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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Saturday, January 3, 2015

Nailed It, Kate

Kate Emery is spot on in her analysis of the unseemly haste towards a City of Perth Act, much of which echoes what has been posted on this blog.

In fact, given the firmly-expressed views of the Opposition and the Nationals on the matter (not to mention disquiet in his own party ranks), there are only two possible 'explanations':

One is that Barnett knows he will lose this one and wants his defeat out of the way as long before the 2017 election as possible.

The other is that he hopes to find some means of 'persuading' the Nationals to back down in their opposition (at least to the extent of abstaining) - and the speed is to give the Nationals' voters time to 'forget and forgive' before the 2017 election. As I posted here after Barnett's performance on the ABC News that day:
Barnett, on the ABC 7pm News, when asked how he hoped to get his Act passed, said "Power of persuasion. Watch this space". Those of us who have observed his tactics throughout this process know that means he will try to bully opponents into supporting him.
The West Australian, 3rd February 2015
Interesting that there has still been no reporting of the Governor's Orders gazetted at 11.30am on 24th December. Has the media been asleep at the wheel?
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2015 at 4:47 PM

    Well I have said this before Mr Barnett...”you said “Power of persuasion. Watch this space” How right you are, we are watching you day in and day out and you know what, “you better watch ‘our’ space” because we don’t need any more persuasion come State Election 2017. Make sure you close the door when you leave.
    And by the way Col what happened to the usual fanfare on Dec 24? Or is it too embarrassing that Gazette No 208?

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