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Rob Campbell’s Great Leap Backwards
Campbell’s argument rejects the notion that the individual can transcend the claims of tribalism and identity politics as ‘hopeless idealism’. The tribe, and the identity it bequeaths, says Campbell, cannot be “wished or washed away”. It is, he declares, “simply part of being human”.
Wayne Brown to Auckland Transport: Shaddap You Face
Auckland Mayor, Wayne Brown, has channelled Joe Dolce and basically told Auckland Transport to “shut up and listen”. They seem to lack ears, so it will remain to be seen if Wayne Brown can make them listen to Aucklanders’ concerns over Auckland Transport.
