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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Friday, November 7, 2014

Emperorsaurus Rex

Not my name for Col, but Ben O'Shea's in Inside Cover in Today's West Australian - very effectively brought to life by the accompanying Alston cartoon.

As Ben writes: "If Colin Barnett is  really serious about his legacy, he should mothball that new footy stadium and spend the cash on a robotic Emperorsaurus Rex instead".

And if Tony Simpson is serious about leaving any sort of legacy at all, other than the purely despised kind, he should mothball his grandiose plan for politicising and bankrupting local government in Perth.

But there is more to this than just a blast at Col (and Homer). Methinks it is more than coincidence that IC echoes what I wrote in this blog just over a week ago (http://ianrker-vincent.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/where-is-21st-century-model-for.html) when he uses the dinosaur metaphor for politicians and political parties. Perhaps it is time to take seriously the need and opportunity for a truly 21st century democracy.
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