Why Changing the Government Should Be Enough

Outrage is easy. Outrage feels righteous. But outrage without discipline destroys the very people it claims to save.

If we want transformation that endures, we must build it brick by brick. Or watch it burn, again.

LocalBodies: John Key Aspires to Mediocrity

Local Bodies provides this interesting comparison on John Key compared to some of the more ethical leaders of our past. Suffice it to say that the ever forgetful John Key doesn’t measure up to past standards. He is really only distinguished the his sustained level of  pathetic mediocrity.

In the shadow of Savage

25 December is a good day to visit historic sites.  Yesterday I visited the Savage Memorial in Auckland.  Political heritage in today’s environment.  A memorial for workers? Remember the Savage government!  Remember the Bastion Point protests!  Lessons for today?