Brendan O’Neill’s revealing moment #Qanda #Notw
In his appearance on Q&A last night, editor of Spiked and libertarian gadfly Brendan O’Neill said more than he ought to have. O’Neill is apparently an alumnus of some Trotskyist group or other, and like other leftie turned righties (or [...]
“A sugar-coated Satan sandwich”
The US debt ceiling bill is a triumph for the Tea Party. It represents the victory of the wealthiest 1% over the rest of the citizenry.
Queensland Floods Commission report Roundtable
The Queensland Floods Commission released its interim report today. Prominent findings are reported at the ABC. The full text of the report can be found here. We hope to revisit the report with some analysis in the near future, but [...]
Liars and unprincipled opportunists v risk managers and a positive vision
If you’ve read a newspaper recently you may have seen a full page anti- carbon ‘tax’ ad from the Australian Trade and Industry Alliance. They claim that the Australian scheme will raise $71 billion from 2012 to 2018 whereas the [...]
Spotlight the Spin
Is it a puff piece or deserved recognition? Is it dirty tricks or uncovering dirty dealings? Is it a smear campaign or exposing corruption? Is it a cynical ramping up of FUD or is it a rational analysis of a disturbing trend? How do we tell the difference? Ooh look! A Big Distracting Thing!
End days for dead paper and “Murdochracy”?
The intensity may have reduced since James and Rupert Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks appeared before the UK Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee, but the crisis besetting News International is still burbling along in the background, bunted doggedly onwards from [...]
Reminder: LP Commenting Guidelines
By LP Administrator on August 1, 2011
We used to do a monthly reminder post about the LP comments policy. We’ve decided to start doing that again. Readers are most welcome to comment and debate. Rational disagreement and civil interchange is thoroughly encouraged. However, please keep discussion [...]
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