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The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.We seem to be entering an era of populism, in which leadership in a democracy is based on preferences of the population which do not seem entirely rational nor serving their longer interests. ...
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Anyone know the actual rules in the UK for formation of govt? I think the Fixed Term Parliament Act means that no coalition is needed, but I’m still unclear on Confidence and Supply and what is mandated.
This is the SNP position in 2015,
An agreement between political parties that is less formal than a full-blown coalition but one that allows a minority party to play a part in government. Under “C&S”, as it is sometimes called, a smaller party, or parties, agree to support a larger party on its budget and any other votes in which other political parties propose to bring it down. If the Scottish nationalists, for example, agreed to such a deal with Labour after the election, they would support (or possibly abstain on) a Queen’s speech put forward by a minority government led by Ed Miliband. They would do the same with a Labour budget and a vote of no confidence (if one is tabled). But the SNP would judge all other proposals on merit and would reserve the right to vote against Labour.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/mar/16/politics-what-is-confidence-and-supply
The SNP have ruled out a coalition this time, but I don’t know if they have to have C and S agreement instead in order for Labour to govern.
Anyone?
Beyond a lie: The White House is creating misinformation as propaganda
This is how the rich destroy societies – continual lies.
Peter Dunne positioning himself for being inside the tent of a left wing govt?
http://honpfd.blogspot.co.nz/2017/06/over-years-amedia-myth-of-my.html
I can only hope that the people of Ohāriu finally decide to get rid of him
And presenting himself as a potential political mentor… good grief!
Love the little boy’s optimistic poster above.
As meaningful as a National MP’s position on -um- well- anything really.
Comey’s testimony to be delivered in person in a few hours time:
https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3860409/Comey-Statement.pdf
The fun will be in the Q&A after his prepared opening.
Yep this is going to be great – they say trump might live tweet his responses to comey – that made me smile – dreams might come true ☺
Well, to be honest it was a wee bit disappointing. Someone got Trump’s phone away from him, and almost all of Comey’s juicy stuff was already public.
Drink driving numbers plummet
So Adams thinks people getting the drink driving message is why drink driving convictions are dropping.
Wouldn’t be because the numbers of drink driving checkpoints is also plummeting would it? I can’t remember when I last saw one (or was stopped) around where I live.
Yes the alcohol problem in NZ is showing so much evidence of being solved.
What a joke.
Precisely. I drive a lot, and it is at least a year since I struck a checkpoint. And it is the kind of manoeuvre one might expect from a bureaucracy keen to make its statistics look better. What’s more, I bet alcohol sales have fallen significantly!
Agreed.
Last few I came across one was dangerously positioned with insufficient resources, the other was jokingly staffed and had cars waiting while 2 officers tried to checkpoint a T intersection.
Only 2 I’ve seen in years and both bad examples of effective road policing.
And do you really believe that the stats that matter (serious accidents and alcohol) will have changed significantly? Ha ha – I suspect we won’t hear bad news like that until after the election.