Lindsay Tanner
The Monthly Essays
Window Dressing: The Mirage of Political Reform
Lindsay Tanner
Such sentiments are understandable but misguided. The rules that govern how our political system works matter, but the development of...
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Arts & Letters
Air Traffic Out of Control: Satyajit Das’s 'Extreme Money'
Lindsay Tanner
Did you know that the Japanese Ministry of Finance advertises Japanese government bonds by claiming that men who own them are more popular...
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The Nation Reviewed
Comment: Gough Whitlam at 95 Years
Lindsay Tanner
Many books have been written about the political drama of the Whitlam years, particularly the government’s ultimate dismissal by Governor-...
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Sideshow: Dumbing Down Democracy. Lindsay Tanner
Lindsay Tanner
In this exclusive SlowTV interview, Lindsay Tanner tells Nick Feik about the ideas and genesis of his new book, Sideshow: Dumbing Down...
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Is Australian Democracy Broken?
Part 1 | Part 2 Australian voters, pundits and politicians alike are asking the same questions: what happened to our politics? Where does...
More ...Chariots of Fire: Tony Blair’s Legacy
Lindsay Tanner
Ten years later, Blair stepped down, exhausted and diminished. Bullied out of office by a relentless rival, a ravenous media and the...
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Where to, Democracy?: John Keane in conversation with Lindsay Tanner
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Australian-born John Keane is ranked by The Times of London as one of Britain's leading political thinkers and...
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