Comments on: Forget political narratives, here's a media narrative

By: Alastair

Alastair — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:08:52 +0000

“I really hate the Labour Right. But I fall for it every time. I’m in the bank as far as they’re concerned but no more! Move over Greens I’m movin’ in.”

“Except that Gillard is from the Left”

Julia Gillard is from the ‘Left’ faction that is ‘left’ by name only. Most Labor MPs these days are right-wingers, including Ms. Gillard.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:23:31 +0000

Update: More from Sam Clifford at Public Polity, while on the other side of the blogosphere, Andrew Norton and Jason Soon are Julia Gillard's new biggest fans.

By: patrickg

patrickg — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:34:13 +0000

Wow BBB, you of all people married to a union rep! That must make for some really interesting conversations! Opposites truly do attract!

By: pablo

pablo — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:33:35 +0000

Points taken on the NSW teaching situation. I specifically did not want to be seen as taking sides on issues but to give some idea of what Rudd/Gillard would be taking on if they opt to confront the profession. I believe it would be immensely draining and not necessarily a win for either side. Better in my view for a bit of lateral thinking on what other learning environments kids can find their way into.

By: Adrien

Adrien — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:24:48 +0000

…pragmatism rather than oratory is his weapon of choice.

Oh yes. That’s why he gave $35 million of our money to Toyota. It’s industry policy see. It’s in line with the corporatist stratagems of such nations as South Korea where the government plants the seeds of local industry so the Koreans would not depend on foreign firms for employment and would be able to export local manufacture thus earning lots of….
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Um.
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See? Kevvie’s combined the worst of both worlds! Very pragmatic – golf clap. Well done Kevvie.

By: adrian

adrian — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:19:36 +0000

A couple of glasses of a good red is probably all the de-construction I’ll need.

By: Bingo Bango Boingo

Bingo Bango Boingo — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:14:31 +0000

Wow. I don’t know where to go from here. To have something as profound as that in common with you… well, let’s just say there’ll be some serious identity de-construction over dinner tonight.

Cheers
BBB

By: adrian

adrian — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:06:25 +0000

Well that’s one thing we have in common at least!

By: Bingo Bango Boingo

Bingo Bango Boingo — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:04:51 +0000

Then why say it is the principal’s fault? Why blame the employee for the dysfunctional system within which they work? We simply are not providing employees with the tools to get better results from subordinate employees. And who is in the way most of the time? You guessed it, the AEU and the relatively lazy employees whose interests the union, and unnecessarily complex workplace rules, serve.

“Ask any teacher.” I don’t need to ask a teacher, this stuff is volunteered to me all the time. I married one. And she’s the union rep!

BBB

By: adrian

adrian — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:51:10 +0000

Make that ‘students that they teach’…