We have just seen new Labor leadership elected today. They seem to be saying they know what went wrong and don't need to study it.
I would suggest that means they will spend a decade + out of power. Besides the obvious policy bloopers their main problem has been, to me, implementation incompetence of a spectacular order.
Think, e-Health, the NBN, Health Reform, BER, Pink Bats and so it goes on.
Just coming out with 'though bubbles' that have not been carefully thought through has been their greatest failure and people need to know this will stop. Having ideas is about 10% of the work - making things work is the other 90%.
Labor needs to grasp this and work out how to develop this competence - or they are doomed forever - or until memory fades. Having women in the cabinet does not get you there, neither does theoretical talent. Actual real-world skills are needed!
This is important as for our democracy to work we need competence on both sides of politics in actual implementation. I wonder does either side have enough? I fear not on the evidence so far.
The issue is, of course, just crucial if we are to make serious e-health progress! Any one who thinks we have the implementation skills for e-health in Canberra I suspect is dreaming.
Is my analysis right? Would love to hear.
David.
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