Agree with this post. Zero-hour contracts need to be abolished. Yes, 99% of employers who have this type of agreement with their employees might be fair/reasonable re number of hours, however that is simply not good enough. It is the Government's ...
Come on CR, you can do better than that. Kim Dotcom wasn't hiding his identity in the middle of the desert. I'm sure if Governments/Banks new the identities of those in ISIS then appropriate sanctions would be put in place i.e. freezing assets etc. "To ...
Thanks. Covered off nicely. CR, ISIS don't operate in the mainstream i.e. all their activities are essentially undertaken via black markets which is why each and every sanction would ultimately be fruitless.
Hopefully once ISIS are destroyed, then Tracey's suggestions at 6.4 can be allowed to happen. Not much point in rebuilding schools and other infrastructure, when there is the likelihood that ISIS is simply going to target these assets.
An argument to do nothing because there is a lot of other bad stuff going on in the world...ISIS is bad, but not as bad as the Iraqi government...the Iraqi government is bad, but not as bad as the Syrian government, which is not as bad as the Israeli ...
"public sector wages artificially low"...you are kidding right? Not many people in the public sector earning less than median wage OAB. OAB you really need to stop lecturing people about what to think/believe, it is becoming tiresome. Well, you validate my...
You don't think that aligning politicians pay increases to that received by the rest of the public sector is a good thing? My preference would be for politicians pay to only be reassessed every 3 years following general elections. If voter turnout declines...
"I don’t think anyone has argued anything different" You would hope not, however when you wear glasses so deeply tinted with any colour other than blue it becomes difficult to see the obvious until it smacks you right in the face.
Great question PE, and looking forward to the responses. Obviously a good thing. But handled in a way so typical of politicians i.e. everything is done for political point scoring.
And Labour/Greens etc have done what about this whilst in opposition? Let's not kid ourselves that for years there has been a feeding frenzy at the bottomless trough that is the politicians payroll. Hundreds of politicians right across the political ...
Mate, a part of me is really looking forward to Labour getting into government next time round (which I think is going to happen at the next election) as morons like you, who are so fixated on "the left would have done this vs. the right did that", will ...
Exactly right Jay. When people calm down and reflect on this situation (as sad as it is), they will come to the conclusion that this was a decision that had to be made. NZ doesn't operate/exist in the world of NZ. We have alliances, so that one day if ...
Your comment went too far (as rightly pointed out by Tracey). Agree, Key's decision was likely well advanced before the death of the Jordanian pilot, however I don't believe I have read any statements that the killing of the Jordanian pilot was the sole ...
Wow. Really wish the moderators would remove comments like this. B Waghorn you sick fu*k. This is well beyond the level of right wing trolling that gets people banned around here. [lprent: We don't remove comments unless people have already picked up a ban...
I do find it somewhat ironic that so many people on here believe that this so called poverty problem (which EB quite rightly points out is often self imposed) is something that requires this type of protest action, and yet any mention of NZ troops in the ...
Thought I had addressed what you had said? What have I missed?
"Pakistan could sort out their Northern provinces with the right help"....And the "right help" is what exactly? Men & women dressed up as fairies running around Pakistan handing out free sweets to the kids? Get real. You sort of lost me at "wasn't this ...
Tough on crime now Tracey? Agreed, sexual predators and murderers should receive life sentences without the possibility of ever being paroled. Agree Tracey? Why this man was on bail beggars belief and no doubt some agency is going to be in strife over this...
Framu, I am sorry but I am not going to label Monis as a "lone gunman" - because he wasn't. He was a terrorist...this is reality. Not everyone responds to a terrorist attack by shouting "kill all Muslims" from the rooftops....as #illridewithyou quite ...
SaveNZ..settle. I don't class Islamic extremists/terrorist as Muslims (just like I don't class far right cults as being Christian). The only Muslims I have met are peaceful, law abiding citizens. A focussed attack on the likes of IS, using the most skilled...
Framu, we will no doubt forever agree to disagree on this. I find it very hard to see how this was not a terrorist act for reasons I have already stated in this thread...demanding IS flag etc. Agreed, pointless arguing semantics with you. We come from ...
A rather distinct difference les. Those who tragically take the option of ending their lives generally do not choose to take innocent people with them (and hence should not be under the type of surveillance I am referring to). They should be under the care...
"So why didn't they?"..That will come out in time les. Again, if it is found that they in fact need additional surveillance powers to keep an eye on people like Monis, then if I read between the lines of your comment les, you would support this. Good to ...
Thanks for your unemotional take on anything to do with surveillance. They should have surveilled the shit out of Monis, and I look forward to seeing you supporting additional surveillance measures to keep these people under watch.
A diplomatic solution is needed?...interested to get some insights into what particular diplomatic solutions you think might work? Do diplomatic solutions work when dealing with people whose idea of diplomacy is far more violent & barbaric than the West's?...
Penny Bright & others of the same ilk, I'm assuming that this massacre is the result of unnecessary meddling by the US, Israel & their allies? Let me guess, your strategy would be to immediately withdraw from all battles against these extremist groups, ...
I'm not convinced. This gives me the perception that Labour are happy to float in the wilderness for another 12 months whilst the government carries on their merry way. For what it is worth, if I were in Andrew's shoes I would have named my A Team and said...
I'm not sure about this strategy of effectively putting caucus on trial for a year? Would the public not prefer certainty over who will be carrying forward the strategic direction of each portfolio for the next few years. 12 months is not a long time to ...
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