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Welfare State Found Dead in Ditch (Again): New Suspects Include Trump’s DOGE, Dutton’s Dream, and the Muskification of Public Policy

By Our Social Safety Net Correspondent (Still Unpaid) Once a cherished post-war promise, the death of the welfare state has arrived—again. Found behind a Centrelink office, it clutched a Centrepay form and muttered something unintelligible about “universal dignity” and “Gough would’ve never allowed this.” Police say foul play is likely. Eyewitnesses described the state as ...

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Why There Is So Much to Be Concerned About a Labour Victory in the UK

Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party in the UK, and the next Prime Minister, likes to boast on social media that he has changed the Labour Party.  This is a change which has seen him take the Labour Party further to the right than even Tony Blair, who won an equally resounding victory ...