The Times they are a Changing
The Times they are a Changing: How a rally with a robot opened my eyes. In a rare moment with nothing to do, I decided […]
Articles by John Lord
The NACC: Why it is taking so long
Rightly or wrongly, we expected the NACC to progress much faster than it has. After experiencing ten rotten years of scandal upon scandal, the National Anti-Corruption Commission was promoted […]
Could Trump really win against multiple indictments?
If the following words sound familiar, the reason is that l have posted them before. However, it may be best to reread them to understand my […]
Mondays with Morrie Mince: A Story of Political Wisdom
Mondays with Morrie Mince was the highlight of my week, and this week l wanted to bounce a few things of a political nature off […]
Allegations of corruption keep coming for a party on its knees
After all the conniving corruption of the Coalition’s Luddite term of office, one might have reasonably concluded that they had drained the swamp of their […]
Conservatives are masters of scare because they have experience in it
For most of my working life, I worked in marketing and advertising, so I know how people are influenced, persuaded or swayed by branding and […]
Domestic violence: An all too familiar story
Headlines come and go, but this one repeats itself with a familiar refrain: “In one week, three Australian women were allegedly killed by men they […]
A Robodebt response from a leader full of loathing
So incensed was I with the Leader of the Opposition’s response to the Royal Commissions report into the Robodebt Scheme that for a brief moment, […]
Is it possible for the Coalition to lose 35 seats? Yes, it is.
After the election of May 21 2022, I published a piece titled “Why the Conservatives cannot win the next election and why Labor will go early,” […]
I dread to think about what the Royal Commission into Robodebt might conclude
I have read and watched the evidence of those involved in this sordid tale of political skulduggery, and I dread to think about what lay […]
The ugly side of politics
One of the promises made by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was that he would clean up the Parliament and make it more trustworthy. Events of […]
We cannot let racism decide
Racism is: “… the process by which systems and policies, actions and attitudes create inequitable opportunities and outcomes for people based on race. Racism is […]
Are you listening to The Voice and what it’s really saying? (Part two)
Continued from Part 1 Peter Dutton’s motives for supporting the No vote are questionable. I devoted most of part one to the character of the man […]
Are you listening to the Voice and what it’s really saying?
The muddying of the waters has begun. As did Howard and Abbott with the Republic referendum, Peter Dutton and others have taken another step in […]
The rebirth of Donald Trump has biblical overtones, but can he win?
Who else but Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would be game enough to shape up to Donald Trump? A man who encouraged a pack of lowlifes […]