Simon Wilson
@simonbwilson.bsky.social
Politics / climate / urban issues / culture // Hopetown substack @simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com // City Desk column NZ Listener
ICYMI, my Substack yesterday on gas. The fossil giants have always minimised the harm to respiratory health done by “natural” gas. Now they pitch it as the perfect “transition fuel”, when their real purpose is to tie us to fossil fuels. Free to read simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/gaslightin...
Gaslighting with gas
What made the NZ government fall for the great gas scam?
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Gaslighting with natural gas: what made the govt fall for the great gas scam? New Substack post today, free for all simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/gaslightin...
Gaslighting with gas
What made the NZ government fall for the great gas scam?
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The politics of swords and sandals: The Odyssey through an Aotearoan lens (and a shout out to a wonderful play in Akl right now). Today’s Hopetown post on Substack is here: simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/damn-the-o...
Damn, The Odyssey seems familiar
The hospitality law of Zeus has another name in this part of the world, and it can be just as powerful
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The politics of swords and sandals: The Odyssey through an Aotearoan lens (and a shout out to a wonderful play in Akl right now). Today’s Hopetown post on Substack is here: simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/damn-the-o...
Damn, The Odyssey seems familiar
The hospitality law of Zeus has another name in this part of the world, and it can be just as powerful
simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com
Elon Musk and his keyboard army of the underworld got upset that Lupita Nyong’o was cast in #TheOdyssey. That will fade to nothing compared to the wrath of Hobson’s Pledge when they find out about this movie. It runs on manaakitanga. New Substack post simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/damn-the-o...
Damn, The Odyssey seems familiar
It's only three hours of manaakitanga being abused in the Mediterranean
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ICYMI over the weekend I posted on Substack about Auckland Council’s new housing density plan, agricultural emissions, the cement bailout and the thing that has characterised them all: predatory delay on climate action by the powerful. Free to read simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/housing-fo...
Housing, Fonterra, cement: the crisis of predatory delay
The tactic that holds back the progress we know we need.
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Predatory delay, housing and climate action: new Substack post up now simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/housing-fo...
Housing, Fonterra, cement: the crisis of predatory delay
The tactic that holds back the progress we know we need.
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Ghost roads: My latest @nzlistener column, on the RoNS debacle, is now online (and in shops) www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...
Simon Wilson: Govt ambitions are being haunted by ghost roads
Various transport programmes have been abandoned as Chris Bishop admits ambitious goals.
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In search of a decent mayor: my @nzlistener column this week (fortnightly column, on sale in shops or see the really good deal you can get by subscribing) … www.nzherald.co.nz/the-listener...
Simon Wilson: Wayne Brown, Andrew Little and the mayoral leadership NZ's cities are missing
Good mayors can make a real difference to their community but two of ours fail to inspire.
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“Every good populist knows how to be a nice guy, and Paul Henry has the makings of an outrageously good populist. He’s a super smart and gleefully gifted speechmaker, but those “gifts” include cynicism, impatience and narcissism, and he seems to love abusing and hurting people for laughs.” Accurate👇
Simon Wilson@simonbwilson.bsky.social · 3w agoThe whole of New Zealand, Paul Henry told an Act Party rally in 2024, to a standing ovation, is “a sad little country squabbling amongst ourselves”. So now he’s going to fix it? We should be worried. My Substack post today: simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/paul-henry...
The whole of New Zealand, Paul Henry told an Act Party rally in 2024, to a standing ovation, is “a sad little country squabbling amongst ourselves”. So now he’s going to fix it? We should be worried. My Substack post today: simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/paul-henry...
Paul Henry: Cometh the hour, cometh the showman
Roll up, roll up for Act's new prince of populism
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Cometh the hour, cometh the showman: the entertaining bully who cannot hide his superiority and does not try. The ultimate flash harry: My Hopetown Substack today on Paul Henry simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/paul-henry...
Paul Henry: Cometh the hour, cometh the showman
Roll up, roll up for Act's new prince of populism
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What if tactical voting backfires? New post on Substack, on the precarious promise of TOP. Free to read simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/be-careful...
Be careful what you wish for: The trouble with TOP
If Q is the answer, what is the question?
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Caught up with Hopetown? My Substack posts incl the Green Party, deliberative democracy, Labour’s fare cap, climate action, the beautiful game v Trump, the silliness of a Nat/Lab coalition, the Topps, and the latest: free speech and Brian Tamaki. Subscription is free simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com
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Brian Tamaki, the free speech movement and even the Enlightenment: I took part in a debate on free speech and hate speech this week and here's what I said, posted on Substack: simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/what-shoul...
What should we do about Brian Tamaki?
I debated free speech and hate speech this week, in the shadow of Brian Tamaki’s racist incitement to violence
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Brian Tamaki, the free speech movement and even the Enlightenment: I took part in a debate on free speech and hate speech this week and here's what I said, posted on Substack: simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com/p/what-shoul...
What should we do about Brian Tamaki?
I debated free speech and hate speech this week, in the shadow of Brian Tamaki’s racist incitement to violence
simonwilsonhopetown.substack.com
Free speech, hate speech and Brian Tamaki: new Substack post today at Hopetown
Amalgamated councils? I’m on today’s @radionz / @NewsroomNZ The Detail podcast, talking about the Auckland experience: what’s worked, what hasn’t and the opportunities lost … www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
When the mayor next door doesn't want to get in bed with you
As the deadline for council amalgamation looms, councils across the country are making plans - or steadfastly refusing to.
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“It is very hard," said Helen Clark, "to accept this will never happen again.” New Hopetown substack today on yesterday's celebration of Jools and Lynda Topp.
Could we play football instead of having wars? Yes, I know it’s a stupid idea. But! I talked to Jesse Mulligan on RNZ Afternoons yesterday about war, sport and what kakapo do instead of fighting: it’s called lekking and it’s uncanny how much it’s like the world cup … www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Solving the World's Problems: Should we play more football?
Every second Thursday we invite a guest to come and help solve some of the world's problems - this week Jesse is joined by journalist Simon Wilson who wonders why we can't all just play more football ...
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People have shown up to watch the removal of the orange felon’s disgusting name from the Kennedy Center including thousands more watching live streams. It’s coming TF down!
With the rosters of the European teams serving as the best advertisement for immigration you could imagine, the big game unfolding on everyone’s TV screens will be the World v Donald Trump. My Hopetown post today, free to all
With the rosters of the European teams serving as the best advertisement for immigration you could imagine, the big game unfolding on everyone’s TV screens will be the World v Donald Trump. My Hopetown post today, free to all
"People used to talk about late-stage capitalism, but then capitalism said hold my beer you fucking libtards it’s party time." ... My new post at Hopetown on the FIFA World Cup’s glorification of Donald Trump and why I’ll be watching anyway
