http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/04/26/rethinking-urban-politics/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/04/26/rethinking-urban-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-4102 Mike L. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:51:13 +0000 http://zstation/creativeclass/v3/creative_class/2008/04/26/rethinking-urban-politics/#comment-4102 Yes, in our recent city election here in Australia, the national party affiliations (if any) of candidates were ignored by the voters as irrelevant. Everything was based on local issues. The main local issue was "development vs. the environment", and both major national parties are perceived by the local voters to be pre-development. The environmentalists won. Yes, in our recent city election here in Australia, the national party affiliations (if any) of candidates were ignored by the voters as irrelevant. Everything was based on local issues. The main local issue was “development vs. the environment”, and both major national parties are perceived by the local voters to be pre-development. The environmentalists won.

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