tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post6440152321841367514..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Judith Wright, smoking, pokies, Armidale floods & policy misinformationJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-59004921441859333132011-05-26T16:01:32.412+10:002011-05-26T16:01:32.412+10:00Re smoking and the nanny state: Jim you might be i...Re smoking and the nanny state: Jim you might be interested in <a href="http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php/site/article/10545/" rel="nofollow">this article</a> on'spiked' that refers to a recent report by something called the Preventative Health Taskforce.Winton Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383561940886657594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-27167978054563121962011-05-26T12:09:34.443+10:002011-05-26T12:09:34.443+10:00It's a very good book, Neil. She is a wonderfu...It's a very good book, Neil. She is a wonderful writer challenging both of us.<br /><br />Yet it was really odd reading it because of the overlaying connections with people I know. <br /><br />Dora Wright, the step mother that Judith did not get on with, was a strong supporter of mine when I ran for preselection. Half brother David was named after my grandfather. Nephew Richard was my first consulting client. Nephew Edward (Roo) who Fiona stayed with was in my class at TAS. Today, the Parliamentary inquiry into insolvency practice is directly linked to Richard's problems. And my wife is CEO of Insolvency Practioners Australia. <br /><br />Laps and overlaps. In writing, I have to establish a separation between somehow.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-64630656603463506082011-05-26T11:42:02.108+10:002011-05-26T11:42:02.108+10:00I read Fiona Capp's book recently. Very good; ...I read Fiona Capp's book recently. Very good; very insightful about the poetry.Neilhttp://neil2decade.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com