Sunny but also crazy windy. Sixty kilometres an hour, otherwise known as gale force. J finds yesterday’s coffee cup, left on the terrace wall, has blown off - fortunately to a soft garden landing.
Daylight savings time began today for much of Europe and Asia. So recalculate time difference and turn on live coverage just in time to see the announcement of the results for the NDP leadership convention in Winnipeg. Miss the drama of the old party conventions where the conflict and brokering was all live and on the floor, but modern conventions for all parties are both more democratically representative and more efficient. Results unsurprising as Avi Lewis takes over fifty percent on the first ballot. (Remote voting began earlier in the month and ended early yesterday evening).
General strike planned for tomorrow in protest over suspension of cost of living increases. Seems to have begun with municipal workers and spread to other unions. Statement (though obviously in Turkish) that it would continue “until the problem is addressed”, which suggests that serious discussion somewhat short of capitulation might put it on hold. Have no idea how much public sympathy there might be, as in what percentage of citizens are or are related to unionised workers. But when elementary schools are closed sympathy tends to evaporate fairly quickly.
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