Trevor Cook is a doctoral student and tutor in Australian politics at the University of Sydney. His thesis is on the (changing) relationship between the ALP and unions. Between 1982 and 2007, he worked in federal politics, the Australian public service and public relations. He has been blogging since November 2003 and over the past decade he has written many articles on politics, public relations and social media for newspapers, magazines and websites. He loves literature particularly John McGahern and James Joyce.