WHY DO WE CONTINUE TO LET POLITICIANS AND COUNCILLORS LEAD US DOWN THE PATHWAY OF FAILED POLICY?
Brisbane City Council Policy (BCC): Bus over Rail.
Queensland Government Policy: Private Financial Interest over Public.
It is interesting to think about the Sydney experience. The government’s management of both modes of transport is very poor. Bus services put in place for rail service during delayed, long, and sustained maintenance projects. I am talking about Brisbane primarily, but it is also Sydney, and Melbourne, and many cities around the world.
It is not a private versus public problem in the delivery of the transport service. It is a finance policy problem which comes from believing that we can reduce public funding and, somehow, the long-term consequences do not matter.
We are now bearing the brunt of the stupidity of neo-liberal policies (explanation here). More fool us for believing the fools in their rhetoric and promises to deliver.
We do not have to accept it. We can put candidates who fail to stand up to failed policies last at the ballot box.
Kind regards,
Neville.
Historian,
Convenor, Sociology of Education Thematic Group, The Australian Sociological Association (TASA).
President, Southern Brisbane Suburban Forum (SBSF).
Director, Brisbane Southside History Network (BSHN).
MPHA (Qld), Ph.D. (History) UQ., Grad. Dip. Arts (Philosophy) Melb., Grad. Dip. (Education) UQ.
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Understanding history is philosophy in practice
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