by Bruce Cotterill | Oct 10, 2021 | Uncategorised
You can just about imagine the farcical scenes unfolding in the Cabinet room. The leader looks puzzled. “What can we give them this week?” “Well, we can’t give them anything. There are too many cases.” “What about walks on the...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
Let’s be positive. Despite everything going on around us at the moment, we’ve had a couple of bright lights. And we need to give credit where it’s due. You see, this week we finally took a couple of steps forward in the fight to get our economy, and...
by Bruce Cotterill | Sep 11, 2021 | Uncategorised
In the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed a bit more commentary starting to appear about the behaviour of the media. One of the often repeated charges is that the media is demonstrating bias in favour of the Government and against the various Opposition parties....
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 28, 2021 | Uncategorised
It was a couple of Fridays ago — five days before the latest lockdown. I had a spare afternoon so I decided to get a haircut and a Covid jab. The haircut, at least, was straightforward. Then I walked into the local medical centre. It was about 1:45pm and the place was...
by Bruce Cotterill | Aug 21, 2021 | Uncategorised
I sometimes wonder if we’re being deliberately dumbed down. Not in an educational sense, although that’s been going on for years. But more in the sense of our own expectations of the society around us. I believe we are all party to managing expectations....
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 31, 2021 | Uncategorised
They say it’s the hardest job in politics. I suspect it’s harder than that. I imagine that the role of an entire party in opposition is a difficult one. But the role of leader is really tough. Right now, the Nats need a refresh. If you think for a moment...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 27, 2021 | Uncategorised
It’s Monday morning. 10.30am. The Euro 2021 football final has just finished. My phone rings. The voice on the other end tells me that my mother is in an ambulance on her way to hospital. She’s had a fall, and her already troublesome spine is causing...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 17, 2021 | Uncategorised
I’ve never been a fan of MMP. I don’t like the unique feature of MMP governments where the “tail wags the dog”. In other words, where the minor party in the relationship is disproportionately influential in what does and doesn’t get done....
by Bruce Cotterill | Jul 3, 2021 | Uncategorised
They’re the words and phrases of the moment. From the classroom, to the factory floor, to the boardroom, these words have a new-found level of respect. Once seen as a sign of weakness, they’re words and phrases that for decades have largely been pushed...
by Bruce Cotterill | Jun 19, 2021 | Uncategorised
I don’t know what to believe anymore. It’s a sad reflection of the times we live in that there is an industry of fact-checkers. These usually come in the form of online services that you can access to check the facts surrounding something you’ve seen...
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