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Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:45 pm, November 8th, 2024
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I agree ; what does working class cred mean? Is it where you grew up? How you grew up? What jobs you did? Whether you were "on the tools" or not? How much money you earned? Whether you were in a union or not? Whether you stood up for workers or not? I was ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 11:34 am, November 8th, 2024
You do know of course that Bernie Sanders is a graduate?Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 11:31 am, November 8th, 2024
Totally agree ; why would Labour want to get itself bound up in a shitfight over leadership? It's a vanity project for those who don't study politics very closely and only go on feels.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:47 pm, November 5th, 2024
Yes what you said.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:34 pm, November 5th, 2024
Trump is a clear and present danger to us all - that's up and down ballot, and the oligarchs behind him like Musk, Thiel etc. I don't know about you, but election anxiety this time around is huge, not least among my kids who live and vote in the USA. I ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 2:10 pm, October 31st, 2024
I saw Bomber's criticism of Young Labour's stand on this calling it part of the culture war and saying "groan". Sometimes Martyn gets it so wrong. Go for it Young Labour. It's great you are part of a political party and are organising. I spent a lot of ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 12:24 pm, October 30th, 2024
And here's another . https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/oct/28/empty-beds-ukraine-art-installationWritten By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 6:08 am, October 30th, 2024
Yep ; and Ukraine. I know it doesn't fit the narrative as genocide, but it is a deliberate attempt by a powerful country to obliterate their culture, people and land through weapons and war crimes. You are so right about other genocides, that never get a ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 6:03 am, October 30th, 2024
Brilliant mod note. I get a bit irritated by those sitting down here in NZ who issue judgement. Yes, what Israel is doing is awful, but it's been going on ever since the Balfour Agreement decided Israel, in Palestinian land would be the place to assuage ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:49 am, October 30th, 2024
Thank you for sharing this.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:55 pm, October 28th, 2024
US is not NZ. It is a strange country. Its political voting system is weird. Of course Kamala is not perfect. But you forgot to say she is good on union issues, as was Biden, which is why the large unions and the AFLCIO have endorsed her. The Israel issue ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:41 pm, October 28th, 2024
Yes Kay. You got it.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 4:37 pm, October 26th, 2024
I thought it was a bad dream. Those of us in Labour remember all too well Prebble in Auckland Central and my first intro to Labour politics with the Roger (how's the pigs?) conference way back. Next thing it will be Roger Douglas and that other awful old ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 8:18 am, October 25th, 2024
It has to be Epsom. If there is a goddess in the world.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 8:14 am, October 25th, 2024
Thank you for the pics. It was a marvellous day. Biggest downer was Brooke van Velden in Parliament answering a q from Camilla Belich on CTU's view that this is the most anti union government we have seen in decades, where she went on a rant about Vax ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 1:19 pm, October 23rd, 2024
Post your vids on FB and Twitter. Seeing quite a few of workers on the bus on their way. Yes, it is a paid stop work meeting : Unions only get two a year and they have chosen to use one of them for these rallies. Workers have to be back at work on time, so ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 6:33 am, October 22nd, 2024
Thx Tiger. I know. I was there. We were refugees from the Marsden Point lockouts, I will write about that some day because I have the inquiry docs into that. I remember saying if Jim Bolger becomes the Minister of Labour, we will leave. We did, but we were ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 2:09 pm, October 21st, 2024
This is a superb post Nigel. It is disappointing to see some comments here still going on about Rogernomics and having a go at Barbara Edmonds. FFS that was 40 years ago! Barbara would have been around maybe 3 years old. Maybe people don’t see what is ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 4:13 pm, October 20th, 2024
Bravo for writing this. You have clearly thought about it a lot. But sorry, I think you are wrong if you think the Coalition will stick. My pick is Winston will get the huff, as is his want, when David Seymour becomes DPM and if his poll numbers are ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 5:46 pm, October 18th, 2024
Groan.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 4:12 pm, October 14th, 2024
I don't know if you noticed the repositioning of NZ First at their conference at the weekend. WP's speech spent half of it attacking Labour, and clearly targeting Labour voters. Add to that his invitation to the FIRST Union secretary Dennis Maga, who spoke ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 4:03 am, October 8th, 2024
What you said Erin. Thanks and thanks Mountain Tui for being open.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 10:58 am, October 7th, 2024
I would too ; but public sector unions are bound in the most part about speaking out under various laws. Private Sector Unions like E Tu, FIRST etc do their best, and I know they will on 23rd, but most of their members will be at work, or sleeping because ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 3:27 pm, September 29th, 2024
1000 locals marched in Westport; Where was Maureen Pugh who is now the local MP?Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 10:45 am, September 24th, 2024
How do you know there aren't? I know for a fact there is collaboration between these parties in Parliament. It starts with the leaders.Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 10:44 am, September 24th, 2024
Thank you Tiger. I am not giving up on collectivism however! Loved your comment about Pataka Kai. That is community in action. I am also impressed with the activism of the CTU ; 23 October coming up!Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 10:36 am, September 24th, 2024
Didn't think it would be long before someone used the UK Labour Party Conference and dear old Jezza. Sure, I don't like the winter fuel payment being removed and there are protestors about Gaza outside. But I am a huge fan of Angela Rayner : working class, ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 2:53 pm, September 22nd, 2024
I was at the LP conference where these rule changes were debated. It was the most divisive conference I ever attended and was driven by a pro Cunliffe group and anti Shearer opposition. I remember well Helen Kelly coming to speak with affiliated unions and ...Written By: Darien Fenton - Date published: 4:01 am, September 9th, 2024
Good post. Interesting to see US unions are growing. Like the song says I’m gonna be union til the day I die.
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