Ewan
@enh1874.bsky.social
Happily married to a wonderful wife, dad and step dad o’two wee wonders. Part o’the Glasgow diaspora. ..views ur ma ain. he/him, HMFC HHGH. Nae Pasaran!
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Used cars are cheap because of new cars. Day-old bread it half price because of fresh bread.
This has been a housing policy post.
This has been a housing policy post.
July 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Used cars are cheap because of new cars. Day-old bread it half price because of fresh bread.
This has been a housing policy post.
This has been a housing policy post.
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Real leadership for women isn’t about suddenly claiming the mic when it suits you. It’s about who you stood alongside when it was hard, who you made room for when you had power, and whether you used your influence when it counted, and not just when you want to hoard power.
July 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Real leadership for women isn’t about suddenly claiming the mic when it suits you. It’s about who you stood alongside when it was hard, who you made room for when you had power, and whether you used your influence when it counted, and not just when you want to hoard power.
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yes in this case Ray Chung seems to have tripped over some clown shoes straight into a trough of horse manure but the internet's weird men have found a lot of success doling out a heady mix of abuse and defamatory rumour, and our media has too often been complicit thespinoff.co.nz/politics/15-...
July 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
yes in this case Ray Chung seems to have tripped over some clown shoes straight into a trough of horse manure but the internet's weird men have found a lot of success doling out a heady mix of abuse and defamatory rumour, and our media has too often been complicit thespinoff.co.nz/politics/15-...
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That thumping sound you hear is Ray Chung’s lawyer concussing himself against his own desk.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14-...
A play-by-play of Ray Chung’s train wreck interview with Sean Plunket
What's even worse than a days-long PR crisis as a mayoral candidate? Getting owned by Sean Plunket.
thespinoff.co.nz
July 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
That thumping sound you hear is Ray Chung’s lawyer concussing himself against his own desk.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14-...
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The media is running a scurrilous Dirty Politics campaign against Ray Chung and Independent Together by accurately reporting the things they've done and said
July 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The media is running a scurrilous Dirty Politics campaign against Ray Chung and Independent Together by accurately reporting the things they've done and said
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Windbag: Ray Chung has never been fit for office
Windbag: Ray Chung has never been fit for office
Recent revelations of Ray Chung spreading sexual rumours about Tory Whanau shouldn’t be a surprise to those who have followed his lone term on council....
thespinoff.co.nz
July 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Windbag: Ray Chung has never been fit for office
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Councillor Chung’s email represents a new low for local politics in this country. I have supported the Mayor through this type of nonsense since she was elected and will continue to do so. Please don’t vote for behaviour like this or anyone associated with it. It’s disgusting.
July 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Councillor Chung’s email represents a new low for local politics in this country. I have supported the Mayor through this type of nonsense since she was elected and will continue to do so. Please don’t vote for behaviour like this or anyone associated with it. It’s disgusting.
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I could not be more stoked with the thirty percent increase in Wellington library users since we went fines free. Whatever else I get to do in local government, this will be a real highlight.
thespinoff.co.nz
July 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I could not be more stoked with the thirty percent increase in Wellington library users since we went fines free. Whatever else I get to do in local government, this will be a real highlight.
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In my current work, I point to the invasion of Iraq 2003 as a moment where the public's trust in the foundational ideals of democracy, verification, deliberation, and accountability were systematically betrayed, destroying their trust in democratic systems.
Its nice the kids get to experience their own 2003 style build-up to an unjust war like we did.
June 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
In my current work, I point to the invasion of Iraq 2003 as a moment where the public's trust in the foundational ideals of democracy, verification, deliberation, and accountability were systematically betrayed, destroying their trust in democratic systems.
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Historical aside: Ruth Richardson became a life member of the Mont Pelerin Society after her infamous run as Minister of Finance in NZ. Deeply, unapologetically committed to the cause of reshaping the state to naturalise markets at the centre of all things, regardless of harm caused.
June 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Historical aside: Ruth Richardson became a life member of the Mont Pelerin Society after her infamous run as Minister of Finance in NZ. Deeply, unapologetically committed to the cause of reshaping the state to naturalise markets at the centre of all things, regardless of harm caused.
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Please encourage anybody considering voting for Ray Chung or the IT candidates to read this about their links to extremist groups, or if you can, look at the Better Wellington socials to see what and who is driving this.
Mayoral hopeful faces scrutiny over conspiracy group links
Ray Chung is under pressure to explain his campaign’s apparent connections to groups linked to anti-trans rhetoric, vaccine conspiracies and the 2022 Parliament occupation.
www.thepost.co.nz
May 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Please encourage anybody considering voting for Ray Chung or the IT candidates to read this about their links to extremist groups, or if you can, look at the Better Wellington socials to see what and who is driving this.
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May 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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I think there's a period where a council shouldn't do anything but keep lights on. That period is between ballots being sent out & the new council being sworn in.
Genuinely bizarre & no basis in principle to suggest it's improper to continue implementation of decisions made by council *years* ago
Genuinely bizarre & no basis in principle to suggest it's improper to continue implementation of decisions made by council *years* ago
May 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I think there's a period where a council shouldn't do anything but keep lights on. That period is between ballots being sent out & the new council being sworn in.
Genuinely bizarre & no basis in principle to suggest it's improper to continue implementation of decisions made by council *years* ago
Genuinely bizarre & no basis in principle to suggest it's improper to continue implementation of decisions made by council *years* ago
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The problem isn't young people online, the problem is adults online. The problem is the 65-year old nanna who's been mainlining right wing conspiracy content for six years. The problem is algorithms designed without human consideration, purely along the lines of advertising and cold numbers.
May 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The problem isn't young people online, the problem is adults online. The problem is the 65-year old nanna who's been mainlining right wing conspiracy content for six years. The problem is algorithms designed without human consideration, purely along the lines of advertising and cold numbers.
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“I’m left trying to eat on $50 a week, and that’s for both me and my son,” says one wahine Māori community health support worker who works full time. Her sector’s pay equity claim has been extinguished by the coalition government. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
I’m one of the women ‘saving the budget’ | E-Tangata
"My employer is not a living wage employer. They’re a minimum wage employer. I’ve been with them for four years now, and the money side of things is a struggle. I’m left trying to eat on $50 to $80 a ...
e-tangata.co.nz
May 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“I’m left trying to eat on $50 a week, and that’s for both me and my son,” says one wahine Māori community health support worker who works full time. Her sector’s pay equity claim has been extinguished by the coalition government. e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
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New Zealand Government to 100s of thousands of working women:
"I acknowledge that your current job needs to be done, but I think whomever does that job deserves to be in poverty."
#PayEquity
#NzPol
"I acknowledge that your current job needs to be done, but I think whomever does that job deserves to be in poverty."
#PayEquity
#NzPol
May 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
New Zealand Government to 100s of thousands of working women:
"I acknowledge that your current job needs to be done, but I think whomever does that job deserves to be in poverty."
#PayEquity
#NzPol
"I acknowledge that your current job needs to be done, but I think whomever does that job deserves to be in poverty."
#PayEquity
#NzPol
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Rebecca for Wharangi team met today for the first time! Join us and support our work for a progressive and constructive voice in Onslow Western here rebeccamatthews.nz
May 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Rebecca for Wharangi team met today for the first time! Join us and support our work for a progressive and constructive voice in Onslow Western here rebeccamatthews.nz
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Together we must be united as a country make the necessary sacrifices during these hard times so we can help pay for these landlord tax cuts! 🫡✊ yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/actively-e...
May 7, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Together we must be united as a country make the necessary sacrifices during these hard times so we can help pay for these landlord tax cuts! 🫡✊ yeehawtheboys.substack.com/p/actively-e...
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Government has announced a timeline, a design and say they have a defined budget, but they've only just shortlisted builders?
It really doesn't seem plausible.
It really doesn't seem plausible.
Six shipbuilders shortlisted to deliver new Cook Strait ferries
Ferry Holdings Limited was created by the government to lead contractual negotiations with shipyards and ports.
www.rnz.co.nz
May 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Government has announced a timeline, a design and say they have a defined budget, but they've only just shortlisted builders?
It really doesn't seem plausible.
It really doesn't seem plausible.
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Douglas Murray's sourcing for "On Democracies and Death Cults" is extremely sloppy. One paragraph is clearly paraphrased from a New Yorker piece that he does not credit.
Murray simply cannot be trusted to be accurate. Here are some receipts. 🧵
Murray simply cannot be trusted to be accurate. Here are some receipts. 🧵
May 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Douglas Murray's sourcing for "On Democracies and Death Cults" is extremely sloppy. One paragraph is clearly paraphrased from a New Yorker piece that he does not credit.
Murray simply cannot be trusted to be accurate. Here are some receipts. 🧵
Murray simply cannot be trusted to be accurate. Here are some receipts. 🧵
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Incoming: positive local government story! Great to chat about the 30 percent increase in Wellington library users and the many years overdue books that are finding their way home, after my move to remove library fines.
New users of Wellington City libraries up 30 percent
Once upon a time, if someone didn't return a Wellington library book on time they got stung with a fine. But that story has been re-written, with the scrapping of over-due fees in July 2022 and a cost...
www.rnz.co.nz
May 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Incoming: positive local government story! Great to chat about the 30 percent increase in Wellington library users and the many years overdue books that are finding their way home, after my move to remove library fines.
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In a woke bar right now where Sean Plunkett is saying he was on a first name basis with every Prime Minister since Muldoon and the least impressive is Christopher Luxon
May 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
In a woke bar right now where Sean Plunkett is saying he was on a first name basis with every Prime Minister since Muldoon and the least impressive is Christopher Luxon
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What is really baffling here is that one of Andrew Little’s most prominent commitments so far is to “make public transport cheaper” and while that is actually impossible for him to do (wrong council), what he could deliver is more bus improvements, including the long overdue ones on the Golden Mile!
Andrew Little on why we shouldn’t complete Golden Mile contracts. He’s wrong. Yes big decisions taper off after July recess up to the election, but this is not a new decision. This work has been coming for years, through multiple decisions over multiple councils. It’s happening.
April 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
What is really baffling here is that one of Andrew Little’s most prominent commitments so far is to “make public transport cheaper” and while that is actually impossible for him to do (wrong council), what he could deliver is more bus improvements, including the long overdue ones on the Golden Mile!