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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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Final results in the British Columbia elections have confirmed the BC Greens hold the balance of power in the provincial legislature.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/courtenay-comox-final-results-1.4129821
That’s an incredibly close election. Of course, if they had MMP or STV in multimember constituencies, it wouldn’t have been remotely close.
I’ve been out all afternoon so haven’t followed the budget. Am I right that there is no relief for beneficiaries? (assuming that the accommodation supplement increase is sucked up by rent increases).
Also wondering why people on higher incomes get more help than those on lower ones.
Thought Metiria Turei and Winston Peters were quite good at pointing out what was wrong with the budget in their sound bits. Metiria Turei is getting better at the short sound bit, good time to be improving in that area.
https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/tahua-2017-opposition-mps-oppose-budget
ta, that was good. 800 million on prisons, 100 million on new housing, they’re not fit to govern. Straight up.
I’m getting a bit worried about Melania.
Juno’s flyby.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/juno-scientists-prepare-for-fifth-science-pass-of-jupiter
https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/news/approching-jupiter
https://twitter.com/NASAJuno
Glorious!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/136797589@N04/
American Gothic meets Papal Chic.
Mind you, el presidente probably picked up a few interior decoration ideas if he wants to tone down the rococo bukakke inside Trump Tower.
Who says TS can’t do glossy up-market ironic comment? Not me.
Jesus Christ, what a screw up Joyce’s project has been.
-Infrastructure New Zealand chief executive Stephen Selwood
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/92973394/frustration-builds-over-waterview-connection-delays
Consider this project which he launched. Consider the plagiarism of Eminem. Consider the Northland by-election result. Consider Josie Butler’s protest that went global.
Anyone think his performance as finance minister will be any different?
So it won’t open till October, then.
As the transport blog (now rebranded ‘Greater Auckland’) people say, it’s now all about making sure Aucklanders have their expectations modified on the performance of the project.
Initially the project was to relieve congestion on SH1, but now the talk from NZTA is to only expect relief off peak on suburban roads around the immediate area.
https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2017/05/12/waterviewgate/
Obviously the National government, NZTA, and Fletchers haven’t got their marketing right yet.
For anyone still around – a common sense read.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jeremy-corbyn-anti-intervention-middle-east-manchester-attack-libya-foreign-policy-a7752706.html
21 people are dead – murdered by ISIS/head chopper supporter groups in the Philippines.
It’s been going on since Tuesday.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-25/philippines-marawi-isis-duterte-putin/8559082
My thoughts are with my Filipino friends and workmates who have family caught up in this nightmare.