by Jim Ball | Dec 22, 2018 | Blog, GetUp, Random Notes |
It must come as something of a shock and gross disappointment to those who put in the blood, sweat, tears and donations to GetUp in the fond belief they would be paid up members and have a say, when in fact the only actual members of GetUp with a say, are the nine...
by Jim Ball | Dec 21, 2018 | Blog, GetUp |
And for those that think they are, or tell you they are members of GetUp, you can assure them they’re being fooled and deceived. They’re not. They are not members and have no say whatsoever. It’s a closed shop of nine board members. That’s it. READ ON — “…One...
by Jim Ball | Sep 1, 2018 | Blog, GetUp, Press Council |
GetUp activist Carla McGrath’s time at the Australian Press Council has come to an end and not before time. The question is how her appointment ever passed the pub test in the first place? It was quite apparent to the average Joe Schmo that the appointment of the...
by Jim Ball | Aug 3, 2018 | Blog, GetUp, Labor Party, Labor Party |
It should be quite apparent by now that both Labor and GetUp are joined at the hip with their stated intention to run a joint enterprise to oust Peter Dutton at the next election, even to the point that they have workshopped the slogan, “Ditch Dutton.” Labor and GetUp...
by Jim Ball | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog, GetUp, Random Notes |
Like an atrociously bad call by an NRL ref, if the electoral commission, ever wanted, real time, slow mo, proof positive, from every angle, that GetUp is not just an associated entity of Labor but part of the run on side and integral to its ground game, it was there...
by Jim Ball | Apr 6, 2018 | AGL, Blog, GetUp |
A former Labor operative and partner of Labor front bencher Tony Burke. A former Getup operative. Now a senior manager in public advocacy at AGL. That is shorthand for spin doctor. Shaping and delivering the message. To complete the circle it was Bill Shorten who,...
