The Slater Plan – How to Fix the Ferry Problem
This is sure to succeed: it ticks all the necessary boxes, will get the support of the opposition and provides a real, sustainable solution.
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This Is Not Even Convincing the Alarmists
This is not a good time to abandon energy security by transitioning away from reliable carbon fuels to intermittent solar and wind power requiring expensive backup facilities. Northwest Europe may be facing several decades of colder winters ahead.
NZ Politics Daily: 13 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FERRY REPLACEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Jo Moir (RNZ): Winston Peters says rail-enabled ferries are 'no-brainer' for Interislander replacements Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk): The ferry "announcement" is embarrassing Dom Kalasih (The Post): Rail ferry debate needs reality rather than rhetoric (paywalled) Thomas Manch
I Doubt Will Anyone Notice
Health bosses are swinging the axe half-heartedly, announcing hundreds more jobs are to go. They should be announcing thousands of cuts, not hundreds.
Face of the Day
The trial has deepened a rift between the Victorian Liberal party’s conservative and moderate factions – and the result will likely lead to speculation of a leadership challenge.
NZ Politics Daily: 12 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards FERRY REPLACEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Stewart Sowman-Lund (Spinoff): An 'announcement of an announcement' of two new boats Russell Palmer (RNZ): Interislander replacement: Opposition 'astounded', 'disgusted' over 'omnishambles' Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Interislander ferry replacements: Labour slams delays after Government
Can They Capitalise on This?
Now that parliament has polarised into rival coalitions, voter and media attention may turn much more to the proposed policies of the minor parties.
Continued Contempt of Parliament from Te Pāti Māori
If they don’t like the institution of parliament and its standing orders, then they can always go back to the mat.
NZ Politics Daily: 11 December 2024
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards TREATY AND RACE RELATIONS Tom Day (1News): Poll: More NZers oppose than support Treaty Principles Bill David Farrar: Treaty Issues poll shows the way forward Ryan Bridge (Herald): Treaty Principles Bill: Act and David Seymour’s poll bump shows this strategy is working (paywalled)
And the Left Celebrate This
The sickening response to a man’s death reveals a disturbing component of left-wing ideology.