Comments on: One year on: WA’s “accidental Premier” digs in http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/one-year-on-was-accidental-premier-digs-in/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:29:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom McLoughlin http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/one-year-on-was-accidental-premier-digs-in/#comment-38580 Tom McLoughlin Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:42:56 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/one-year-on-was-accidental-premier-digs-in/#comment-38580 Carr in NSW March 1995 by 3 seats he didn't really expect. 1999 romped it in, more's the pity. Carr in NSW March 1995 by 3 seats he didn’t really expect. 1999 romped it in, more’s the pity.

]]> By: RaymondChurch http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/one-year-on-was-accidental-premier-digs-in/#comment-38516 RaymondChurch Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:03:20 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/one-year-on-was-accidental-premier-digs-in/#comment-38516 Interesting that while one agrees with some of the points made, there are many not made. For example, Carpenter got completely off side with large chunks of the union movement, particularly Public Servants as he dithered and stalled over completely justified wage claims. When he decided to go with the early election, suddenly there was blanket approval of claims, too late Alan, the damage was done. It was obvious suddenly the union vote became a factor in his ill conceived plan but the reverse did not apply, he was no longer a factor and therefore his Govt was going to lose a large chunk of usually dependable votes. There was also the dont worry folks, it will be ok in time attitude. Most of the time it wasn't. One hangover from the former Govt which the Nats leader Grylls used to his great advantage in the Bush was the remote allowance. He promised loudly and often, as soon as he became the Premiers right hand man, the remote allowance would be raised to a meaningful just level. It is currently around 47 dollars a fortnight for a public servant working in say Esperance WA. 800 kilometres from Perth and 400 kilometres from Kalgoorlie. The air fare from Esperance to Perth is approx 330 dollars one way, less by 60 to 90 dollars if one is lucky enough to get one of the cheaper seats allocated per flight on a pre 21 day booking. Wow 47 dollars goes a long way towards that!! Lets not forget dearer food prices, petrol, in fact anything that is trucked in is much more expensive than perth or Bunbury. What has happened to the promised increase by grylls? Sweet bloody fanny. Thats no longer a consideration according to the self rightous Grylls, cant afford it, that wicked Treasurer, the chair sniffer wont give him the money. Thats just one of many undelivered promises, there is flip flopping and back tracking all over the show and the Coalition is hardly endearing itself with its absurd lack of green policies. Conservation is hardly mentioned and then there is the joke who is the water minister, the education minister, the health minister!!!!! who is that? Oh of course there is one name just escapes me. No its not a done deal that the Barnett conglomeration is a shoe in next time, too many variables yet, and if Labor finds itself a more dynamic leader, Barnett will have a battle. Meantime the chains are rattling. Interesting that while one agrees with some of the points made, there are many not made.
For example, Carpenter got completely off side with large chunks of the union movement, particularly Public Servants as he dithered and stalled over completely justified wage claims. When he decided to go with the early election, suddenly there was blanket approval of claims, too late Alan, the damage was done. It was obvious suddenly the union vote became a factor in his ill conceived plan but the reverse did not apply, he was no longer a factor and therefore his Govt was going to lose a large chunk of usually dependable votes. There was also the dont worry folks, it will be ok in time attitude. Most of the time it wasn’t.
One hangover from the former Govt which the Nats leader Grylls used to his great advantage in the Bush was the remote allowance. He promised loudly and often, as soon as he became the Premiers right hand man, the remote allowance would be raised to a meaningful just level. It is currently around 47 dollars a fortnight for a public servant working in say Esperance WA. 800 kilometres from Perth and 400 kilometres from Kalgoorlie. The air fare from Esperance to Perth is approx 330 dollars one way, less by 60 to 90 dollars if one is lucky enough to get one of the cheaper seats allocated per flight on a pre 21 day booking. Wow 47 dollars goes a long way towards that!! Lets not forget dearer food prices, petrol, in fact anything that is trucked in is much more expensive than perth or Bunbury. What has happened to the promised increase by grylls? Sweet bloody fanny. Thats no longer a consideration according to the self rightous Grylls, cant afford it, that wicked Treasurer, the chair sniffer wont give him the money. Thats just one of many undelivered promises, there is flip flopping and back tracking all over the show and the Coalition is hardly endearing itself with its absurd lack of green policies. Conservation is hardly mentioned and then there is the joke who is the water minister, the education minister, the health minister!!!!! who is that? Oh of course there is one name just escapes me.

No its not a done deal that the Barnett conglomeration is a shoe in next time, too many variables yet, and if Labor finds itself a more dynamic leader, Barnett will have a battle.
Meantime the chains are rattling.

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