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This morning a group of mostly rich countries used the World Economic Forum in Davos to call for negotiations on digital trade. This is ‘next big thing’ in trade talks: trying to create global rules to govern rapidly increasing online trade and accompanying flows of data (the so-called ‘oil’ of the new economy).
Journalists should be interested in their pursuit of the truth here – not sweep this stuff aside.
National had successfully told the press to bugger off and talk about something else – like Karel Sroubek for five weeks.
Now Ross was guilty of bringing up the matters they thought they had artfully dodged.
None of this context was covered in Stacey’s article today.
The idea that when world leaders meet in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos to discuss economic issues that the assembled politicians are somehow in charge of the global economy is a delusion.
In 2007, High Court Judge Sir Ron Young sentenced me to 4 years . Today, as Chair of the Parole Board Panel , he released me, saying “You have done what you can in prison. To keep you in custody would be without purpose. It would be vindictive,”
“The government has only delivered 33 houses in the time the private sector has delivered 35,200 houses” – said Judith…
Standing in the dock, your heart stops, you dare not breathe, they talk so fast in another language that you barely understand what the hell is going on… the judge, didn’t look at me once and before handing down my punishment boomed “we need to make an example of Ms Hoy to the rest of the public so as to deter anyone else from following in her example, perhaps 15 months jail is appropriate…”
US arrogance knows no boundaries
While there is much work to be done, hope and the courage to implement real change is embodied by her leadership.
When Julius Caesar returned to Rome in September of 45 BC (having conquered Gaul) he found the city streets crowded with homeless people.
It mostly looks like serving politic party unity over what is good for New Zealand and over who is really best for the job.