Sir Peter Elworthy will be missed, say Greens

Green Party Co-leaders Jeanette Fitzsimons and Rod Donald have expressed their shock and sadness at the sudden death of Sir Peter Elworthy.

“Sir Peter made an enormous contribution to the GE-free movement,” noted Ms Fitzsimons.

“As a practical farmer and as a businessman he could reach out to those sectors, where his opinions were particularly respected.

“In retirement he was prepared to take on a high-profile position at the Sustainability Council, knowing how controversial it would be. That wouldn’t have worried Sir Peter: he always worked in the best interest of the land.”

“Not only was Sir Peter a very successful farmer and entrepreneur but he was also an incredibly generous and kind person,” said Rod Donald.

“Our thoughts are with Lady Fiona and the Elworthy family.”

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>