Mark Latham’s recruitment of ageing ex-rocker and conservationist, Peter Garrett, as an ALP candidate in New South Wales, can be seen principally as a move to get the “green” vote, but it raises important questions about the direction in which Latham wants to take the ALP.There can be little doubt that Latham’s move is designed to head-off the influence of the Greens as a political force, by persuading Green supporters that the ALP more effectively represents their interests. But it also means t…
