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December 6, 2013 by Jan Rivers

Nurturing a democratic imagination

Nurturing a democratic imagination

Children and the Environment: Nurturing a democratic imagination Bronwyn Hayward 2012 Are there better kinds of democracy and do we need to do something different to face the challenges ahead? Jens Stoltenberg, Norwegian Prime Minister said – following the appalling shootings on Utøya Island in 2011 – “We will stand by our democracy. The answer […]

Filed Under: Children, Democracy Tagged With: Children

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@alans_world This is what JB Priestley said in 1933 when his regiment met for dinner and several men were to ashamed to come attend as they could not bear to be seen in the clothes they would have had to wear. #Homefitforheroes #anzacday pic.twitter.com/FkNr…

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@pjsmellie @pv_reynolds @NewsroomNZ Wind is expensive but isn't solar failing to get a foothold because the generation model is predicated on large generating plant & the wrong incentives are in place for solar to succeed.

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@kahuranginp @transparency_a1 So about $1000 profit per NZ resident per year heads to Australian banks. This is about 14% of the total income tax take of NZ govt for no benefit.

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@imaginemyrelief @farmgeek Yes indeed. There is an interesting article here about this & in the comments one on Germany's valiant experience of renewables newsroom.co.nz/2018/….

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@pjsmellie @pv_reynolds @NewsroomNZ Internationally subsidies to extraction are huge (10 *) compared with those to fossil fuel consumption. theguardian.com/envi…

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@pjsmellie @pv_reynolds @NewsroomNZ Selling fossil fuel generated electricity at the same price as renewable is an effective subsidy to the former. Per Kilowatt renewable is much cheaper to generate.

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@MacFinlay @onya_nz Most of us wouldn't get to bore our best buddies with drivel like this let alone hog space in the national media & presuppose get paid to boot. nzherald.co.nz/index…

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@tommundaycs Partly true but "my editor would stop me if I wrote about austerity" said 12 NZ journos to me as core gov't spending in NZ fell from 33 to 28% of GDP.

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@MsWonderOutLoud @easegill . @OwenJones84 in the UK has written about deligitimising the Labour opposition. Are we are seeing the same here of the govt? Orchestrated, dishonest & malign. medium.com/@OwenJone…

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