Under the Surface
This page collects my thoughts about society. I write fiction with a social conscience which means I like to look under the carpet at the ‘stuff’ we pretend isn't there. I’m not prolific (i.e. annoying) . I prefer that people say - they don’t write a lot, but what they do is worth reading. Sign up to my mailing list to hear when I’ve posted new material.
Forget a capital gains tax – what New Zealand needs is a tax on inherited wealth
Who’s wielding the axe?
The façadic desire
Djokovic - Money can’t buy respect
SIS - Sacrificing anyone, let alone a child, is abhorrent
West Coast Regional Council chair Allan Birchfield’s vaccine status
Conversations with Bryce Courtenay
Wishful Covid thinking?
COP26 - Promises V reality
Social/media business opportunity
False economy forces you to donate to your employer
Publishing social media opinion is not journalism
NZ Initiative - A polished turd
Our (in)justice system - making money from misery
Social media Bedlam
Bezos’ new toy
If it barks like a dog …
Leaders don’t take leadership courses
ACC management fails to grasp the concept of a bonus