A writer and academic based in Dunedin, New Zealand Economic historian and maritime, nuclear, military and foreign policy business exper. All views are my own.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Joined July 2009
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Exactly what I have been saying for years - privatisation in the UK was based upon a lie and has been abused by savvy state owned companies for years.
Trains on UK railways now almost entirely state-owned – by foreign countries independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…
New Zealand has one of the highest rates of workplace bullying in the OECD, and too many people are paying the price with their health, wellbeing, and livelihoods. Work Place Justice NZ has been set up to change this reate fairer, safer, and more productive workplaces.
A recent opinion piece in collaboration with John Holt and @Aluminiumville for @odtnews on artificial intelligence and the threat posed by Big Tech to democracy, society and the environment.
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Want a peaceful protest? Blow sports whistles when Happy Birthday plays for @realDonaldTrump
Hey, @PeteHegseth & @SecArmy: #Army250 celebrates the hard work by the men and women of the @USArmy, #Veterans protecting #freedom and #democracy for all #Americans! Private party? No!
🥳 The countdown for our 250th Birthday is underway!
🇺🇸 Visiting D.C. for the festival and parade? Save this post for everything you need on June 14.
🗺️ Full schedule and map: army.mil/1775/events.html#lb…
📝 Parade registration: events.america250.org
ALT Army Birthday Festival and Parade Schedule Graphic National Mall 9:30 am - 12:30 pm: Fitness Competition 11:00 am - 6:00 pm: Festival 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm: Parade 9:45 pm: Fireworks on the Mall
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I signed.
Have you?
our.actionstation.org.nz/pet… via @actionstation
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"Not a revolution. A long-overdue evolution."
Today in an opinion piece in the @odtnews I expanded on devolution in the South Island and demonstrated a pathway to accountability in the @NZParliament to govern in the best interests of the South Island.
odt.co.nz/opinion/south-isla…
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May I recommend a peaceful protest?
Blow referee whistles when they play Happy Birthday for @realDonaldTrump
This about celebrating the 250 years of hard work put in by the men and women of the @USArmy protecting freedom and democracy.
It is not a private birthday party.
🥳 The countdown for our 250th Birthday is underway!
🇺🇸 Visiting D.C. for the festival and parade? Save this post for everything you need on June 14.
🗺️ Full schedule and map: army.mil/1775/events.html#lb…
📝 Parade registration: events.america250.org
ALT Army Birthday Festival and Parade Schedule Graphic National Mall 9:30 am - 12:30 pm: Fitness Competition 11:00 am - 6:00 pm: Festival 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm: Parade 9:45 pm: Fireworks on the Mall
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Duncan Connors retweeted
Just figured out where these fake tariff rates come from. They didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us.
So we have a $17.9 billion trade deficit with Indonesia. Its exports to us are $28 billion. $17.9/$28 = 64%, which Trump claims is the tariff rate Indonesia charges us. What extraordinary nonsense this is.
Yesterday, I published advice in @odtnews for @JamesMeagerMP as the Minister for the South Island in the New Zealand Government led by @chrisluxonmp
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odt.co.nz/.../turning-minist…...
The South Island is bigger than England and Wales, with 1.2 m people. Good governance is essential.
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Today @JamesMeagerMP was made the Minister for the South Island.
I proposed the idea many articles for the @odtnews
Below is where I proposed the concept of Minister for the South Island in 2023 in the Otago Daily Times:
odt.co.nz/opinion/gaining-ou…
@chrisluxonmp - Thank you.
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My latest article in @odtnews
odt.co.nz/opinion/getting-bo…
I posted the following to @LinkedIn to lay down the gauntlet to Minister of Rail @winstonpeters to let me run a private led open access service between Dunedin and Christchurch (And Invercargill)
linkedin.com/posts/duncan-co…
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Duncan Connors retweeted
Trumps comments re Americans
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
This is a fake quote. Trump never said this.
reuters.com/article/world/…
fullfact.org/online/donald-…
news24.com/news24/opinion…
Today I published an article in the @odtnews based on my doctoral teaching in leadership and governance on University of @otago
It highlights the problem with toxic behaviour behaviour in the New Zealand workplace.
@NewZealandGov - take note!
odt.co.nz/opinion/time-stand…
Duncan Connors retweeted
Your periodic reminder that town planning used to be an Olympic event.
John Hughes won gold for Team GB in 1932.
Thank you to everyone who attended in #Dunedin, yesterday.
Special thanks to Jarrod Hodson for his intro and Maggies for hosting the event.
A video is on YouTube:
youtu.be/mNcnmBoT3_4?si=oCs5…
All opinions are my own
Next stops Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Invercargill! – at Dunedin City, New Zealand
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I will be doing a public talk this weekend, details below.
If you cannot make it in person, please follow this Zoom link:
otago.zoom.us/j/99190410758...
Meeting ID: 991 9041 0758
Password: 058846
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I will be speaking on restoring passenger rail to New Zealand at 4.00pm, 9th March 2024 at Morning Magpies (Maggies) Stuart Street, Dunedin.
Passenger rail can be frequent, fast and affordable on existing track by importing technologies and ideas from Japan.
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odt.co.nz/opinion/embrace-ta…
Over ten thousand cruise passengers come to use the railway and each one spends hundreds of dollars. Those dollars go to business owners and pay wages. Employees spend in the local community. They pay tax. They pay mortgages and rent. Rail pays!
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