Putting up a post about 'the end of ironing' was a low point in my blog so far and I apologize for that. Even thinking that it was interesting at the time was disturbing enough but looking back now I am even more horrified by my enthusiasm for breaking domestic chores news. Well, it's time to get back on form so here we go with another politics rant! Hurrah!

If Bomber Beazley really cares about the future of progressive politics in Australia then he should resign. Now.

His current approval ratings stand at less than 40% and less than 30% of people believe he would make a good prime minister. Meanwhile this government gets away with taking money from poor people to subsidise the wealthy middle classes, with dismantling the very notion of meritocracy in universities, with locking non-criminals up for years on end and deporting their own citizens. But not a single minister has resigned. Why? Because Labor are hopeless. Beazley and the Labor party need to accept the fact that as long as he is head of the party they are not going to seize power and that as long as he is leader the government is not going to be held to account.

He is too conservative, too bland, too quick with meaningless soundbites. He doesn't inspire people, he doesn't move people - he doesn't work.

If he really cares about this country and it's future direction he should realise that he is a hindrence to the reform his party wants to introduce and not a benefit. By remaining leader he is denying the progressives a chance to win back power in this country and start winding back some of the injustices of the Howard government, he should resign and let someone younger with more vitality and, more importantly, more vision take over.

Bomber Beazley? He's barely got the firepower of a pea shooter. For god's sake give it up.