When Chlöe met Corbyn – and Varoufakis and Piketty and Polanski and Mazzucato and… - https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/18-12-2025/when-chloe-met-corbyn-and-varoufakis-and-piketty-and-polanski-and-mazzucato-and
The contrast between this and the article I posted yesterday couldn't be more stark. One side doing petty and unintelligent name calling. The other on a journey of intellectual discovery with some of the finest political and economic minds available.
Ian Taylor: I see no party, in Government or Opposition, articulating that future with the clarity or ambition the moment demands - https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360907029/ian-taylor-i-see-no-party-government-or-opposition-articulating-future-clarity-or-ambition-moment
Just entirely ignoring the #GreenParty there. They do exist and you can, in fact, vote for them.
For those looking for the Green Party regional rail petition (mentioned in the article above, but link conspicuously absent), it's here: https://action.greens.org.nz/restore_rail
#Railways #Railroads #NewZealand #NZPol #GreensNZ #GreenParty #Tauranga
"Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has dismissed a Green Party proposal to extend the Auckland–Hamilton passenger rail line to Tauranga, saying his Government is focused on delivering road infrastructure to meet the region’s rapid growth."
A single double-tracked railway line has the capacity of a 12-lane motorway. If you want to meet demand, now and for the next 50 years, build rail.
#Railways #Railroads #NewZealand #NZPol #GreensNZ #GreenParty #Tauranga
I laughed out loud at "...I read a second book".
The Front Page: Chlöe Swarbrick on taxing the ultra-rich and what's next for the Greens - https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-front-page-chloe-swarbrick-on-taxing-the-ultra-rich-and-whats-next-for-the-greens/7B7M27MK6KSPYE274FNPH2B244/
Chlöe comes across as an articulate, funny and genuine person, who above all is talking to the concerns of real people, in a political landscape where we are being otherwise ignored. Keep it up!
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