Samuelson retired this week as a columnist in the Washington Post having written about economics and business for this publication since 1977. He wrote about his views on economists, which to this jaundiced individual summarised the discipline of economists pretty accurately. His pertinent comments … [Read more...]
Remember we had a talk a few weeks ago about the 20-minute City?
This article in the Press yesterday wrote about the fact that after the earthquakes we got things right around here. Mostly because there was Government intervention in the market and assistance with infrastructure. Previous Tuesday Club events on 20 Minute Cities Also, Waimakariri and Selwyn … [Read more...]
A warning about USA politics:
Ann Hornaday wrote in the Washington Post recently: As Andrew Breitbart famously said: Politics is downstream from culture. The right has watched with alarm over the past generation as such liberal values as feminism, gay rights, anti-racism and cultural pluralism became normalized on screen. … [Read more...]
Extinction Rebellion demo outside the Leader’s Forum:
Extinction Rebellion Otautahi is planning a die-in outside the Leaders Debate at the Town Hall on 6 October. They’d appreciate it if you can join them and pass the word on to your networks. It’s a great opportunity for the all climate and progressive organizations to come together to … [Read more...]
Biketober:
There is to be a celebration of biking in Christchurch during October. Seeing I can’t celebrate Movember, and I ride a bike, then I think I’ll join this one… Biketober Christchurch Submit your photos and video of biking in Christchurch this October to showcase the city’s cycling culture and be … [Read more...]
Generation Zero public meeting with Christchurch Central candidates:
I received this information from Cam Bradley about a meeting sponsored by Generation Zero. Who supports your concerns for climate justice?Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 6 PM – 7:30 PMTūrangaPublic ·meeting hosted by Generation Zero Tickets available at … [Read more...]
Comments by John Burn:
Each day I receive a daily blog from John Burn, who was a City Councillor back in the days when dinosaurs roamed the planet. In fact, when I think about it, he might be a direct descendent. However, I allow myself to be distracted. This week I took the poor old chap out to a café for a wee break … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 29 Sept 2020
Poor old Boris Johnson is finding the office of Prime Minister a bit of a bind. Apparently he is struggling without his massive fees he changed for his newspaper columns which apparently were around 275,000 pounds per annum. He can’t afford to keep on their nanny. Pam and I found that by sharing the … [Read more...]
Garry writes 22 September 2020
During the week Spinoff published an interview with an amazing young woman, AIGAGALEFILI ‘FILI’ FEPULEA’I-TAPUA’I, who lives in South Auckland. She is referred to as “Fili” in the article. I hope she does not peak too early, which I have seen so many times with young able people. I really liked what … [Read more...]
Last Week the Film Sector
Last week we had a series of speakers from the Film Sector. They covered a range of topics including: International TVC industry is gone due to boardersLoosing Crew to the North Island due to lack of productionsCentral Government has a huge amount of funding available for content creation.We need … [Read more...]
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