Ideology

‘Failing schools’ are a failure of government

The Dog's Bollocks - May 12, 2008 - 11:18pm

The concept of the under-performing school is simply a tool for politicians to disguise their own unwillingness to provide appropriate resources to the education system to help lessen the impact of social inequality. Read more »

Pilot shortage - the product of free markets

The Dog's Bollocks - April 3, 2008 - 8:47pm

ABC Online“Australia is suffering from a pilot shortage causing the suspension of services around the country. The global demand for pilots is high and many Australian trained pilots are being lured overseas.” The 7.30 Report Read more »

Ad bans won’t stop kids liking junk food but they will reduce consumption

The Dog's Bollocks - March 23, 2008 - 10:56am

Liberal Party propaganda columnist for The Age, Chris Berg, reckons that because a ban on junk food ads during children’s television programming will not stop them liking junk food there is no point in doing it — it’s just more oppressive nanny statism depriving us of our liberty and personal choice. Read more »

Of Faith, Hope and Charity

The Dog's Bollocks - April 10, 2008 - 11:49pm

The Oasis: Australia’s Homeless Youth, a heart-rending documentary on homelessness filmed over two years in the life of Salvation Army Captain Paul Moulds as he helps a myriad of broken people. People whose spirits have been crushed by neglect, abandonment, and abuse. People dependent on alcohol and drugs to numb the pain as close to death as you be without being dead. Read more »

A Salvo Against Cruise-Missile 'Liberals'

The Partisan - April 3, 2008 - 12:48pm

Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and in light of 9/11 and the ongoing occupation of the Palestinian territories, a number of self-identified leftists or liberals underwent a period of colonoscopic self-examination. Many emerged from the process as supporters of US, British, and, more locally, Australian imperialism. Read more »