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Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 1:27 pm, February 4th, 2025
I see both countries are now on a "pause" for 30 days and spending gazillions sending troops to the border between Mexico and the US and in Canada a billion dollars also on stopping "drug trafficking" between Canada and the US, which is a fekking fiction ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 9:54 am, February 3rd, 2025
Where is the discussion about Trump potentially visiting NZ when we specifically restrict convicted felons - along with many other countries? Winston and Seymour have gone into panic and suck up mode. Despite Luxon shaking hands with Cruz, the government's ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 2:21 pm, February 1st, 2025
I see 1 Feb (tomorrow in the US), 25% tariffs will be put on Canada and Mexico and 10% on China. Canada, according to Trump is a hotbed of Fentanyl exports. He just hates them really. Canadians are organising. Mexico and China have been there before. If ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:47 pm, January 22nd, 2025
I've been waiting for someone from the government to speak out about the Tui Billboard - women's affairs? ethnic affairs? police? justice? Someone. But turns out they don't give give a shit, so busy are they talking about growth and growth and such other ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:43 pm, January 22nd, 2025
Yes ; with you there Patricia.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 3:43 pm, January 22nd, 2025
Great writing thanks Tui. I look anywhere for hope now, including the marvellous sermon at post inauguration prayer service at Washington Cathedral by Mariann Budde with Trump and Co squirming as she pleaded for them to show mercy to everyone who is afraid ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:09 pm, January 21st, 2025
Some good reading for people of good left hearts : https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/19/donald-trump-elon-musk-class-war-uk-us-oligarchies-democracyWritten By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 4:08 pm, January 21st, 2025
Flat out on signing 50 executive orders today. Withdrawing from Paris Agreement, the biggie I reckon. And all the other shit (literally) that flows from it for the whole world. It is horrible to watch, especially Musk and friends and then all those Proud ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 2:27 pm, January 20th, 2025
The description today of Simeon Brown I liked was "Miniature Brown" with a picture of him putting road cones around hospital entrances. Yes, I know he can't help being short, but brings to mind the old saying (and songs) about short men.And the song "Short ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 11:58 am, January 20th, 2025
You see this today about the highest paid Board Directors? https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/directors-pay-survey-nzx50-board-members-who-took-home-the-most-in-fees/KYNEKXZPDFAKNHDOM3RVQITFCA/?fbclid=IwY2xjawH6YqpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdFN3MtQl5m4_ ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 10:50 am, January 14th, 2025
Thanks for this. I have been thinking a lot about this as you can imagine. For me, the working class are those who depend on wages paid by a boss to earn a living - whether it be in service sector jobs, what's left of manufacturing or public service jobs. ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 9:48 am, January 13th, 2025
Thanks Anne. Yep the Trump response on the LA fires is shocking. He should be saying how he will fix it (and pay for it) not blaming the Dems. I also note with irony that there Mexican and Canadian firefighters have been helping, plus a whole bunch of ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 3:29 pm, January 12th, 2025
Ok get it ; but the Reg Standards Bill has a way to go. There is a consultation document out, which is what people are reacting to. It is not a Bill yet tabled or introduced in the Parliament for first reading. My bet is the Bill will go ahead as per ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 3:24 pm, January 12th, 2025
Totally agree, The world is turning hard right. People are voting so in Austria, Germany, France, Italy and many other places. Incumbent governments who are of the centre left will struggle (ie in Australia this year). Farage may win in Wales. I think it's ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 2:59 pm, January 12th, 2025
Didn't mean to be snarky, but it does get tiresome having celebrity journalists giving Labour and Chippy advice. Yes people range from thinking Chippy/Labour need to go harder, (I know how satisfying that feels) and those who want a well formed, well ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 7:36 am, January 12th, 2025
You sound like Verity Johnson.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 12:38 pm, January 11th, 2025
Thank you for this. Yes, he was imperfect in many ways, and came in for a lot of criticism for his support for Israel in the Gaza War. But I will always remember him as the most pro-union President of our times and one who walked the picket line.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 7:49 am, January 10th, 2025
They call themselves a Union. They are an incorporated society and unions must be the same, but have more stringent rules and requirements to be accountable - to members. Interesting to me in these accounts the TPU seems to have pitifully few fee paying ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 2:44 pm, December 31st, 2024
Thanks LPrent. I had missed this got through second reading. I hope the Committee stages come up early in the next session of parliament because there will be another round of ripped off workers through the Xmas period. Good on NZ First for supporting it ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 12:19 pm, December 31st, 2024
Fair summary. But you and I know Micky, that being a parliamentarian takes more than a spectacular haka on the floor of the house and my admiration and cheering on of Hana-Rawhiti. I watched backbench Labour MPs in particular and some Greens grind their ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 4:43 pm, December 30th, 2024
Someone may have already said it, but I think it's called "virtue signaling". I feel even less safe than I ever have because I am expecting a wardrobe raid anytime soon.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 2:20 pm, December 25th, 2024
Yes ! But I was very taken with this Bing Crosby and David Bowie duet of Little Drummer Boy - Peace on Earth - Can it Be? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCpXMy5GalIWritten By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 8:36 am, December 19th, 2024
It's all up for grabs. Usually new PMs get a honeymoon period where preferred PM question in polls goes up. Not this PM ; teetering on the brink with Chippy 1% behind him. Surely Bishop doesn't believe he would be more popular though? Willis is now the ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 11:49 am, December 5th, 2024
Lester Levy was chair of three Auckland DHBs who ran surpluses according to him, then we found out they were in deficit after he left. I don't know how you describe this other than a reputation for doing something dodgy, if we are not allowed to say a ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 1:03 am, December 2nd, 2024
I thought it was a blinder of a speech. Some people will try to pick out a sentence or two to argue about because they can't seem to be bothered looking at the context of a LP conference one year after the election and the policy making process - which is ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:03 pm, November 27th, 2024
A personal story. I have reason to visit the District Health Nurse Service a couple of times a week. Hopefully won't be for much longer. But every time, there is a shortage of supplies like bandages etc. Their computer calendar is wonky, so booking on- ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 3:38 pm, November 26th, 2024
"A crash programme of massive cuts; demolishing public services; privatising public assets; centralising political power; sacking civil servants; sweeping away constraints on corporations and oligarchs; destroying regulations that protect workers, ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 6:18 am, November 22nd, 2024
I think we are seeing the residue of resentment on government actions during COVID, in the US, in NZ, in the UK and Australia as well where other governments have all changed from one to the other, not because of the political economy, but because life was ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:57 pm, November 8th, 2024
Yeah I get that. But also get that those of us who grow up in working class families have parents who see education as one of the ways out of poverty. How often do you see families talking about the first one in our family to graduate? I would also suggest ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:53 pm, November 8th, 2024
Rural America would not survive without migrant workers and undocumented workers. When they all get rounded up under Trump, detained and then deported, who will pick the crops? And of course they are not unionised. They have no rights, let alone being able ...
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