To the Economy

In fact, a big fat "pish tush" to the Economy and all its hellish instruments. The last election was dominated by talk about the economy, and Howard arguably won on the strength of his economic agenda. This time around, the mood has shifted, but the Prime Minister knows that if he goes off message, he doesn't have a leg to stand on. The louder he talks about his economic credentials, the less (he thinks) we'll remember about what else he has done, or failed to do, during his years in office. And if, as he claims, we're enjoying unprecedented prosperity, surely that provides us with an opportunity to tend some of the areas of our collective life that we've neglected: environment, community, education, aid, art. What on earth do we seek prosperity for if not to provide a platform from which to engage in the world and change it for the better?