Against the tide by Steven Friedman

The Democratic Alliance and much of the media want us to believe that it stopped the VAT increase and that this showed that its power is on the rise. In reality, the VAT crisis has ended with the DA more isolated than it has been for a long time. If it wants more influence, it will need to change the attitudes which have isolated it  

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Steven Friedman is a public commentator and an academic, currently employed as a Research Professor at the University of Johannesburg. He has been writing on South African politics for the entire democratic period both as a scholar and public commentator. He has published books on South Africa’s transition to democracy, the role of the trade union movement, and current South African politics. He has also written columns and articles for several South African newspapers. His writing seeks to use academic research to shed light on current politics but to ensure that this is conveyed in a way easily understood by people who have no academic training.