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Monthly Archives: November 2010
On (again) – and off (again) – the buses
Prior to the 4th of September Canterbury Earthquake, the bus company Christchurch Bus Services (CBS) was, apparently, ‘all go‘ for the extra bus routes that it won through tender; now CBS is ‘all Go Bus‘. One minute it was all … Continue reading
Posted in Free Market, Transport
Tagged Christchurch, cities, ECAN, markets, private sector, public transport
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‘On the buses’ – and other evolving systems
Waiting at a bus stop for 34 minutes gives you time to get over the irritation and start to think. It’s largely passed beneath the radar of national news but Christchurch has been experiencing supposed ‘aftershocks‘ from the September 4th … Continue reading
Posted in Free Market, Freedom, New Zealand Politics, Transport
Tagged economic history, markets, private sector, public transport
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Reflections on the Pike River Mine Disaster November, 2010
“As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods. They kill us for their sport” Gloucester in King Lear, Act 4, Scene 1: William Shakespeare The end of a person’s life is the end of the most diaphanous of … Continue reading
Posted in Human Nature, Labour
Tagged disaster, mining, personal being, unity
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The SAS and CEOs – what’s all the fuss about?
There’s certainly a fuss. The Defence Minister Wayne Mapp ordered an immediate inquiry. The Editor of the Nelson Mail wasn’t impressed. What is the fuss about? Perhaps it’s over the idea that the military need to run a ‘corporate cake … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Freedom, Military, New Zealand Politics
Tagged army, blogs, corporations, fascism, Freedom, SAS
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Are we all Hobbits now?
‘The Hobbit Enabling Act’ – the title alone should keep postmodern theorists in scholarly manuscripts for at least the next decade. Apparently, we’re all now enabled to be Hobbits – but is that what we want to be? Alternatively, if … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, National Identity, New Zealand Politics
Tagged industrial dispute, John Key, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit
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