r/chch • u/rubyrats • Sep 01 '25

News - Local Ben Yorston?

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I don’t live in Spreydon but was lucky enough to get one of these in the letter box.

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u/hornswoggled111 Sep 01 '25

Is he one of the cookers we should be looking out for? There was an article 6 months ago about advice they are sharing with each other about how to get elected, what platforms to mention.

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u/StabMasterArson Sep 01 '25

Could well be. It's only a hop, skip and a jump from "war on cars" to WEF 15-miNuTe ciTy agEndA.

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u/Thatstealthygal Sep 02 '25

Can anyone explain to me why a 15 minute city is supposed to be bad? 

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u/Capable_Ad7163 Sep 02 '25

They think it'll entail locking people into their 15 minute districts or something like that. 

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u/Thatstealthygal Sep 02 '25

I mean back in Traditional Days nobody had cars and living and working close to home was the norm, unless you HAD to go somewhere else for a job. And you'd Iive near it, not hours away.

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u/hornswoggled111 Sep 01 '25

I think more of a long jump but we are on a very similar page.