This is the personal blog of Ian Ker, who was Councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Vincent from 1995 to 2009. I have been a resident of this area since 1985. This blog was originally conceived as a way of letting residents of Vincent know what I have been doing and sharing thoughts on important issues. I can now use it to sound off about things that concern me.

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Monday, September 22, 2014

If You Don't Win…Change The Rules

In the world according to Colin Barnett and Lisa Scaffidi, what they want is what must happen - and if it doesn't, it's because the world is wrong.

 So if they don't get their way in local government so-called reform, it must be because the rules are wrong.

 Of course, this is all of a piece with the previous post on this blog about Col bullying Simpson because he doesn't like the LGAB's recommendations.

 Thanks to Bill Prince, Co-ordinator of the Canning Community Alliance, for drawing my attention to this. Having given away reading the Sunday Times many years ago - as a protest over its destruction of forests for masses of advertising and minimal news - I would have missed this.

Of course, the real question is whether Col would have the numbers in Parliament to push such an Act through, especially after hanging his hat on the LGAB process in the first place. It all smacks of petulance - both Col and Lisa - if you don't win, change the rules.
Sunday Times, 21st September 2014. Click to enlarge
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  1. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2014 at 4:26 PM

    Of course…that’s what the Dockers should have done, moved the goal posts.
    Why didn’t Barnett tell them about this ‘smart’ trick when he visit them.

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