Labor peers into the abyss

via smh.com.au

We obviously need a fourth political force in this country, a new party that is democratic in action, not only in rhetoric. I, like many true blue progressives who stood by the ALP in the face of all this, was so appalled and disillusioned with the summary dumping of Rudd in a right wing coup that buggared comprehension, that I will now vote Green, even though Green policies are too far to the left.
This is an insightful article with good analysis, even though there is some doubt as to where Peter Hartcher sits on the political spectrum. I commented on the original coverage that a new party is required, one that sits to the left of the alp Left Faction but to the right of the Greens. A good starting point might be the moral wrongness of taxing income that is required for bare existence.
What happens next will be interesting to watch. I fear that the ALP is too much under the sway of vested interests (read the Right Faction, addicted to being in power) to voluntarily change for the better