Election 2010: What Matters To You?
Ed Brown Politicians and the media love dictating the issues to us. But in a democracy, it should be the people who decide what’s important and where the debate should be. Kevin…
July 2010
The Truth About (Some) Men
That self-appointed voice of masculinity, AskMen.com, has released it’s annual “Great Male Survey” for the year. “Great” is their adjective, not mine. With over 100,000 responses, the survey proclaims to…
Cash For Clunkers Could Be Too Effective
Yesterday, Prime Minister Gillard has promised a “cash for clunkers” scheme that Labor will introduce if re-elected. The scheme will give people $2,000 if they trade in an old, pre-1995…
The PowerBalance Scam
I saved a workmate from wasting $20 the other day. Granted, it’s not a huge sum, but there’s a global financial crisis and every bit helps. You see, she was…
A Label Can’t Tell The Whole Story
If you’ve never heard of Courtney Roulston, it’s probably because – like me – you don’t pay attention to anything about Masterchef. But she’s a contestant on the popular cooking…
Some Food Tax Funnies
I posted the other day about moves to introduce taxes on junk food and soft drink, and it stirred up an interesting and thought-provoking discussion in the comments. But it…
Don’t Tax Our Drinks
It’s a debate that’s been a part of political discussion since the Magna Carta in 1217. A debate about the role of government in our everyday lives – how much…