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Hard News: Local interest, in reply to Islander,
the proposed Brighton Aquatic centre AND the Coastal Pathway – if a candidate agreed to vote for ’em- would draw 14 family votes…
There is at least one candidate who does say that. :-)
ETA: Alexandra Davids, running for council in Hagley-Ferrymead says she’s pro both. Actually (reading again) she says “eastern aquatic facility”, not specifically Brighton.
Yani Johansen also mentions the Coastal Pathway, which he’s been involved with.There could be loads of other candidates too, but most of them don't say!
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Hard News: Local interest, in reply to Rob Stowell,
I want to vote for a rep who will say “Nah, no thanks, not now, maybe later” to convention castle and rugby palace. Noone seems to be signalling that!
I really, really wish more candidates would say concrete things like: “I am for the Brighton Aquatic Centre and the Coastal Pathway” or whatever. Instead of “I will be accountable and responsive”.
Likewise, if they say “I am involved with voluntary groups”, that could mean ANYTHING. (So tell us what they are!!)
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Hard News: No Red Wedding, in reply to Bart Janssen,
The problem is that the left leaning National voters can be scared away by some of those policies. Especially if as was suggested a major portfolio such as Health were to have a Green party minister. It’s those voters who make the difference between another National government and a Labour/Green government.
Does that really stack up, though? I thought Labour’s main problem last time was a whole bunch of their voters not bothering to turn out.
And I really think the greenie-fringe-weirdo stereotype could be laid to rest. They’re by and large a lot less weird than some of the folks within National and Labour. And let's not even mention ACT, who are apparently sane enough to be in government.
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Hard News: No Red Wedding, in reply to Cecelia,
Some of these treatments work for some but they never work for the bulk of people sent to them in the way that proven treatments do.
“Proven” drugs and vaccines have never worked for everybody. They work on a statistical basis: they are deemed to help enough people to justify their use. But the number of people measurably helped by prescription drugs can be as low as 1%. Plus soooo many drugs are given to patients “off label”, ie. in situations where their suitability and efficacy has not been tested.
I’m not saying we shouldn’t use drugs, just that it’s a helluva lot more complicated than effective/ineffective or proven/unproven.Also good to note that the practice of medicine is not (and can’t be) “scientific” in that it’s not possible to know how any individual patient will respond. Guesswork and trial-and-error are a big part of any medical treatment.
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Hard News: No Red Wedding, in reply to Keir Leslie,
Just to note, acupuncture does help with certain medical conditions.
+1 to that.
I'd also note that "alternative" technically covers physiotherapy and osteopathy, both of which have tangible benefits for injuries and overuse etc etc. -
Hard News: Friday Music: Dancing Fool, in reply to Danielle,
it is key to yell out “shake your body like a horny pony would!” at the appropriate moment.
<3
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Hard News: Friday Music: Dancing Fool, in reply to Hugh Good,
Jai Paul – Jasmine
I like that a lot.
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I don't think a danceable thread is complete without some Prince.
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Hard News: Event Season, in reply to Kyle Matthews,
Romans go home!
All roads lead to Rome.
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If we're gonna change the months, it'd be great to put September ("seventh month"), October ("eighth month"), November ("ninth month") and December ("tenth month") in their proper places!