A post-mortem on election post-mortems

What would a political party look like that modernised it's service?

Would an opposition party that modernised service to members win elections as opposed to governments losing them?

Do any of these sound familiar from your previous experience with Australian elections?

“[Insert political party name] infighting really killed their election chances.”

“[Insert political party name] really underestimated how unpopular [insert policy name] would be.”

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This post was written by @Drivelry on September 8, 2013

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Vampirism: the bloodborne disease

This is the fourth part in a four part series looking at the extraordinary popularity of the vampire genre, Dracula being the subject of more films than any other fictional character. The four parts are:

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This post was written by @Drivelry on March 16, 2013

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Vampires selling unsafe sex?

This is the third part in a  four part series looking at the extraordinary popularity of the vampire  genre, Dracula being the subject of more films than any other fictional character.  The four parts are:

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This post was written by @Drivelry on January 28, 2013

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One climate change model that is 100% certain

After listening to a friend who works in environmental policy and communications it seems clear there is at least one climate change model which is completely proven.

However that’s not to say that other elements of the climate change picture aren’t probable.

For example it could well be the case that:-Some effects of climate change are already certain

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This post was written by @Drivelry on August 8, 2012

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Psssst….can I buy your vote? How much do you want for it?

How much is your vote worth?Would it be better if our voters were motivated and not compelled? Photo on Flickr by Wendy Piersall licensed under Creative Commons

In Libya or Syria the right to vote may be worth a life. However there’s little in the way of basic freedoms and a low standard of living. There is everything to play for in comparison to a Western democracy where you have many established rights and the standard of living is higher still.

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This post was written by @Drivelry on April 15, 2012

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Finding the best blogs on the web for your personalized newspaper

Use Stumbleupon to find the best blogs on the web? - photo by majerleagues on Flickr licensed under Creative CommonsAs argued in“Online news: bloggers v newspapers”, we are entering a new era where the bundle of stories represented by current magazines and newspapers is being torn apart and being replaced by smaller publications and individual journalists/ writers blogging out there on the web.

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This post was written by @Drivelry on April 6, 2010

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Jane Austen: pride and prejudice in movieland in “The Jane Austen Book Club”

The Jane Austen Book Club DVD directed by Robin Swicord at AmazonIn Drivelry’s continuing mission to convert the obscure into ‘scure’,  it is remarkable how some movies do so well at the box office and others do so undeservedly badly.

A great case in point is the film “The Jane Austen Book Club”. Despite the title you really don’t have to know anything about Austen to appreciate this film.

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This post was written by @Drivelry on August 18, 2009

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