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26 August 2019

Balancing the Economy #nlpoli

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Both Delia Warren and Dwight Ball believe that we need to diversify the provincial economy and reduce our dependence on oil. They bot...
19 August 2019

Captain Dildo, Dwight Ball, and the New Approach to Old Stereotypes #nlpoli

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Last week, the Premier’s Office sent out a picture of the Premier standing next to the mascot of a town in Newfoundland and Labrador. ...
12 August 2019

How to make The Telegram better #nlpoli

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Tony Collins Bill Rowe Lana Payne Bob Wakeham Follow the pattern. -srbp-
05 August 2019

Restoring Power: destroying the monster #nlpoli

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The threat from Muskrat Falls can only be removed by concerted action that addresses the project’s financial burden, restores integrity to ...
29 July 2019

Cannabis and culture #nlpoli

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Politics and policy are much more complicated things than they appear to many people. Change is possible, but effective change can only com...
26 July 2019

Osborne whistling past financial graveyard #nlpoli

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Moody’s delivered a clear and serious message to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday night by lowering the government...
22 July 2019

Luncheon Speech: From Muskrat Falls to the Future #nlpoli

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Please note time change Your humble e-scribbler will be speaking to the St. John's Rotary Club about getting beyond Muskrat F...
15 July 2019

Restoring Power: The Section 92A Option #nlpoli

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One of the potentially most valuable revenue sources would be a new tax on electricity production that could yield upwards of $450 million ...
12 July 2019

The Slaughterhouse Five #nlpoli

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Coupled with comparable high rates of staff changes in the senior ranks of the public service,  unprecedented staff turn-over in a critical...
08 July 2019

The Kick in the Guts #nlpoli

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Those following the Muskrat Falls inquiry last week will likely have noticed that one of the big issues not discussed during Dwight Ball'...
02 July 2019

Women in politics: women political staffers in Australia and Canada #nlpoli

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Feodor Nagovsky and Matthew Kerby, “Political Staff and the Gendered Division of Political Labour in Canada,”   Parliamentary Affairs , 24...
24 June 2019

Quebec appeals court decision on Churchill Falls contract no win for Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli

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Media reports, political comments, and pundit opinions are wrong about the decision last week by the Quebec Court of Appeal in a case about...

Critical Thought in a Technological Age #nlpoli

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Some thoughts from Simon Lono  on civil discourse. -srbp-
17 June 2019

Women in elected politics: is it a choice? #nlpoli

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The number of women in elected office in Newfoundland and Labrador remains below the numbers one would expect based on changes in society o...
10 June 2019

The New SRBP

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After a couple of years of irregular posting, SRBP has been back since the start of the year with at least one new post every Monday. Some...
03 June 2019

Jack Harris: Good Bye and Good Night #nlpoli

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From 2006 to early 2010,  Simon Lono wrote Offal News, a commentary on local politics, debating, and whatever caught Simon's eye.    ...
31 May 2019

More beige than beige #nlpoli

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The Premier had a carefully rehearsed message when reporters asked him on Thursday why he had appointed everyone in cabinet back to their ol...
29 May 2019

Deficit *is* higher than previously announced #nlpoli

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The House of Assembly will have to deliver a budget that keeps access to new public debt for the foreseeable future. The politicians must s...
28 May 2019

Deficit $250 - $300 million higher than announced before election according to Premier #nlpoli

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In the episode that aired on 26 May 2019, Premier Dwight Ball told NTV's Issues and Answers that the deficit for the current budget is ...
27 May 2019

Simon Lono , 1963-2019

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Simon Lono  - husband, father, grandfather, advocate, orator, writer, mentor, friend  - died Friday, May 24, 2019.    He was 56.    When...