tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928164776127538974.post290995264796647992..comments2023-11-01T03:32:14.895+11:00Comments on Nic Stuart: AN IDEOLOGICAL BUDGETNick Stuart, Nicholas Stuarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07664320617342513026noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928164776127538974.post-46343344349603994692014-05-27T13:07:27.955+10:002014-05-27T13:07:27.955+10:00What about the Abbott 'wink' Sir Nicholas...What about the Abbott 'wink' Sir Nicholas ?Sentinel Owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949169474993389704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928164776127538974.post-12112775433058224902014-05-24T21:32:54.964+10:002014-05-24T21:32:54.964+10:00Dear Nic, thanks for the reply and for holding the...Dear Nic, thanks for the reply and for holding the government to account. I don't support the DLP, or any of the parties for that matter, but I do care about good public policy. It annoys me when governments put ideology ahead of sound evidence and expert advice. Regards, LouisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283661726206487772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928164776127538974.post-50770443247611085182014-05-22T12:48:50.830+10:002014-05-22T12:48:50.830+10:00Dear Louis,
Thank you and I apologise. I'm af...Dear Louis, <br />Thank you and I apologise. I'm afraid I unfairly ignored the criticisms Senator Madigan has levelled against the budget because I was so desperate to get the DLP link in (which is, in fact, in my subsequent column which may not have been posted at the time you left this response). You're right about the IPA, although they have also denied the linkage. That's what I've attempted to suggest in both of these columns . . . ideologically, the budget's all over the place. <br />Thanks again.<br />NicNic Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14877966348508615476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5928164776127538974.post-21505768676012177702014-05-20T21:28:59.036+10:002014-05-20T21:28:59.036+10:00Hi Nic, please continue to criticise the poorly co...Hi Nic, please continue to criticise the poorly conceived federal Budget, not just for its lack of fairness, but for its economic weaknesses. But I take issue with your claim elsewhere that Tony Abbott is a "DLP PM". Senator John Madigan (DLP) has strongly criticised the Budget for its impact on families. Abbott's Budget was apparently crafted by (illiterate) economic libertarians - a long way from the socially conservative, protectionist, agrarian/industrial socialist instincts of the DLP. The Budget may suggest some modest links to the DLP, past or present, but surely there was much greater influence by the Institute of Public Affairs and its ilk. Regards, LouisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283661726206487772noreply@blogger.com