Nostr notes by Euan Mason

For a while Scandinavia was the last bastion of social ...

2025-12-27T20:21:56Z

For a while Scandinavia was the last bastion of social #democratic #capitalism, with highly progressive #taxation, social provision of education, health & welfare, & incremental govt intervention in #economies. Now our western #culture of small government, regressive taxation, & party funding by ignorant, super-rich elites takes us to environmental collapse, extreme gaps between rich and poor & destructive conflict. Can we walk back from the brink? #uspol #ukpol #europe https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/28/us-capitalism-casts-millions-of-citizens-aside-yet-badenoch-and-farage-still-laud-it?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

It's absolutely clear that #Aotearoa / #NewZealand could do ...

2025-12-02T19:37:46Z

It's absolutely clear that #Aotearoa / #NewZealand could do far more to meet our #climate change commitments. Our current government has substantially reduced our efforts and it's time to pick the baton up off the track and start running again. #climatechange #nzpol
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/578698/climate-change-minister-defends-weakened-methane-emissions-target-ahead-of-cop30

Bryce Edwards makes an excellent point. The coalition ...

2025-10-06T21:56:24Z

Bryce Edwards makes an excellent point. The coalition government's "reform" of the #electricity sector is a paper tiger that will promote more company closures, more #redundancies, and make the entire #nation poorer. The #election is too far away. We need to be rid of this incompetent #government. #nzpol https://theintegrityinstitute.substack.com/p/integrity-briefing-how-the-energy

The removal of RUCs related to gasoline use is typical of a ...

2025-08-07T05:20:40Z

The removal of RUCs related to gasoline use is typical of a government that doesn’t believe #climatechange is a problem. But at least gas guzzlers will start paying as much as electric cars for using the road. Currently, again under this government, they pay less than equivalent electric cars. #nzpol

Relying on rich listers for social services leads to whimsical ...

2025-06-08T20:47:01Z

Relying on rich listers for social services leads to whimsical government failures and loss of #democracy, as we can see from the Trump/Musk dispute. Instead a fairer distribution of wealth underpins freedom and is a vital foundation for democracy. #nzpol #richlists

Time to mobilise on this. Recognising SNAs in law is a vital way ...

2024-03-13T22:33:30Z

Time to mobilise on this. Recognising SNAs in law is a vital way to conserve our heritage. #nzpol https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/government-pushes-pause-on-significant-natural-areas-pending-overhaul-of-resource-management-laws-tells-councils-dont-bother/6KSEO2ZAHFDE3M7ZFWCSNU5XFU/

@npub16uk…pv7k Marketing is powerful, and millions of $ have ...

2023-10-01T20:13:57Z

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npub16uk4yyw47haxwl0klhh7lcx3qatkyqmpc6gc4hwru3qedaeuueeqqkpv7k (npub16uk…pv7k) Marketing is powerful, and millions of $ have flowed into National and ACT's coffers this time around. We need to reform party funding in Aotearoa.

Aotearoa’s farmers insist that everyone else should pay for ...

2023-08-16T19:46:05Z

Aotearoa’s farmers insist that everyone else should pay for their environmental damage because of “emissions leakage”, but this assertion is based on false premises. #climatechange #nzpol http://euanmason.blogspot.com/2023/08/submission-on-proposed-redesign-of.html