EDITORIAL – What a refreshing month July has been. Why you may ask? Boris Johnson is British Prime Minister. Yes, the man likened to Donald Trump is now spearheading the UK’s departure from the EU which is 90 days away. While ridiculed for his characteristics, … Continue readingTIME TO PLAY WHIFF WHAFF
EDITORIAL – Shortly, Theresa May will walk out of 10 Downing Street for the last time as Prime Minister. The beleaguered leader, who had her premiership consumed by Brexit, will now leave office failing to accomplish her main goal and will return to the backbenches … Continue readingGOODBYE THERESA MAY – WE HARDLY KNEW THEE
EDITORIAL – Today, the 46th Parliament of Australia will open. But yesterday, can you name what major event happened in Australia? If you said celebrities from the Logies awoke to massive migraines caused by hangovers, you wouldn’t be entirely wrong. Yet, you wouldn’t be entirely … Continue readingSO… DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY?
EDITORIAL – “The liberal idea has started eating itself… Millions of people live their lives, and those who propagate those ideas are separate from them.” Vladimir PutinPresident of the Russian Federation27 June 2019 In an interview with the Financial Times prior to the G20 Summit … Continue readingTHE DEATH OF LIBERALISM? – KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE G20
EDITORIAL – Pragmatism needs to take precedence in the myriad of politics and electioneering – opinion polls cannot be relied on. Last Wednesday, we published an analysis of the election looking at the state of the polls. We wrote the following: As Keating’s re-election in … Continue readingWE TOLD YOU SO – VICTORY IS NEVER A SURE THING
EDITORIAL – “The gods may throw a dice Their minds as cold as ice And someone way down here Loses someone dear The winner takes it all The loser has to fall It’s simple and it’s plain Why should I complain” ABBA The Winner Takes … Continue readingTHE WINNER TAKES IT ALL… THE LOSER STANDING SMALL
One year ago, Brexit was still unresolved, the US pulled out the Iran deal, China was threatening the US with a trade war, democratic nations feared Russian intervention in their elections, and we here at Pivot published our first article. On this, our first birthday, … Continue readingELECTIONS, COUPS AND ABDICATIONS – HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY PIVOT
EDITORIAL – Thursday, an anti-climactic day in U.S. politics. Attorney General William Barr approached a podium flanked by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, to announce that President Trump committed no crimes during the 2016 U.S. Election regarding democratic interference. Announced prior to the report’s delivery … Continue reading“I’M F**KED” – IT ISN’T GAME OVER YET MR. PRESIDENT
Ukraine has just undertaken the first round of voting in their presidential election. Six months ago, Ukrainians thought they would have been heading into round two with current president Petro Poroshenko and former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. But a lot can happen over six months … Continue readingSERVANT OF THE PEOPLE – TV SHOW TURNED POLITICAL REALITY
BREAKING NEWS: THE HOUSE OF COMMONS HAS REJECTED THERESA MAY’S BREXIT DEAL FOR A THIRD TIME, LOSING BY 58 VOTES. Watching live at 1.20am AEST, one couldn’t help but feel some sympathy for Prime Minister Theresa May. Although not absolving her of any errors she … Continue readingBREAKING: BREXIT DEAL FAILS FOR A THIRD TIME