tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post43962792549376973..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: How to make a mess: Mr Abbott’s confusion with objectives, strategy and tacticsJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-20346697199510593632014-11-29T09:03:34.963+11:002014-11-29T09:03:34.963+11:00Good morning, Sue. You put that well. I would say ...Good morning, Sue. You put that well. I would say that that's true, if not the whole story. Can Mr Abbott learn? If not, it is likely to be a one term government and I don't think that Labor has learnt either. Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-44486676992732710322014-11-28T09:06:01.842+11:002014-11-28T09:06:01.842+11:00Thanks SueThanks SueEvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-15761437258088099332014-11-28T08:57:37.739+11:002014-11-28T08:57:37.739+11:00Hi Jim
You are charitable in your views as usual,...Hi Jim<br /><br />You are charitable in your views as usual, but I think Evan is quite correct. <br /><br />As Nicholas Stuart wrote recently, being prime minister is very different from being leader of the opposition and Abbott is demonstrating no comprehension of his role to date.<br /><br />I certainly don't think that Abbott is governing for all Australians and, worse, I don't think he sees that as desirable. The very qualities that made him an effective opposition leader work against him now.<br /><br />Your observation about the confusion between strategy and tactics is perceptive and spot on. <br /><br /><br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-57733837530175713882014-11-27T05:00:39.556+11:002014-11-27T05:00:39.556+11:00Hi 2T and Evan.
On your first sentence, 2T, I wo...Hi 2T and Evan. <br /><br />On your first sentence, 2T, I would agree that that is a common coalition view. Reading some of the comment or letter reaction including the Daily Telegraph in Sydney, outside the areas most directly affected including the bush, there is not a lot of ABC sympathy among those supporting the Government.<br /><br />Evan may be right about the tribal element. That would not be new. Try NSW Labor, for example. But the thing that interests me from an analytical viewpoint is the apparent logical as well as political confusion besetting the Government. <br /><br />Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-532382180176374042014-11-26T23:29:22.239+11:002014-11-26T23:29:22.239+11:00What you aren't seeing Jim is how tribal this ...What you aren't seeing Jim is how tribal this is.<br /><br />The government is paying back or rewarding friends and attacking those perceived as enemies. This is the consistent pattern.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355215688351759230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-43402238225676766602014-11-26T21:54:30.037+11:002014-11-26T21:54:30.037+11:00Jim,
You've wandered the hallowed halls as lon...Jim,<br />You've wandered the hallowed halls as long as I have. It has always been an article of faith with the coalition that the ABC if prejudiced against them. This is a sincere belief, and I cannot think of a single member, wet or dry, who did not hold it.<br /><br />Cutting the ABC seems logical if you hold this as true. And frankly, Auntie (TV) is not a big deal amongst coalition voters. If the response were instead to cut radio national, I think they might get a surprise.2 tannersnoreply@blogger.com