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31 Mar

At The Margin

Published by on March 31st, 2010
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A comment yesterday by ScrubOne had me thinking about the problem of the margin in legislation. Simply put, the problem of the margin is the innate unfairness of a boundary which attracts a consequence on one side, but not on the other.  Take the speed limit as an example. Is someone traveling at 101 kph [...]

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18 Jan

We Will Fight Them On the Beaches…

Published by on January 18th, 2009
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You can always rely on the whole foreshore and seabed issue to provide the delightful spectacle of media frenzy, whether it be for or against the issue. True to form, the Herald on Sunday chillingly warns us “Maori to Shut Beaches“. The on-line version is slightly less sensational (Maori deal will ‘close access to public [...]

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