In an excellent article in the Press recently the Chair of Ecan, Peter Scott, spoke forcefully about how we are being forgotten down here by both National and Labour. I can’t link to it as the Press don’t share open access to their articles so somebody with access has copied it and here it is in … [Read more...]
Policies which National and Labour are avoiding
Climate LABOUR: Not one of any of the Labour advertising I have seen on line or in print even mentions Climate Change or the Environment. NATIONAL: no plan, just trust innovation and the market to provide the answers. BOTH LABOUR AND NATIONAL: It took a press debate to have a journalist … [Read more...]
Living Wage Election Forum
An incoming government can make sure public sector workers are paid a living wage. At our Election Forum, we’re asking political parties to keep paying a Living Wage to core public sector workers, and to extend a Living Wage to workers in publicly funded education and health. This includes school … [Read more...]
Garry writes about the Loft
The longer I live the more I am convinced that genuine community driven initiatives are too often increasingly misunderstood by many in bureaucracies. A recent decision by MSD has saddened me greatly. Today I wish to focus on The Loft which serves community initiatives in the Linwood and … [Read more...]
This week Robert Burke and failures of our electricity market
It was fascinating to hear on Friday the following comments on NewsTalkZB about the electricity market: The logical flaws to the supposed electricity “market” which many will remember was lauded so loudly by Max Bradford as he led the reforms which were supposed to lead to savings and … [Read more...]
Phil Mauger back’s down on an election promise in a recent article on CCHL sales
Yet again the reason why the public distrust politicians was highlighted in a recent article in Newsroom when Phil Mauger backed down on his absolute promise to not sell CCHL assets during the last election campaign. Here’s what Phil said during the election campaign in this article in the … [Read more...]
Sophie Howe the Welsh Commissioner for Future Generations:
Remember how I went on about the fantastic presentation by Sophie recently. I apologise that we had the wrong link to Sophie's presentation in both the email and the website! That diligent and observant reader of Tuesday Club notes, Jess Halliday, instantly sent me an email pointing it … [Read more...]
CDHB IT was well organised central government politicians, you seem to have forgotten it:
A recent NZ Herald article on 14th August titled: Doctor accuses Te Whata Ora of Conspiracy to avoid public scrutiny of unsafe radiology practices" got blood boiling in Christchurch. On further reading it highlighted some poor IT systems and culture at the Hawkes Bay Hospital. What really … [Read more...]
A helpful note from Geoff Butcher on infrastructure spending
I was at the Centenary of the opening of the Otira Rail Tunnel recently. The Construction cost was apparently £1.5 million. Using the reserve bank inflation calculator from around 1919 (centre date of the 10-year project) and taking it to today's prices gives us $180 million. That's an 8km … [Read more...]
Our Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber political parties
I recently had an enjoyable lunch with two old mates, both who had been MPs in the Labour Party. I spoiled the occasion a tad by saying for the first time in my life I’m not voting Labour. That led to a spirited discussion which interrupted the polite conversation of two Merivale women sitting close … [Read more...]
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