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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Part 3 of three part series on democracy in The Guardian
If democracy is broken, why should we vote? By Warwick Smith Originally published at theguardian.com, Thursday 18 September 2014 14.28 AEST Some argue that only by withdrawing our participation from the broken system can we hope to fix it or … Continue reading
The state of democracy – Part 2 of 3 in The Guardian
Political donations corrupt democracy in ways you might not realise By Warwick Smith Originally published at The Guardian, Thursday 11 September 2014 10.37 AEST A consequence of a donation-driven approach to politics is that areas of political debate are in … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Political philosophy
Tagged campaign finance, democracy, politics, Russell Brand, The Guardian
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Political donations in Australia 2012/13
The below list is from AEC data (via the ABC who saved me the time of compiling a table) of donations to political parties during the 2012/13 fincial year sorted by donor. The objective of this post is to illustrate … Continue reading
Posted in political economy
Tagged political donations, politics, rent-seeking, The Guardian
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