Major Parties to Debate Farming Policy Ahead of Election
Leading figures from the major political parties will be questioned on their primary sector policies at the Rural Issues Debate at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton, on 30 September.
France had admitted that 9 out of 10 of their recent wildfires had been started, many deliberately, by human hands. That’s right. No surprises there for me, nor for the many others like me, who well know the media manipulation that happens behind the scenes to control the climate narrative.
Back here at home in our own great little country, our national election season is now upon us, like it or not. Parties involved have officially launched their campaigns, so all of the usual that comes with that has now gone public.
First up though, surprise, surprise, it looks like the current coalition Government will make it intact through to the elections in November. Why the surprise, you may wonder?
Well, I remember the many voices in the media back in late ‘23 and early ’24 who told us this three party coalition just couldn’t last the three full years up ahead.
The handshakes and camera smiles would surely unravel. And there was simply no-way a rookie Prime Minister facing something as complex as this could pull this off. A “Three-Headed Monster” like this going the distance? Nope, can’t be done!
I’ll be watching to see if there is any retraction, maybe even a veiled apology from the media, or possibly a conciliatory “well done”, to the three leaders.
Now to the election itself. Of course, the usual voter-courting promises will get generously splashed around. That’s the normal for election seasons. Hopefully, most of us have wised up to that by now!
Way back as a young fella, I learned that great truth - “actions speak louder than words”. And after all these years, I have never found any reason to change on that.
Anyone can talk it up at any time. But talk is simply never enough to build trust. People with any life experience and functioning common sense know that. They don’t believe what you say, they believe what you do.
And then there will be all the freebies on offer. Of course, the word free in cases like this is really a misnomer. It may be free of charge for the individuals being wooed, but the truth is, some hard-working people somewhere will be paying for it.
Yep, it seems governments get to generously spend other people’s hard-earned money for almost any fantasy of their choosing.
Over the last few days, I have been trying to think of something more financially stupid than giving away freebies, which are ultimately paid for with borrowed money.
Can you imagine a hard-working local farmer sitting down with his bank manager trying to raise a loan for that one? Or a private business owner for that matter?
I’m sure the bank manager would find some way to fit the word ‘stupid’ into the conversation somewhere!
I think it’s important to get out and vote. And I do what I can to stay informed and keep up to speed on the real issues we face as a country.
Yep, elections surely come with some very real uncertainties and unknowns. The future tends to be like that. Yet I will still sleep well, because of who I know. Keep well and God bless.
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