Comments on: Banks’ brand is buggered http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/ The New Zealand labour movement used to have its own newspaper. A group of us thought that now might be a good time for it to be digitally reborn: The Standard v2.0 - now in a new format The Standard v3.0 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:22:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lanthanide http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199891 Lanthanide Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:15:56 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199891 Well he did win the election. Well he did win the election.

]]> By: the pinkpostman http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199864 the pinkpostman Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:31:33 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199864 You are correct Robert.W. and there lies the danger, The Right are well aware that if the Left win the Super City elections it could well carry on to the General election.Im betting that the Nats "Dirty Tricks Brigade" are hard at work to find some mud to fling at the Left. People of the Left like me must be fully alert to any sleazy moves by National and their mates in big business. The trouble they are experts in mud slinging ,that in the past has sometimes won elections for them. However its a fact that at this time its the political Right that are being found deep in a number of sleazy deals. Key, McMully in doubtfull deals , Brash and Banks, and McClay hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons. So,lets watch our backs the Right is likely to get desperate. You are correct Robert.W. and there lies the danger, The Right are well aware that if the Left win the Super City elections it could well carry on to the General election.Im betting that the Nats “Dirty Tricks Brigade” are hard at work to find some mud to fling at the Left.
People of the Left like me must be fully alert to any sleazy moves by National and their mates in big business. The trouble they are experts in mud slinging ,that in the past has sometimes won elections for them.
However its a fact that at this time its the political Right that are being found deep in a number of sleazy deals. Key, McMully in doubtfull deals ,
Brash and Banks, and McClay hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons.
So,lets watch our backs the Right is likely to get desperate.

]]> By: pligg.com http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199752 pligg.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:54:43 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199752 <strong>Banks' brand is buggered...</strong> How much is the Huljich Kiwisaver figure-fudging scandal hurting John "the dodgy-director' Banks' mayoral chances? Answer: a lot. Lord Mayor Banks Of Remuera trades on the fact he is a successful businessman. He constantly talks up his strong business ... Banks’ brand is buggered…

How much is the Huljich Kiwisaver figure-fudging scandal hurting John “the dodgy-director’ Banks’ mayoral chances? Answer: a lot. Lord Mayor Banks Of Remuera trades on the fact he is a successful businessman. He constantly talks up his strong business …

]]> By: BLiP http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199742 BLiP Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:39:08 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199742 Keep up the good work Banksie - you're <i>"potentiating"</i> Len Brown's chances every day. Keep up the good work Banksie – you’re “potentiating” Len Brown’s chances every day.

]]> By: mickysavage http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199733 mickysavage Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:47:17 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199733 I hear the determination by the LGC to split up the Maungakiekie Orakei ward into two caused palpitations for two of the Councillors. Doug Armstrong and Kevin Baguely thought they were home and hosed originally. Now one of them will be in the super safe Orakei ward and the other will have to battle Richard Northey in marginal Maungakiekie. I wonder if they will toss a coin? I hear the determination by the LGC to split up the Maungakiekie Orakei ward into two caused palpitations for two of the Councillors.

Doug Armstrong and Kevin Baguely thought they were home and hosed originally. Now one of them will be in the super safe Orakei ward and the other will have to battle Richard Northey in marginal Maungakiekie.

I wonder if they will toss a coin?

]]> By: Robert Winter http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199732 Robert Winter Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:46:54 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199732 Mr Banks is indeed sorely wounded and there is a growing sense on the Right that he needs to be replaced, but the Cits and Rats are a long way down the road behind him, and to jettison him now is risky. They are between a rock and a very hard place. My view is that Ms O'Sullivan is pointing the finger at Mr Key, not Mr Hide, for what may become a debacle of national proportions. A Left win in the Supercity the year before the General Election, and the potential for Labour Party and others to build on that success, stares the Right in the face. It's by no means a guaranteed outcome, but sufficiently plausible to cause loss of sleep in the Cits and Rats camp. Mr Joyce cannot turn this around by being jovially competent, as the image buffers would have it. Mr Banks is indeed sorely wounded and there is a growing sense on the Right that he needs to be replaced, but the Cits and Rats are a long way down the road behind him, and to jettison him now is risky. They are between a rock and a very hard place. My view is that Ms O’Sullivan is pointing the finger at Mr Key, not Mr Hide, for what may become a debacle of national proportions. A Left win in the Supercity the year before the General Election, and the potential for Labour Party and others to build on that success, stares the Right in the face. It’s by no means a guaranteed outcome, but sufficiently plausible to cause loss of sleep in the Cits and Rats camp. Mr Joyce cannot turn this around by being jovially competent, as the image buffers would have it.

]]> By: toad http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199729 toad Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:31:21 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199729 Problem is that a lot of those washed up has beens have name recognition, and in local governemnt name recognition alone is enough to get someone elected. Hopefully if there is anything good to come out of this whole antidemocratic debacle of the supershitty, it will be a higher voter awareness at the election in October. Problem is that a lot of those washed up has beens have name recognition, and in local governemnt name recognition alone is enough to get someone elected.

Hopefully if there is anything good to come out of this whole antidemocratic debacle of the supershitty, it will be a higher voter awareness at the election in October.

]]> By: Peter http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199723 Peter Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:13:29 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199723 Competent is the "key" word here, He is not fit to lead our city... Nor are the Cit-Rats doing themselves any favours by recycling a group of washed up has beens as potential councillors... Competent is the “key” word here, He is not fit to lead our city…

Nor are the Cit-Rats doing themselves any favours by recycling a group of washed up has beens as potential councillors…

]]> By: toad http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199718 toad Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:05:21 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199718 I suspect Banks was happy to just pick up the Huljich directors fees and didn't pay much attention to what was going on. Any competent director would have seen what was going on and put a stop to it. I suspect Banks was happy to just pick up the Huljich directors fees and didn’t pay much attention to what was going on.

Any competent director would have seen what was going on and put a stop to it.

]]> By: mickysavage http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199713 mickysavage Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:58:35 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199713 If I was Conor and Len I would keep things really quiet in the hope that Banks will limp through the candidacy. The day after he is selected is the day to dump the scandal publicly. If I was Conor and Len I would keep things really quiet in the hope that Banks will limp through the candidacy.

The day after he is selected is the day to dump the scandal publicly.

]]> By: The Baron http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199705 The Baron Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:47:33 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199705 Sorry "Sam", maybe you need to get these messages to Conor in the Len Brown camp, cos he seems to be having a pretty torrid time getting anyone to pay attention to these "looming crises" in the Banks camp. Sorry “Sam”, maybe you need to get these messages to Conor in the Len Brown camp, cos he seems to be having a pretty torrid time getting anyone to pay attention to these “looming crises” in the Banks camp.

]]> By: Clarke http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199701 Clarke Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:44:16 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199701 .... and we know what an enormous success he's been! …. and we know what an enormous success he’s been!

]]> By: Lanthanide http://thestandard.org.nz/banks%e2%80%99-brand-is-buggered/comment-page-1/#comment-199681 Lanthanide Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:03:21 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=33986#comment-199681 "She then floats someone called Bridget Liddell who lives in New York City someone who has no local government or political experience and visits New Zealand now and again. Not the person to put a broken city back together again." Sounds like Key. “She then floats someone called Bridget Liddell who lives in New York City someone who has no local government or political experience and visits New Zealand now and again. Not the person to put a broken city back together again.”

Sounds like Key.

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