As it happens, I'm literally drafting my Socialist Alliance review right now! VS to come. I'm working through the parties in alphabetical order on the AEC register of parties. I've voted 1 for Bolton before when I lived in Brunswick, although my review this year might be a little equivocal - ThreadSky

drdrehistorian.bsky.social • 3 days ago

As it happens, I'm literally drafting my Socialist Alliance review right now! VS to come. I'm working through the parties in alphabetical order on the AEC register of parties. I've voted 1 for Bolton before when I lived in Brunswick, although my review this year might be a little equivocal

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valakay.bsky.social•3 days ago

Oh yeah? That’s interesting looking forward to seeing it. I like Bolton & ofc she is well known here. I have personal reasons for putting her before Greens (I got treated like absolute shit by them) but also I like her down to earth quality vs Ratnam’s polish

drdrehistorian.bsky.social•3 days ago

Full disclosure here, then, is that if I still lived in Brunswick (which I wish I did, but the cursed state of employment in Aus higher ed is what it is) I would vote Ratnam over Bolton because I have had positive personal interactions with Ratnam while Bolton has some NIMBY tendencies

valakay.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes I think I remember that … tbh it’s a hard issue here, I love a lot of the nightingale developments and so on but around that area I also remember an interesting little Victorian terrace that had been deprived of almost all natural light by an ugly block of flats. And Council needs to put much

valakay.bsky.social•3 days ago

more regs around green space - they’re doing some good stuff w micro-parks but the developments themselves need trees as well as creepers etc - it can be done if they try. Too much concrete, not enough trees. Anyway better leave you in peace to do VS and SA …

valakay.bsky.social•3 days ago

Sorry last thing - I just remembered Bolton was whacky on parking issue (pro-car parking) I think - that was a kind of nimbyish thing. V wrong on that. Sorry will stop

valakay.bsky.social•2 days ago

Just read SA review, v interesting thanks. As expected, felt you were a bit hard on SB. I suspect apparent pro-car-parking stance is response to local pressure - eg in recent case SB advocated for more parking but apparently voted for no-car motion in the end https://brunswickvoice.com.au/car-free-housing-development-approved-in-coburg-north/

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