Rudd and Blair: doppelganger PMsFormer UK PM Tony Blair was a triumph of spin over substance and our own Kevin Rudd is the same. Christopher Pearson compares the two, from insincere mea culpas to their love of celebrities.
New Labour
Where are all the voices that support immigration?
It’s not just Australia getting worked up over asylum seekers. In the UK, anti-immigration fans get all the press. But, if you believe in free trade, you must also believe in the free movement of labour, writes Alex Massie.
Potter’s political preference?
With all this talk of young Aussies voting, how would Harry Potter himself vote? Actor Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry, has made his Liberal Democrats intentions clear. Does this make New Labour the Death Eaters?
The end of the line for UK Labour?
The Thatcherite-lite experiment that began with Tony Blair has well and truly outstayed its welcome. The poor, as always, will continue to suffer.
New Labour takes U2 down with it
Bloated boom-era outfits U2 and New Labour have ploughed a parallel path to public irrelevancy, says John Harris.
