Tagged: Referendum

Euthanasia referendum: How to cut through the emotions - Guest Work

Guest Author • Sep 18, 2020 •

• assisted dying,
• Euthanasia,
• medically assisted dying,
• physician assisted dying,
• podcast,
• Psychology,
• Referendum

Jacqui Maguire, registered clinical psychologist This podcast episode highlights how difficult it is to have effective conversations about euthanasia due to how polarised people’s views are. I’m a clinical psychologist, with a passion for science communication. In early 2020 I founded the podcast Mind Brew, with an aim to make psychological research accessible for New Zealanders to foster … Read More

Another anti-fluoridation whopper - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Mar 31, 2017 •

• fluoridation,
• fluoride,
• Health and Medicine,
• Public opinion,
• Referendum,
• Science,
• Science and Society

We are all used to political activists fiddling statistics – but this has gone too far. Local anti-fluoride activists are so narcissistic they are now presenting their own clamouring as representing public opinion – even putting figures to it. I find this really offensive. As a Hamiltonian, I objected to the undemocratic put our council took in stopping fluoridation in 2013. Read More

Young UK voters and the EU: then and now - The Dismal Science

Michael Reddell • Jul 23, 2016 •

• Brexit,
• Referendum,
• Uncategorized,
• voters

Since the successful Brexit vote on 23 June, there has been a great deal of (mostly rather disdainful) attention paid in some quarters to the demographic breakground of the support for Leave and Remain.  Among aggrieved Remainers there has been a particular focus on the fact that –   at least among those who bothered to turn out to vote –  … Read More

Elected officials must ignore activists and listen to own voters - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Jul 18, 2014 •

• city council,
• consultation,
• fluoridation,
• fluoride,
• Hamilton,
• New Zealand,
• Referendum,
• Rotorua,
• Sciblogs,
• tribunal

A recent US blog article made some very pertinent points about the role of elected officials, such a local body councillors, on important social health issues like fluoridation.  These officials have a responsibilty to avoid pressure from misinfomred activists and … Continue reading → … Read More

Fluoridation returns to Hamilton City. - Open Parachute

Ken Perrott • Mar 27, 2014 •

• city council,
• fluoridation,
• fluoride,
• New Zealand,
• Referendum,
• Sciblogs,
• vote

The Hamilton City Council voted this afternoon to recommence fluoridating the city’s water supply The vote was overwhelming - 9 for, 1 against. The overwhelming support for fluoridation in last year’s referendum was decisive in the decision. There is a threat … Continue reading → … Read More