Back In Business

I received the following missive from a friend at the Police Association this (yesterday) evening:

Unions NSW and power industry delegates today launched their campaign to 'Stop the Sell Off' of the state's electricity industry proposed by the NSW Government. The plan is bad for NSW and will lead to: - higher power prices - jobs being sent offshore - and foreign companies taking control of NSW power. As part of this campaign we have developed a website which allows the public to 'shock' the Premier, see his hair stand on end and send a direct message to Morris Iemma asking him to pull the plug on the sell off. All members of the community can have their say by logging onto http://www.stoptheselloff.org.au and hitting the 'Shock a Pollie' button. Matt Thistlethwaite Power Industry Campaign Director

Electricity privatisation has been a disaster for workers, consumers and power generation in every jurisdiction it has been implemented. From Adelaide to Los Angeles it has delivered poorer services, higher bills, less jobs and has solely operated to make merchant bankers richer. We know from the Your Rights At Work campaign that communities, working together, can move mountains. And that's exactly what we are going to do. Electricity privatisation can and will be stopped. 'PeoplePower, worth campaigning for' This slogan can unite people around a positive campaign, that steals from Michael Costa's only plus - that he is doing something positive about protecting power generation capability. This slogan reminds us of who actually owns the power now, the people, and is a reminder of the message from a successful and effective campaign, hinting at the idea - Worth fighting and voting for. I think it would be interesting to road test it with 'PeoplePower, worth fighting for'