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Articles by John Lord

About John Lord
John has a strong interest in politics, especially the workings of a progressive democracy, together with social justice and the common good. He holds a Diploma in Fine Arts and enjoys portraiture, composing music, and writing poetry and short stories. He is also a keen amateur actor. Before retirement John ran his own advertising marketing business.

And this is the bloke we’re sending to Glasgow!

October 30, 2021 John Lord 36

The Government’s booklet and the entirety of its contents purporting to be a plan the Morrison government has adopted for a mid-century target of net […]

Fools rush in where wise men never go

October 27, 2021 John Lord 19

One can understand that Labor is hesitant about climate change after the subject has been a dead runner for them in the past two elections. […]

A letter to the editor from Morrie Moneyweather

October 23, 2021 John Lord 12

Editors note: At The AIMN, we take people’s criticisms seriously, even if inflammatory. Although Morrie Moneyweather conveys little interest, The AIMN’s policy is to publish other […]

You take the high road and I’ll take the low road, and I’ll be in Scotland before you

October 20, 2021 John Lord 22

The first rule of politics is to attain power, and the second rule is to retain it. I have never known a political party to […]

Morrison Batting on a Deteriorating Pitch

October 2, 2021 John Lord 11

Cracks are beginning to show in the pitch. The pitch that Scott Morrison is making to the Australian public. Some of the gaps are so […]

On a matter as important as climate change, shouldn’t the Prime Minister attend the Glasgow conference?

September 30, 2021 John Lord 42

Isn’t it strange all this talk about who will represent us at November’s COP26 conference in Glasgow? On a matter of such international importance, one […]

The National Party has no environmental credibility whatsoever

September 27, 2021 John Lord 15

The National Party has no environmental credibility whatsoever, so why do they act like they are the sole arbitrator of the process? “For us to […]

You can imagine the uproar if this happened under a Labor government

September 23, 2021 John Lord 26

Just imagine for one moment that the identity of Christian Porter was transformed into that of a Labor Minister. How do you think the Murdoch […]

They will blame the pandemic for nine years of doing nothing, except for submarines

September 20, 2021 John Lord 16

Come the next election, it’s a fair bet that Scott Morrison will use the pandemic as the reason he and his Coalition partner have been […]

Which major political party is more qualified to embrace urgent change?

September 16, 2021 John Lord 28

Tom Tesoro writing on Facebook, said: “They all sense their economic destiny, their power to shape their society to suit the elite they believe to […]

Why are you so concerned, Poppa? (part 2)

September 12, 2021 John Lord 4

“Why are you so concerned, Poppa? “The future,” I replied. Continued from Part 1. By the end of our walk and the conversation it aroused […]

Why are you so concerned, Poppa? (part 1)

September 4, 2021 John Lord 9

“Why are you so concerned, Poppa?” my granddaughter said to me as we meandered along the pathway adjacent the Maribyrnong River in inner suburban Melbourne. At […]

The greatest con of all: It’s safe

August 30, 2021 John Lord 22

It started with the prime minister appearing on the morning television programme; The Today Show. He was making comments about Australia opening up. Morrison was […]

Has Australia ever had a Prime Minister so devoid of leadership qualities?

August 26, 2021 John Lord 25

Has an Australian political party ever elected a man or woman so characterless to be its leader? So ignorant and open to corruption? So unaware […]

Simple, simple words, simple, simple thoughts. My methodology of writing when angry

August 21, 2021 John Lord 9

Before writing my next article, l thought l would share my writing technique with you. The one I use when I’m upset with my government […]

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