Tag Archives: The Guardian

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 →

Posted in Australian politics, political economy, Political philosophy | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Australian politics, Political philosophy | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Political donations in Australia 2012/13

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Warwick Smith

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 , , , | 3 Comments

The Guardian – Why politicians must lie by Warwick Smith

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Warwick Smith

Why politicians must lie – and how selling ice creams is like an election campaign By Warwick Smith Originaly published at The Guardian. 27/8/2014 Politicians must choose to either stand up for what they believe or maximise their vote. To … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, Political philosophy | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Guardian article on infrastructure funding

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Warwick Smith

This article was originally published in The Guardian Australia. How to make Australian infrastructure pay for itself – with no selloffs, and no tricks ‘Asset recycling’, as an approach to infrastructure investment, will only end up benefiting the banks. Taxing land … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, Land tax, tax economics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Abbott achieves the impossible: unity among economists – The Guardian

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Warwick Smith

Originally published in The Guardian. Please go here to read the original. Economists are refuting the three big picture claims made by the government: 1) We have a budget emergency 2) We have a debt crisis and 3) The carbon … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, Op-ed, political economy, Political philosophy | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

My article in today’s Guardian – The United States of Australia?

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Warwick Smith

Are we witnessing the emergence of the United States of Australia? Australia can have its cake and eat it too, because a healthy and materially secure population will repay enormous economic dividends. Instead, we’re going further down the US pathin … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, Inequality, Op-ed, Political philosophy | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment