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    From Gordon@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 24 03:46:47 2024
    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/531755/nicola-willis-asks-public-servants-for-their-best-and-boldest-ideas

    Here we have a "Conservative" Government saying that it is time for a
    change. Come and help us to deliver new ideas for a change, while the
    previous Government just plowed ahead and over the people.

    It is surprising that any government will ask, indeed challange a group of people for their ideas let alone from the conservative side.

    This is how you bring the people along, or at the very least get the discussions started, the fuel of a working democracy.

    "Willis stressed, however, that the government's aspirations went far
    beyond getting the books in order: "We are intent on improving lives." "

    Also

    "I do not blame the public service for this. This is what successive governments have baked in as a way of doing business. What I am asking
    of you is to join with me in radically changing it."

    This defines the objective.

    I do like: Ernest Rutherford: 'We haven't got the money, so we'll have to think.'

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  • From Rich80105@21:1/5 to Gordon on Thu Oct 24 21:08:46 2024
    On 24 Oct 2024 03:46:47 GMT, Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:

    https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/531755/nicola-willis-asks-public-servants-for-their-best-and-boldest-ideas

    Here we have a "Conservative" Government saying that it is time for a
    change. Come and help us to deliver new ideas for a change, while the >previous Government just plowed ahead and over the people.

    It is surprising that any government will ask, indeed challange a group of >people for their ideas let alone from the conservative side.

    This is how you bring the people along, or at the very least get the >discussions started, the fuel of a working democracy.

    "Willis stressed, however, that the government's aspirations went far
    beyond getting the books in order: "We are intent on improving lives." "

    Also

    "I do not blame the public service for this. This is what successive >governments have baked in as a way of doing business. What I am asking
    of you is to join with me in radically changing it."

    Indeed, the previous Labour-led governments did listen, and had baked
    in as a way of doing government - now Willis thinks she is running a
    business and does not realise they are structurally ignoring advice in
    favour of a coalition agreement that she does not control the finances
    for . . .

    This defines the objective.

    I do like: Ernest Rutherford: 'We haven't got the money, so we'll have to think.'

    They have a fair bit of "bold advice" which has been ignored (dropping
    tax on heated tobacco products is in the news again at present), but
    they also have a few things where the left hand is not telling the
    Right hand what they are doing: see https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2024/10/nationals-fast-track-fucks-our-future.html

    So we lose cheap electricity in favour of mining the seabed which may
    not be an attractive investment option anyway if it only has short
    term political support . . . . https://norightturn.blogspot.com/2024/10/nationals-fast-track-fucks-our-future.html

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