Tag Archives: Peter Boyer

Didn’t anyone teach our leaders how to share?

Posted on 13 April 2010 by Peter Boyer

Past attempts at cooperative government have ended in failure, but now we have a confident Green party prepared to negotiate its way into government. For the sake of real (as opposed to fake) environmental and energy policy, it’s to be hoped … Continue reading →

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Back to school: how education can help us connect the dots

Posted on 6 April 2010 by Peter Boyer

“Climategate”, though found to be without justification, has shown us how easy it is to persuade people that the scientists are kidding them. We need to go back to basics. [6 April 2010 | Peter Boyer] It’s official. The furore over … Continue reading →

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How party greed is perverting democratic intentions

Posted on 30 March 2010 by Peter Boyer

The voters have spoken: they care about climate and environmental issues and they want this to be expressed in the makeup of Parliament. But there’s an obstacle — the attitude of Labor and Liberal leaders to those not-so-new kids on … Continue reading →

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