by John Hanlon | Mar 24, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Since returning to New Zealand I’ve become accustomed to hearing the claim — usually by politicians from the ruling coalition — that New Zealand’s economic performance is the envy of the western world. Over and above our being what Australia’s...
by John Hanlon | Jul 8, 2016 | John Hanlon blog |
The fundamental flaw with democracy is not that old people are allowed to vote for a future they will not live to see, it’s more that any two idiots can outvote one well-informed, selfless, intelligent and experienced old protest-singer. My phone and email...
by John Hanlon | Mar 3, 2016 | John Hanlon blog
Those of you who take the time to follow my very occasional blogs will have deduced by now that I’m pretty much lost in the new world of social media. I’ve basically resisted it because, to me, being active on a plethora of social media platforms seems...
by John Hanlon | May 30, 2015 | John Hanlon blog
(This letter was inspired by the demise of the current affairs programme, Campbell Live and the resultant post mortems in the media). Having lived overseas for many years, I’m hardly an expert in the machinations of NZ’s political, media and business arenas. As well,...
by John Hanlon | Feb 4, 2015 | John Hanlon blog
There is something wrong with my brain. I just don’t get computers. I simply can’t grasp the concept of a binary code where every freaking thing is represented by ones and zeroes. I’m one who knows zero. When I bought my first Apple Macintosh...
