Tag Archives: democracy

Interviewed for podcast: “Is it worth voting?”

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Warwick Smith

By Warwick Smith I was interviewed by Abla George for the first of a new podcast series InformMyOpinion. The topic, “is it worth voting?”, was prompted by record levels of disengagement in politics in the UK in the leadup to … Continue reading →

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Political donations and the destruction of democratic scrutiny

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Warwick Smith

This is an expanded version of an article originally published at The Guardian. By Warwick Smith Published by the Transnational Insitute. Abstract Many corporations donate to both sides of politics. One of the reasons they do this is to ensure … Continue reading →

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Interview on economic rent taxes on Sydney’s 2ser breakfast radio

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Warwick Smith

This morning I was on 2ser‘s breakfast program with Mitch Byatt discussing the proposal in my recent Conversation article that we should be increasing taxes on economic rent (unearned income). As usual with such a subject much of the interview … Continue reading →

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Why the federal budget is not like a household budget – The Conversation

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Warwick Smith

By Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne Treasurer Joe Hockey is experiencing difficult times. Deteriorating terms of trade and an uncooperative senate mean that he cannot deliver the surplus when he said he would and he cannot continue to cut government … Continue reading →

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Part 3 of three part series on democracy in The Guardian

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Warwick Smith

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 →

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The state of democracy – Part 2 of 3 in The Guardian

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Warwick Smith

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 →

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