{"id":14543,"date":"2010-02-27T01:45:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T15:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=14543"},"modified":"2010-03-01T22:37:50","modified_gmt":"2010-03-01T12:37:50","slug":"what-happened-to-the-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=14543","title":{"rendered":"What happened to the Left?"},"content":{"rendered":"

…and why is the Left silent<\/a> about this?<\/em><\/p>\n

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According to The Melbourne Times<\/em> (Greens have a Jolly good chance in Richmond, Bianca Hall, February 24, 2010), in Melbourne, the socialist with a pathological hatred of pumpkins, Steve Jolly, is due to announce his candidacy for the seat of Richmond, currently held by the ALP’s ‘Tricky’ Dick Wynne. A Yarra City Councillor, if he does in fact contest the seat, Jolly’s preferences could prove crucial to the eventual outcome of the election.<\/p>\n

A Greens victory would be an electoral breakthrough for the watermelons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the upcoming Victorian State election (scheduled for Saturday, November 27), Richmond, along with Brunswick, Melbourne and Northcote, is one of four seats in which the Greens hope to be able to seriously challenge the ALP. In Brunswick, like Richmond, the entry of an independent, left-wing candidate — in this case, widely rumoured to be Phil Cleary — could also tip the balance of preferences in the Greens’ favour. The ALP has been doing its level best to ensure that this is the case, by first ignoring, and then crassly attempting to capitalise upon, public disquiet over Sue Maclellan<\/a>‘s fear and loathing of rock and\/or roll. Then again — Hallelujah!<\/em> — the Victorian ALP is The Party That Brought You Mister 0.08% Senator Steve Fielding<\/a> — Praise Jesus!<\/em> — so…<\/p>\n

Speaking of Christians, in disappointing news for the remaining Midnight Oil fan, the Minister for Uranium Mining, Woodchipping & The Yartz — who appeared on 3CR’s SUWA show earlier on Friday in what might be reasonably termed a feisty mood — has now realised he failed to read the fine print when he sold his soul to the ALP and was parachuted into the safe seat of Kingsford Smith in 2004. In brief, bringing the Government into disrepute means being demoted<\/a> by KRudd. The main beneficiary of Garrett’s demotion appears to be former ACTU Secretary Greg Combet, who was bumped<\/a> into Parliament in 2007. A current union official, far less less happy with the role of the ALP in the trade union movement — even going so far as to suggest that the couple undergo a trial separation<\/a> — is Dean Mighell.<\/p>\n

Obviously, the relationship between the trade unions and the ALP requires some intensive<\/a> arbitration and mediation<\/a>.<\/p>\n