It was wonderful to see students marching on the Council during the week. They marched on the Council demanding action. Our young people, who will be the ratepayers in the future as we dribble into our slop trays, are demanding action. Now. I was delighted to hear how stirred up my 13-year-old … [Read more...]
John Patterson’s been writing memories and commenting on house construction
In John’s first piece he has written about the mines in the area he grew up in. There were disasters, but when the death only involved one person the town moved on and the family had the job of grieving on their own. It is a real lesson for us to remember those who are grieving over personal … [Read more...]
Democratic changes in USA
In USA the Republicans are working overtime to reduce the opportunity for communities like Afro-American families from voting. Some of the corporates have joined the push back against this undemocratic activity. The Republicans are turning on them. Te debate is fascinating and this is well worth … [Read more...]
In Conclusion 20 April 2021
Garry writes – Its time to increase taxes
When will those in Treasury start to realise that the three decades of “reduce tax” “reduce the size of the state” “the private sector will show how to run Government (Central and Local)” are over? There is increasingly discussion around the world on taxes. There will be resistance toward … [Read more...]
Last Week Farid Ahmed
Last week was very different from our normal presentation. Farid is an amazing man who is completely driven by his faith journey. Others who share his faith journey have not all agreed with his forgiveness of those who have done him wrong, like the man who mercilessly murdered Farid’s wife and 50 … [Read more...]
This Week – CCC speakers
This week we have two CCC topics... The first is explaining to us the proposed changes to the electoral boundaries for Local Government in Christchurch. I promised that we would consider this recently and now is our chance to hear what is being discussed at the Council table which we are able to … [Read more...]
When do our leaders get time to think?
I was due to have a meeting with a senior public servant this week. It didn’t happen for a variety of reasons. I was staggered when I discussed when we could next catch up with his wonderful pa that his diary was booked weeks in advance. This made me think about when I was told after I had … [Read more...]
This was incorrectly written by the Economist as a left-right divide
Following on from the article above about the need to review taxes the Economist this week has taken the line that for business to agree to get on side with certain issues makes the matter of “siding with the left”. This is an interesting interpretation. What’s seen by the Economist as “left” in … [Read more...]
Isn’t it time that the governance structure of the Red Zone was sorted out CCC?
Am I on my own when I express frustration about the endless delays in establishing a Governance structure for the Red Zone? Surely 10 years of sitting at endless meetings chewing the end of a pencil has enabled Central and Local Government time to get their act together. There’s quite frankly no … [Read more...]
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