Trade minister Damien O’Connor is at the World Economic Forum summit in Davos this week. The summit is being impacted by the same geopolitical fractures that will frame global affairs for us this year
My New Year's resolution: read The Bulletin first thing every morning (rather than some of the other more "usual" news sites) & use it as a jumping-off point for my news consumption for the day. Really appreciated the link to the Politico article about Davos - the theme of "cooperation in a fragmented world" is very apposite for some work I'm doing today. Thanks Anna.
I nearly suggested on Monday that "reading The Bulletin" was a great new years's resolution and then thought I should keep the ego in check, but this is very cool, thanks Maisie. Glad it was useful this morning - Anna
I find it astonishing that you dismiss a 31% rise in violent crime like it's nothing.
The Stuff article raises some minor quibbles and caveats with the data, none of which infer that the 31% is too high an estimate - it could go either way. For example, the estimate excludes sexual assault and aggravated robbery, and as the Stuff article notes, expanding the definition always resulted in an increase, and up to 40%. Even the lower bound 18% is still a concerning rise.
None of the caveats raised come anywhere near to discrediting the data and estimate. And yet you write like its been debunked as myth?
"But the varying ways to count and then interpret police data means it’s worth taking all claims about crime rates rising or falling with a pinch of salt – no matter which politician they’re coming from" is Kate's final sentence. I don't think I dismissed it so much as summarised the article. - Anna
My New Year's resolution: read The Bulletin first thing every morning (rather than some of the other more "usual" news sites) & use it as a jumping-off point for my news consumption for the day. Really appreciated the link to the Politico article about Davos - the theme of "cooperation in a fragmented world" is very apposite for some work I'm doing today. Thanks Anna.
I nearly suggested on Monday that "reading The Bulletin" was a great new years's resolution and then thought I should keep the ego in check, but this is very cool, thanks Maisie. Glad it was useful this morning - Anna
I find it astonishing that you dismiss a 31% rise in violent crime like it's nothing.
The Stuff article raises some minor quibbles and caveats with the data, none of which infer that the 31% is too high an estimate - it could go either way. For example, the estimate excludes sexual assault and aggravated robbery, and as the Stuff article notes, expanding the definition always resulted in an increase, and up to 40%. Even the lower bound 18% is still a concerning rise.
None of the caveats raised come anywhere near to discrediting the data and estimate. And yet you write like its been debunked as myth?
"But the varying ways to count and then interpret police data means it’s worth taking all claims about crime rates rising or falling with a pinch of salt – no matter which politician they’re coming from" is Kate's final sentence. I don't think I dismissed it so much as summarised the article. - Anna