On a culture of oui

Henry Cooke, writing for the Post:

But you’ll note from my examples above that we don’t need to look away from democracies or the global north to find places that can build things quickly - we just need to look at countries where people don’t speak English, from Spain to Norway to Germany. These are countries with beautiful environments, good pay for workers, and vibrant democracies - so why are they so much better than us?

It’s so expensive to build things… in the anglosphere.

I read this a while ago and it’s really shifted my mind on the best ways to protect our environment while still being able to transition away from fossil fuels with the necessary speed.

Well worth a read. I’m so grateful that Henry is back in New Zealand.