Standing on the shoulders of leftists

Labor deserves a Darwin Award. They’re standing on the shoulders of Lilliputians.

The Albanese government is unoriginal. They are supported by the bolshie petty bourgeoisie.

The bolshie petty bourgeoisie are those who survive on government funds. In other words, they are leaners and not lifters. With so many people now living on government funds, that is, taxpayers’ money, these grifters are not the owners of the means of production. But they are communist in intent and dead set on milking the government teat dry. All while claiming they are productive.

It’s like the old joke about capitalism and communism. In capitalism, you have two cows. You buy a bull and create a herd. You sell your natural increase which produces protein. Everybody is happy – they have meat, you have money – and there is much rejoicing.

In communism, you have two cows. A public servant decides that veganism is great. You know they’re a vegan because they tell you straight away. Next thing you know the public servant takes your cows and shoots them because they are creating too much methane and causing climate change. You shake your head. But that is a microaggression and next minute you are forced to undertake retraining to become vegan.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, Standing on the shoulders of leftists.

 

Michael de Percy | "Labor deserves a Darwin Award. They’re standing on the shoulders of Lilliputians."

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— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) May 20, 2026

What did I miss? Australia’s political week in fast-forward

Labor's circus declares war on small businesses with a covert death tax thrown in for good measure. 

Small businesses copped Labor’s socialist king-hit. These days they’re called a ‘coward punch’ which is fitting, because what the Treasurer penned in his Budget certainly constitutes a cowardly act.

On display since last Tuesday’s Budget are Labor’s double standards. These are supported by their network of supporters I would call the bolshie petty bourgeoisie.

They’re bolshie as in communists, but they are actually the petty bourgeoisie.

They aren’t the owners of the means of production, but they’re public servants, union officials, dole bludgers, and immigrants all living off the government.

My latest in The Spectator Australia, What did I miss? Australia’s political week in fast-forward.

In response to the Budget - and its attack on private prosperity - the memes are coming thick and fast.

Businesses are announcing that Anthony Albanese is now their silent business partner who does f**k all while taking 47 per cent of their profits.

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— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) May 18, 2026

Budget 2026 losers and biggest losers

The budget byline is ‘Reform and Resilience’, but it is all plagiarised from Paul Keating.

The Treasurer’s opening statement in the budget overview places the blame for our current economic woes on the war in the Middle East. Energy, technology, intergenerational equity, and home ownership are the key words used to justify emptying your wallet. Out of the six opening paragraphs, five mention the Middle East and the global oil shock.

The budget byline is ‘Reform and Resilience’. Clayton’s reform, with none of the resilience home-grown. A Fuel and Fertiliser Security Facility costing $7.5 billion will secure overseas fuel instead of Australia producing its own. It’s like using our money for a beggar’s stash rather than developing our productive capabilities.

The Treasurer said in his briefing this afternoon:

‘This Budget is ambitious in the face of adversity … making sure that opportunity, aspiration, and ambition are central … it’s all about getting compliance costs down…’

If your ambition is to lean on the government, you’re a loser, and this budget’s for you. If you want opportunity and aspiration, you’re the biggest loser.

For Australia’s 840,000 family trusts, however, the headaches are only just beginning. Never mind the war in Iran. With this budget, the Treasurer has gone to war with Australian small businesses.

Yikes! Broken promises and terrifying surprises.

We've had a look at the Budget and ... it’s clear that Labor doesn’t want you to be independently wealthy.

Labor wants you to be dependent on the government.

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— The Spectator Australia (@SpectatorOz) May 12, 2026