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The Liberal Party must move left : Comments

By Peter Bowden, published 1/6/2022

The cause of the massive defeat of the Liberal Party at the recent election was indubitably the deep-seated dislike for Scott Morrison.

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".. by default, if not by design, the Liberal and National Parties are now the parties of the working-class at the federal level.

The Coalition federally now represent 16 of the 20 poorest electorates around the nation.

On the other side of the coin, the Coalition represent just 4 of the 20 highest-income electorates. Labor represent five, and teals and greens represent 11.

This means the party of Ben Chifley, of Gough Whitlam, of the working-class, now represent more wealthy electorates than the Liberals.

Rather than complain about the ‘boganisation’ of the Liberal party, as some wealthy pearl-clutchers have been, the best solution is to just embrace it...

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But the state Liberals are still trying to win the affluent inner-city vote, in the same way that a bloke lavishes ever more expensive gifts on his former lover, who happily takes the gifts while seeing someone else at the same time. The thing is that rich people just aren’t that into the Liberals any more."

http://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/the-liberals-need-to-embrace-their-working-class-voters-to-win-over-the-outersuburban-freedom-fighters/news-story/2213b607fc9c81f8627de427f92871f8

The author focuses on energy as a key issue but I think housing affordability, immigration/population pressures and education are also important issues in these 'working class' electorates.
Posted by RedOne, Friday, 3 June 2022 7:48:47 PM
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The Nazi's always claimed they represented the Working class. Why should Underfuhrer Dutton be any different.
Posted by Paul1405, Friday, 3 June 2022 8:09:44 PM
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The Teals advocate 220,000 immigrants a year.
That means at least 44,000 new houses EVERY year !
Have they gone stark raving mad ?
Posted by Bazz, Friday, 3 June 2022 10:05:37 PM
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Not just gone Bazz, they have been going that way for years.
Posted by Hasbeen, Friday, 3 June 2022 10:36:14 PM
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Pauliar,

The communists claimed that they represented the working class and happy executed them in their millions.

Socialism is murder whether communism or national socialism.
Posted by shadowminister, Saturday, 4 June 2022 6:15:57 AM
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shonky,

As the Liberal Party with Underfuhrer Dutton holding the reins climbs to the right and up the precipice and over, is there any chance YOU, Cry Baby Porter, Beat Up Bolt, ScuumO', The Mad Monk, and a few others of the like minded will be in the back of the donkey cart at the time? I can see you there holding a portrait of 'Pig Iron' Bob as you all descend to the conservative rocks below.
Posted by Paul1405, Saturday, 4 June 2022 7:35:06 AM
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