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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Boil; Pour; Stew – Drink?
The way to get tea so strong you could stand the teaspoon up in it and produce that almost unbearably metallic, bitter tannin taste in your mouth is to follow the age old recipe: Boil; Pour; Stew. Well, they call … Continue reading
Posted in New Zealand Politics, Political Polls, Political Psychology
Tagged Don Brash, Elections, John Key, Media, National, political psychology, Voting
2 Comments
(Communication) Breakdown?
It was all too predictable. After voting for a controversial 14.4%, $68,000, backdated salary increase for its ‘CEO’, Tony Marryatt, a few weeks before Christmas, the Christchurch City Council – or, more precisely, Mayor Bob Parker and Tony Marryatt himself … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, New Zealand Politics
Tagged Christchurch, community, disaster, ECAN, Local Government, unity
6 Comments
Shearer on ‘How big is my politics?’
Q. What’s the difference between Donald O’Connor, Jimmy Durante and David Shearer? A. All three of them express the naive belief that “It’s bigger than both of us!” but only two of them have the excuse that they were singing … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Labour, New Zealand Politics, Political Psychology
Tagged Christchurch, David Shearer, disaster, political psychology
4 Comments
Soul Food
Back in the 1970s I remember reading an American TV reviewer who pointed out that, at the time, the only programmes dealing with serious issues were comedies. He used the example of ‘All in the Family‘ with its lead character … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Human Nature, Human Wellbeing
Tagged human nature, mental health, Slow Food, welfare, wellbeing
1 Comment