Category Archives: Politics and Policy

Musings provoked by political and election posturing, and thoughts on public policy debates.

A Storm Coming

Posted on 17 February 2019 by Isabel Gibson

Climate change or just bad weather? Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Policy, Thinking Broadly | Tagged Citizenship, Culture | 10 Comments

Blather — Cabinet Shuffle

Posted on 17 January 2019 by Isabel Gibson

Blather from the recent Cabinet shuffle. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Policy, Thinking Broadly | Tagged Indigenous, Military | 6 Comments

With Great Power

Posted on 06 January 2019 by Isabel Gibson

Plausible? True? Bah! Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Policy, Thinking Broadly | Tagged Citizenship, Culture | 15 Comments

Is It Really Too Much to Ask?

Posted on 04 November 2018 by Isabel Gibson

A faint-hope rant. Continue reading →

Posted in Feeling Clearly, Politics and Policy, Relationships and Behaviour | Tagged Attitudes, Citizenship, Community | 10 Comments

This Post is Not About Abortion

Posted on 21 January 2018 by Isabel Gibson

I’ve written a few times about abortion. Each time I hesitated, concerned about provoking a backlash, since anger has become the default for handling policy disagreements in this brave new wired world. And abortion is the quintessentially emotional and contentious … Continue reading →