Category Archives: pressure groups

We didn’t have the ‘green’ thing back then!

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Peter

I was sent this the other day. One of those round-robin email jobbies. I enjoyed it so much, though, that I thought I’d share it here: “At the supermarket checkout the young cashier suggested to the older customer that she … Continue reading →

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There’s a creaking and a rumbling up north

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Peter

Real plans to expand an oil refinery and an electricity network. Rumoured plans to lobby for a deepwater port to rival Auckland. And speculative plans to create a latter day Eldorado by realising potential for mineral extraction. From some vantage … Continue reading →

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A patriotic probe?

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Dwight

Most rallying cries revolve around some spontaneous heartfelt outburst or, by contrast, carefully chosen prose. For either to be effective it must capture the imagination and establish a connection with the cause. So where does “don’t touch my junk!” stand in the epoch-making … Continue reading →

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There’s something happening here

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Dwight

And if you’re old enough to remember the song, you’ll recall the next line is:  “What it is ain’t exactly clear.” I was asked by a colleague yesterday to explain the American political system.  How it’s structured, who is seeking election … Continue reading →

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Shooting the Messenger – the Free Tibet Campaign gets it spectacularly wrong

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Peter

The Free Tibet Campaign’s recent threat to agitate against any PR consultancy that chooses to work for the Chinese government was a PR own-goal, and arguably not its only one this year. By threatening to bring to bear the wrath … Continue reading →

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