Hung over in New South Wales...is there summat to learn following the state election-28 March 2015*

Hung over in New South Wales...is there summat to learn following the state election-28 March 2015*

NSW: The state of nothing

As the doost settles on Sunday it is obvious brand Labor (under Luke Foley) has taken a tonking. Now a 10% swing to Labor should be a good thing but not in this election, this political climate and that Labor were rebuilding on the scorched earth result of 2011-where they took a hiding for corruption and taking for granted the very electoral marrow they were set up to serve.

Smiling down in Canberra
-not hopeless now you left wing scum

Did Labor take for granted the Abbott factor would help sleepwalk them to victory? (The Bill Shorten approach). If so, the raft of Federal changes leading up to the NSW state election should have been a warning to get out and do some old style campaigning (and not the photo ops-depressingly similar between Labor and the Coalition (National/Liberals). I expected better from Luke Folley-who although a recent step-up to leadership-looked a promising breath of fresh air in his approach to a range of issues-but no passion, delivery, or fire in the belly. Its like Labor lack belief or faith in their electorates. In some areas, West Sydney, were they even listening to people? Seems not. Look closely at Mr Foley's result in Auburn- a 4% swing to the Liberals. Wake Up People! 

Two issues dominated the state wide concerns. Privatisation (poles and wires) and environment (seam gas/fracking/mines). if Lismore and Ballina go with Greens then this should be a wake up call in the regions of the National's heartlands. In the Inner West of Sydney add WestConnex and two possible seats to the Greens (Newtown and Balmain) as Labor did nothing to convince these robust, feral electorates that they opposed big car policies. (The too many cars on the road. I know we will build more car parks-I mean motorways and to use cardiology speak 'and clog up the arteries' policy.) No vision from Labor about making inner city liveable or infrastructure friendly such as through better, more focussed public transport, more green belts-in other words reduce the cars and let the city breathe. Come back the ghost of Tom Uren!

Where are all the indigenous issues gone
Been pushed out to the bush everyone
When will we ever learn...
Not mentioned in this election

And this was the problem for Labor. They don't have a dream. They haven't grasped that this is the time to rebrand themselves to being what they were created to be-a party of the left. They did not build on the community anger about the budget and the Federal (and right wing State governments) arrogance that there mandate was to destroy jobs, work place conditions and privatise everything they could for short term gain, while showing the electorate they too felt the pain by continuing to spend up at large on themselves. (MP/Senator wage increases were not kept to below 1.5%-political functions-some as dodgy as they come are still racking up food and wine bills that would keep the average family in groceries for a year if not two.)

Luke Foley could have spelled out why privatisation does not work and leads to loss of jobs. Because, it is never about delivering a service it is solely about profit and serving up a con job of smoke and mirrors, treating the public like muppets. "You are getting better services because we are competing" (See banks, petrol companies, the telcos and Quantas for reality checks).

Shood have binned the nice man!

Then they were up against Mike Baird-more John Key (NZ right wing prime minister since the dumping of Helen Clarke, not because she was bad but because the electorate was bored with a competent NZ Labour government-go figure) than Tony Abbott. Tefalon and a cleanskin. As someone said this morning, he will give you a nice smile as he fleeces you blind and you may not even realise you have been screwed until you are the only house left in amongst the concrete canyons, enjoying the fresh smells of motorways and thinking how peaceful it is with the jets roaring overhead 24 seven.

Belgo Geordie has a good long think about the state of carrots

So, what to do from here. Hope Labor gets Strathfield. Be prepared for four years of electorally mandated sell offs and big business slurping in the State trough. Casualisation of labour, reductions in penalty rates, and building roads and super development apartment blocks (how about a few more casinos). While we wait for a leader, male or female, with balls to come from the left (like Albo) and states what blind Freddy could see this election "LABOR IS BLOODY DIFFERENT FROM THE TORIES!" Say it loud, say it proud, say it like you mean it and for the sake of future generations, bloody well believe in it.
Thanks to all the comrades who worked so hard to get this show out to the people-for you I wish this had been a better result.

*Belgo Geordie is not allowed to vote given he doos not meet the criteria of being' a member of team Australia