John Minto
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Mayor caves in to government desire for speculator profits
Posted on May 11, 2013 by admin in John Minto, John Minto, Mana Blog, Press ReleasesLand speculators and property developers can expect windfall profits from today’s announcement for fast-track approval of housing developments. The plan is unlikely to deliver a single affordable home. Auckland Mayor Len Brown makes a plaintiff plea when he says –…
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The feral rich – how can we help them? – John Minto
Posted on January 30, 2013 by admin in John Minto, Mana BlogAfter my last post “This is why they are called the filthy rich” I thought an article from the Jan/Feb 2013 issue of New Internationalist magazine (a very worthwhile read if you don’t get it) would be appreciated. Remember the earnings of…
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This is why they are called the filthy rich – John Minto
Posted on January 24, 2013 by admin in John Minto, Mana BlogAfter speaking and writing about inequality for many years I still get gobsmacked at the astonishing statistics which show the deadly stranglehold the world’s richest have over the people of planet earth. Here’s a short story from Radio New…
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What’s going on with the police? – John Minto
Posted on January 23, 2013 by admin in John Minto, Mana BlogRecent incidents should make us think carefully about what’s going on with the police and the increasing tendency for irresponsible, undisciplined actions to inflame rather than resolve situations peaceably. Instead of using long-standing practices of working to defuse difficult situations, too…
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