Hillary Clinton has just started a new movement called Onwards Together to “resist” Donald Trump. It is similar to her campaign slogan “Stronger Together”, but if you translated it into French you would probably call it something like “En Marche”, which is the name of Emmanuel Macron’s new political party. In turn Macron’s party name […]
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Corporatisation of political parties
Wednesday, May 17th, 2017
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Brexit is not analagous to Trumpism
Monday, June 27th, 2016I think that much of the analysis of the Brexit is completely off-beam. Perhaps the worst is the comparison drawn between the success of the Leave campaign and the success of the Trump campaign for the US Presidency. In fact, the Leave campaign is the sort of thing that creates movements like the one that […]
Continue Reading...Looking for a magic bullet
Tuesday, December 30th, 2014It’s almost unimaginable that Tony Abbott should be in this much polling strife this early in his career, but today’s Australian shows him facing a wipeout in the southern states based on analysis of Newspoll this year. The previous government was rejected because of its incompetence and dishonesty, but this government has been relatively competent and […]
Continue Reading...Barack Obama’s big day out
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Looking very Presidential indeed, Barack and Michelle visited the White House. What once was a three month lame duck interregnum has been condensed into an afternoon of niceties; there is no time to lose in addressing the problems the US faces. Their visit coincided with fresh news about secret authorisation in 2004 of raids on […]
Continue Reading...Nov 4, the day the buck stopped
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008Like the peasants and courtiers in Sleeping Beauty, the retainers, the lobbyists and bond traders will blink, shake themselves awake and find that the world has moved while they have been sleeping. Tomorrow (the US is a day behind Australia) the US chooses a new President, and then the real fun begins. Neither candidate has […]
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It’s almost Halloween but I’m not even scared
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Today is already Mischief Night. As a teenager, that was the time we ran around in packs doing really thrilling things like jumping out from behind bushes and hitting each other over the head with flour-filled socks. For the more adventurous, an egg smashed in the hair was pretty exciting, or ringing random doorbells and […]
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Why Colin and I will be voting for Obama
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Now that Colin Powell has shown his hand in the US elections, it is time for me to return to my country of origin to exert my somewhat more modest influence. With my morale much boosted by the news that in the ACT the Greens now hold the balance of power (whoo- hoo!), Ã look […]
Continue Reading...The biggest power grab
Saturday, October 4th, 2008Tonight is the final debate for the US Presidential election. I will get to watch it live, with a choice of commentary in Spanish or English. It remains to be seen if Obama will offer a critique of the additional bank buy-back announced in the past few days. This has given a wake up call […]
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The US of Ain’t
Sunday, August 31st, 2008What this election clearly ain’t about is change, although both candidates are now waving that banner. After two weeks in the US, I’m now about to leave for Costa Rica, and not a moment too soon. The combination of crass urbanism and lack of substance in the politics is more than I am willing to […]
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Obama – the great black hope
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Visiting the US, one is everywhere reminded of the power this country has assembled, and the history it draws on. Last week I renewed my acquaintance with the treasures of the Frick Collection, established by a 19th century entrepreneur and connoisseur, who built a mansion on Fifth Avenue to display them: (Apologies if these pics […]
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