[Dialogue] Dialogue Digest, Vol 37, Issue 5

[David Jago]

Colleagues  --

Mr Friedman has presented an interesting analysis of the impact of  
climate change on Australian politics.

I would be more impressed if I didn't get the sense that he thought  
it was just one issue among others.

Go well!

David

> In short, climate change is the first issue in a long time that  
> could really
> scramble Western politics. Traditional conservatives can now build  
> bridges to
>  green liberals; traditional liberals can make common cause with green
> businesses; young climate voters are newly up for grabs. And while  
> coal-mining
> unions oppose global warming restrictions, service unions, which  
> serve coastal
> tourist hotels, need to embrace them. You can see all of this and  
> more in
> Australia today.
> Politics gets interesting when it stops raining.