Posts by Sacha
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I believe the rising inflection at the end-of non-questions is ours too? Even exported it acoss the Tassie in time for that Kylie Mole tv character to popularise it there?
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Nice
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Or even ambitious for the electorate, Paul. :)
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It's also the way the process is being conducted that has drawn attention, as I noted on t'other thread.
If Hide has nothing to hide, then why exclude public input? - unless he's taking advice from blitzkreig Douglas about how to implement unpopular changes (Mont Pelerin speech 1989, PDF , 240KB).
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Craig, we're talking about mandate for very particular actions, not a generalised minsterial warrant or whatnot.
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Thanks, Russell. They don't seem to be checking even the more obvious sources of knowledge about strokes. As your friend's example shows, it's nothing short of sloppy journalism to pretend that Knox's current condition means much at all for his long-term prospects.
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Sorry, Craig. Tied myself in knots trying to reconcile your position. From now on if you run what Russell described as "an odd line of argument" I shall simply assume that you totally mean it. However, that may prompt some McEnroe moments on my part.
I think your example of Anderton and drug policy is closer to the mark than Graeme's ones upthread which were pushed by the major partry rather than the minnow.
There are degrees of unmandated action, and most citizens are reasonable about things that change between elections. We - and functioning journalists - are suspicious when seeking buy-in is deliberately avoided when there's no compelling emergency.
Hide's plan strikes me as a rather dramatic over-reach which as the Herald was pointing out may have adverse outcomes for National if not corrected before it's too late. But who knows how well National voters thought about the potential coalition outcomes when they voted for that nice Mr Key? Maybe they secretly wanted a bit of lash without having to own up to that?
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DomPost does another Knox story. I wish they'd bother asking someone what is normal progress at this early stage to give some context.
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I don't recall Anderton or Peters doing anything significant that they and Labour had not first told the public about and even taken to an election explicitly.
That's all a mandate means to me - some form of relevant delegated permission from voters, not a three yearly blank cheque nor a more refined historical concept.
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Director Juliette Veber talks about Trouble is My Business in the first story in this Media7 clip.
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