows that Labor has learned a lot about campaigning from previous elections. Medicare sucked the life…
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Some quotes for the Labor Party
One of my favorite authors is Hugh McKay the social researcher. The reason I like reading his material as he often makes you look at something in a different way. One memorable passage concerned a mother who has just washed the floor. Her son walks right across the wet floor leaving footprints and mud everywhere.…
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