Another world is possible
Yesterday’s New Zealand Climate Strike numbers reached a tipping point of climate action going mainstream.
Politics
Posts on government and governence at national and local level, political parties,politicians, and political participation
Still not sure what anything National says means?
Gerry Brownlee clarifies.
National’s faux outrage
The National Party has described as “censorship at the extreme” a rule in Parliament’s standing orders the latest version of which was enacted under the last National Government. Updated with Simon Bridges opposing the relaxation of the rule in 2017
Strike for Climate today
Countrywide events for today’s Strike for Climate.
Local government: who to vote for?
Resources for progressive voters, on candidates in the 2019 local body elections.
How to vote in STV
It’s local voting time again, and more councils are using STV- while the Electoral Commission will tell you how to rank candidates, they won’t tell you how to vote effectively. Should you leave candidates off your list if you know what relative order they would go in?
Unrelentingly negative
National has chosen to attack Jacinda Ardern on her trip to New York for doing too much and not enough at the same time. It seems to be a pattern.
Civilian offers a bleak look at our future.
The Civilian ‘reports’ in “Trump repeatedly asked Ardern if New Zealand gives asylum very often”. Oh shit! We need to reverse National’s large donation policy and proactively and preemptively pass a law against bolthole refugees.
The Greens on the need for rental law changes
Marama Davidson: renting has to be a valid way of life.
Robot creep
Tech is cute, right?
BoJo cornered
Lady Hale and the UK Supreme Court have torpedoed Boris Johnson’s cunning plan to prorogue Parliament. His request to the Queen was “unlawful, void, and of no effect.” Her Maj will not be pleased. Johnson is now boxed in – ask for an extension to Brexit, or resign.
Fairy tales of eternal economic growth
Greta Thunberg has spoken at the UN Climate Change summit and has warned the world that it is stealing the dreams and hopes of young people through its failure to address climate change.
Lying : the preferred denier behavior
In a striking example of the typical climate change denier, the “Australian Young Coal Coalition” released a photo bemoaning the mess left by […]
How To Get There 22/9/19
Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.
National’s rhetoric problem
National has displayed a concerning level of rhetoric this week involving a misrepresentation of the GDP figures and the attacking of a board appointee who cannot respond.
The climate action momentum
The global School Strikes this week and the upcoming International Rebellions are part of a large wave of change that gives us a chance at preventing the worst of climate disaster.
Where is the Government on oil reliance?
Even though New Zealand is one of the most oil-reliant countries on earth, the Government has a disturbing lack of a plan for security of supply.
No Right Turn: Against facial recognition
“we should be outlawing this intrusive technology and the tracking it enables and entails.”
Ihumaatao must be returned to mana whenua says Kiingitanga
“Mana whenua agree they want their land returned, so they can make decisions about its future.”
Every day New Zealanders
Simon Bridges thinks that Jacinda Ardern’s international campaign to change the way that social media handles hate speech and terrorism a big talkfest that will achieve nothing, even though Facebook has as a result announced significant changes to its platform.
China, Climate Conference, and New Zealand
At the United Nations Climate Action Summit next weekend the question may be asked what would happen if China stopped buying Australian coal?
The strange case of Oravida and the rupturing of the Ruakaka jet fuel line
An independent inquiry has concluded that an Oravida associated company was most likely responsible for the rupturing of a jet fuel line in 2017.
An unfortunate rush to judgment by the media?
A release of information from Labour Council member Simon Mitchell has raised issues about what members of the Labour Party knew about recent sexual abuse allegations and when.
The Race to be the Democratic Party’s Presidential nominee
Breaking it down.
Monorail!
Auckland mayoral candidate Craig Lord has announced a policy that may turn the campaign on its head. Or may not.
How This Government Can Still Win
Some suggestions on how Labour can retain power at the next election.
National’s double standard
National has a rather murky past when it comes to dealing with issues relating to the behaviour of its Members of Parliament.
How To Get There 15/9/19
Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.
National advertisements ruled misleading
National has recently had two different advertisements ruled misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority.
Accused Labour Party Staffer Resigns
A second resignation has swiftly followed that of Labour Party President Nigel Haworth. The person from the Labour Party Parliamentary team accused of sexual assault has today quit his job.
Trump it up
Found on facebook and featuring the work of an anonymous genius …
Trump sacks Bolton – oil price nosedives!
This has been rumoured for some time now. It’s good news – peace now has a chance, as Trump has woken up to the fact that a shooting war would not be good for his re-election. Also Bolton’s hard-line strategy was failing everywhere.
The biggest loser
Boris Johnson has lost a sixth Parliamentary vote in six days as Britain lurches into a constitutional crisis.
How To Get There 8/9/19
Welcome to TS’s Sunday think piece. It’s a blank sheet, a tabula rasa, waiting for your thoughts on the future and How To Get There.
The Far Right’s Winning Narrative Superiority
Why is the right winning so many elections?
The Civilian has a fish-hook
The Civilian is New Zealand’s pre-eminent source of online news, and indeed the purest form of news that you can consume without having an apoplectic seizure. Today they detail the course of a vaccination on live TV. Please put your hot drinks down before reading.