Sunday, September 29th, 2024 |
It’s what American gamblers call ‘creating a middle’, a strategy of backing two outcomes with different ‘starts’ so you cannot lose. If Miles moves on the mayor, Thompson wins up to a year on full pay for doing nothing but waiting for a CCC outcome. If Miles doesn’t move on him, Thompson will remain a… View full story »
Sunday, September 22nd, 2024 |
A group of leading business figures, most of whose businesses will be seriously affected by the planned introduction of parking meters on the Strand, will meet informally tomorrow afternoon with councillors and TCC executives about the widely opposed move. The very fact of the meeting shows councillors know they are wrong on this socially unacceptable… View full story »
Sunday, September 15th, 2024 |
Following a week of more fierce opposition, it is impossible to see how the disastrous decision to install parking meters on the Strand can go ahead. And there’s strong indications it could be knocked on the head as soon as this week. The ‘Pie updates the hammering this hapless policy has taken. Mayor TwoNames Thompson… View full story »
Sunday, September 8th, 2024 |
In what appears to b an extraordinarily ill-advised move, TwoNames Thompson has made the empty threat to dissolve council if they don’t meet he demands for unfettered power. You can almost hear the music from Psycho’s shower scene as this builds to a climax, when he then accuses three unnamed councillors of taking bribes from… View full story »
Saturday, August 31st, 2024 |
Or at the very least, according to new information into The Nest from Brisbane, they will do everything they can to avoid doing so. The Magpie reports on an astonishing conversation had with the LNP shadow minister for Local Government Ann Leahy. She thinks politicians lying is OK on the basis ‘everyone’s doin’ it.’ Troy… View full story »
