The World According to Spart

In the mean time … and with the qualification that I am in Sydney … Having flicked through the newspapers (online), I am watching the post election coverage on Sky. There is much commentary about the performance and future of the Liberal Party. All appropriate questions.
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All that’s missing is the Brylcreem and the flairs. Policy wise and outcome wise - same, same. It was reported today that: The national jobless rate was at a 48-year low 3.9 per cent in April, giving Prime Minister Scott Morrison an 11th hour boost to his election pitch of strong…
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Yes. Joe Aston in the AFR get’s it right again. If you can get the whole thing read it, but here are my 2 highlights: In the catalogue of achievements Frydenberg reeled off, he omitted to mention the one that is truly historic: leaving the federal budget
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In a fantastic piece in the Australian today, Adam Creighton hits the nail on the head: In short, left wing and right wing, terms still continually bandied about, often as insults, which have defined politics since the French Revolution, are increasingly dead.
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In last couple of days: Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey on Monday said he was unable to stop UK inflation hitting 10 per cent this year, as he…
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I have written this several times, sloppy fiscal policy and anti-productivity policies (regulation, inefficient government spending, high taxes) cause…
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Dear Spartacus readers Polling is concerned with the House of Reps so forecasting the composition of the 40 senators to be elected this weekend is…
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Some readers will know the reference to a time for choosing. It was the title of The Speech. The speech that Ronald Reagan gave in 1964 that changed the…
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In the pantheon of stupid policies, Labor’s “Cheaper Child Care” plan is right up there. Equal parts economic ignorance and turd polish, this policy is…
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Yesterday, I wrote about Australia's Hypothecated Poll Tax: What Australia has is a hypothecated poll tax. It is a tax, charged on every eligible…
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The leadership of the Parliamentary Liberal Party has an uncommon combination of incompetence, ignorance and self certainty which come together to…
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Oh yes. Australia does have a poll tax. But first, a couple of small definitions. Poll tax: A poll tax, also known as head tax or capitation, is a tax…
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