I”m not both sides. I’m pro-Te Tiriti and pro-Aotearoa. I am also a pro-show-your-workings and game-out-your-theories. Ends x
Finally, suppose the deregulation agenda combines reducing the administrative burden (which is a real problem) with clarifying the role of the state. Why is that a problem? Some commentators do not understand the difference between policy and regulatory policy. It shows.
Also, no, because most state provision is already third-party, and the ones who complain about privatisation are currently well served by the state. I have never heard those harmed or failed by the state arguing for more state provision. They ask to design and deliver services themselves.
Yes. And. No. Yes, Te Tiriti is a barrier to those who hate deliberative democracy. No, because this narrative excuses racism, dismisses the ongoing colonial project and centres on polite progressive politics instead of lifting indigenous voices.
New Zealand, a low tax country with no capital gains tax, is struggling for funds to run a modern public health system. Tracy Watkins, a prominent media leader: we've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas. We're ill-served by thinking like this. The Post & SST are ill-served by her leadership.
and this in turn reminds of something a religion professor once said to our class: "in black church tradition, christians worship a jesus who has been lynched. in the white church tradition, christians worship a jesus who could be forgiven for lynching"
CW: very distressing article which talks about large scale death. I am so, so, so glad we Dame Jacinda in charge of the country during Covid. For other countries, it was traumatic, like the UK. I suspect this poor doctor has PTSD.
Prof Kevin Fong, who was on shift during 7/7 bombings, says height of pandemic was like a ‘terrorist attack every day’
New policy brief on our work studying the removal of race adjustment from the eGFR equation: hai.stanford.edu/policy-brief...proceedings.mlr.press/v248/cusick2...
Don't apologise e hoa : your message is a gift x