To Scare Campaigns

Predictably, the Government's first move in the election campaign has been to release an ad - which looks like something Today Tonight might have thrown together - branding Labor's front bench as Terror - sorry, Trade Unionists. The ad makes us aware, or at least frightened, of the grave dangers of electing a bunch of ex-Trade Union leaders to govern. Since when are trade unions the scourge of our society? They got us minimum wage, eight-hour days and decent labour laws didn't they? Frankly, I'd rather be governed by people with experience in defending human rights and labour communities than by people whose prerogative has been to resist, counter and demonise those defences at every stage.