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I would hope that we all think it would be a good thing for both of them to be debating each others policies often, and not just before the election.
Joanna Long, a member of the lobby group Boycott Workfare, told The Australian that the unemployed had no real alternative but to work for free with no job at the end of the period.
"It is deeply concerning someone so closely connected to the Australian Labor Party is helping to erode labour rights in the UK," Ms Long said.
"Ingeus's plans for their Work Program contract promised six months of forced unpaid work for unemployed people -- a recipe for replacing paid work and undermining the minimum wage."
Such has been the level of complaints about Ingeus there are Facebook sites and a "week of action" planned for this week.
There is also bitter resentment that Ingeus receives trailing payments from the government for up to two years -- sometimes earning more in these incentives than the newly employed person may earn -- and receives the money even if the jobseeker finds the job independently.
Ingeus pockets pound stg. 400 every time a person unemployed for more than 12 months is automatically referred to it by the government's Job Start centre. It then receives pound stg. 1400 for finding them a job and then the trailing commission of up to pound stg. 2795 is paid to encourage the company to ensure the job is an appropriate one. Another incentive of pound stg. 1000 per person is also paid if the person remains in work.
Rudd may feel Rein's divestment of her Australian government contracts during his first term as prime minister put sufficient distance between him and his spouse's business dealings. But conflicts of interest have a moral dimension and no more so than when Rudd denounces "Cameronite" policies while his spouse seeks to profit from them.
Why would the opposition partake in any discussion, with a party desperate for policy? That would be dumb.
Dumb to put forward ideas that would help the nation, irrespective of who implements them? I'd call that selfish and short-sighted myself. Guaranteed there would be some policies that Labour would try and spin to be there own if the Coalition comes out with something special that is of moderate political nation, but the majority of policies will play to party core ideals, so they'd never be implemented by the opposing party.
I don't expect Rudd to see out a full term and this is something the public should be aware of when voting Labor.
The latest essential media poll has the Coalition at 52% 2PP. This is the same as the previous weekly sample taken after the Kevin Rudd's resurrection to the Labor leadership.
Sportsbet has the Coalition at $1.22 and Labor $4.00, but interestingly, that assumes an election no later than the last weekend in September.
http://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/politics/australian-federal-politics
An interesting sub-poll on Essential Media this week is the Leader attribute comparisons between Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott.
http://essentialvision.com.au/leader-attributes-comparisons-3
With Kevin Rudd currently at messiah status amongst those polled, it can only be downhill for Labor from here.
Interesting development:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...eader-kevin-rudd/story-fn59niix-1226676110640
One would assume that this would give more confidence for Rudd supporters, but I think it'll be interesting to see exactly what public opinion is because I think this could be seen in a number of lights.
Trying to protect his position would be one of them, but to be fair giving the rank and file a voice is another.
I wonder, though, if he truly has the party and the ordinary members interests at heart that these measures weren't suggested by Rudd when Gillard was still in charge.
He is as transparent as glass.
Could you clarify the meaning of "that is of moderate political nation"? I have no idea what you mean.Guaranteed there would be some policies that Labour would try and spin to be there (sic) own if the Coalition comes out with something special that is of moderate political nation,
That hardly seems apparent in the way the Labor Party are adopting, piece by piece, the Coalition's successful border protection policy, despite the way they denigrated everything about it in the past.but the majority of policies will play to party core ideals, so they'd never be implemented by the opposing party.
The only realistic light in which to see it is our Kev protecting his position should he win government.Interesting development:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...eader-kevin-rudd/story-fn59niix-1226676110640
One would assume that this would give more confidence for Rudd supporters, but I think it'll be interesting to see exactly what public opinion is because I think this could be seen in a number of lights.
Could you clarify the meaning of "that is of moderate political nation"? I have no idea what you mean.
That hardly seems apparent in the way the Labor Party are adopting, piece by piece, the Coalition's successful border protection policy, despite the way they denigrated everything about it in the past.
The only realistic light in which to see it is our Kev protecting his position should he win government.
He couldn't give a stuff about the rights of ordinary members of the Labor Party, or those of his colleagues.
He just wants to avoid the almost inevitable repeat of being rolled again should the electorate be gullible enough to fall for his spin, whilst his colleagues find his arrogance and egocentricity just as unbearable the second time around.
The Labor party are about to be put in to a pile of deep deep doo doo
http://www.theage.com.au/world/snowden-reveals-australias-links-to-us-spy-web-20130708-2plyg.html
Aaaaaannnd the honeymoon period is over...
EDIT: I knew this was happening as Australia follows the USA but will the average joe have suspected it?
All in all, with what I've seen and read so far of Rudd, I think he's putting on a great show to try and win the election, but from his actions so far I actually think he's trying to leave a legacy other than the PM who got stabbed in the back by his own party for pursuing policies that were initially supported by the public and his party.
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