Posts by Sacha
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Craig, you're confusing operational and governance systems.
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Oh, Te Standard makes the same point.
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Jenni McManus reports roundtable guest Stephen Jennings declaring that MMP should be dumped because it interferes with decisiveness.
We need political leaders who can lead and manage change. "They need to be able to make policy choices quickly and efficiently," Jennings says. "We know what kind of political behaviour our current constitution generates: gradualism, populism and the quasi-corruption arising from disproportionate pandering to tiny minorities."
Apprently a handful of rich white businessmen does not count as a minority.
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Oh, and the Herald has a few minutes of streaming video of Key talking about Maori representation and why an advisory board is better than dedicated seats. Think it's the same as that earlier audio clip, but better quality (and with body language).
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Admittedly, that was a generous interpretation on my part.
Wonder what corporate governance representatives like the Institute of Directors make of this?
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Meanwhile in totally unrelated news, foo is misconstrued.
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Myself, I believe that Key, Hide and others simply do not understand governance and citizenship.
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the Government has chosen to ignore the recommendation for a 4 year transition and, with no real rationale as to why, gone for a 18 month transition.
Fran O'Sullivan thinks the urgency is related to the Rugby World Cup. That might explain the tilting of the balance in favour of central government control of most key decisions, but it may simply be an underlying belief about who gets to decide.
People think about authority differently. As we have discussed previously, George Lakoff's strong father/nurturing mother model may shed light on choosing swift, top-down processes rather than measured, inclusive, bottom-up ones. Just listen to the language coming from Key, Hide and others.
And here's Fran's list of contenders for the crucial role of heading the Establishment Board:
Sir Ron Carter, the long-term champion of the Committee for Auckland; Oxford University's John Hood, who was an active driver for a competitive Auckland; NZ Post's John Allen; Fletcher Building chairman Roderick Deane and Deloitte chairman Nick Main.
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Loyalty is admirable, but willingness in its service to ignore all contrary evidence presented just makes someone a fool.
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So completely impotent then?
In the government's proposal, yes. In Mikaere's proposal, the community boards are the source of Councillors. Big difference.
If biculturalism is the first step towards multiculturalism
It isn't. Two different things.
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