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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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Prime Minister having tried his shaka hand sign on Police, then tries to disguise it having failed to impress.
The shaka sign, sometimes known as “hang loose”, is a gesture of friendly intent often associated with Hawaii, surf culture, and public school pride.
Shaka sign – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaka_sign
Anyone know what has happened to the Chris Trotter, Bowally Road blog?.
Is he still overseas?
Not been posted on recently. You have the wrong spelling.
http://bowalleyroad.blogspot.co.nz/
A stuff article by Trotter in the last week.
I hadn’t read this before. A perceptive article !
Ta for posting it Carolyn_nth.
He might have got caught up in a sentence that was so long he couldn’t get out of it.
That was a good one. Thanks for the laugh!
that’s actually quite funny.
That is a classic emotional sign that the person feels uncomfortable, holding your wrist or arm denotes that you need to relax. Remember, your parent probably did the same when you were you a child.
Overdue library book? jog my memory officer.
Could it possibly be:
Hit & Run: The New Zealand SAS in Afghanistan and the Meaning of Honour ?
“Sir, um we left that tape you gave us on the toilet window sill. Can we come back in and get it?”
“Oh that.. it’s at sea now.”
No he’s just telling the constabulary that young Todd is not home today and try again another time.
Auckland Council is recladding its high-rise headquarters in the central city with aluminium composite panels – a building material linked to the Grenfell Tower fire disaster in London.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11882242
The Alucobond PLUS panels being used on the 31-storey tower conform to the New Zealand Building Code and fire safety standards.
However, the panels are more combustible than an alternative product, Alucobond A2, which is classified as 98 per cent non-combustible in some countries. Alucobond A2 is a requirement for use in certain European countries like Germany.
glenn
Thanks for the heads up.
Is this what the modern hell is? To have the air saturated with pulses of information, too much of it, and still have flammable panels put on high-rise buildings when everyone knows, and best practice knows, it shouldn’t be an option. It’s like a madhouse that we live in really with people paid lots to do their job spending the money on finding ways not to do it.
‘This is not the employment dispute you are looking for’.
“Don’t tell me your problems, I’m not a lawyer”
And this is what it looks like… when doves cry.
‘You won’t need those, I’ll cuff myself.’
“I did not give New Zealand the fingers, Officer. As you can tell, I have them firmly in hand.”