Don taught me how to erect a solid and well presented Hoarding. He was not a believer in heavy backing boards!! He always had a twinkle in his eye and was interested in everything. You always left his company with a smile and looking forward to seeing him ...
I've a $20 bet since March that Trump will be out of the Whitehouse by Christmas. I read that Muller is now briefing senior officials (unimplicated ones). Is this a sign that my $20 is safe?
“When he [Boris Johnson] was lying his way through the referendum campaign, we knew little about what Brexit Britain would look like. Now we are beginning to know more. The pound worth less – because of Brexit. Rising prices – because of Brexit. Our ...
"When he [Boris Johnson] was lying his way through the referendum campaign, we knew little about what Brexit Britain would look like. Now we are beginning to know more. The pound worth less – because of Brexit. Rising prices – because of Brexit. Our ...
NZ Passport recipient, the billionaire Peter Thiel, of Facebook’s board, was an advisor to the Trump campaign, and Facebook’s collusion with Russian funders of fake news advertisements is now front and center in the Trump Russia story.
Farmers never vote Labour. Not since the days of PM Massey. Let the the Natz rark up farmers on water charges and rark up those who rely heavily on the absence of a capital gains tax. Most of those are solid Natz voters. City dwellers and PAYE workers ...
Her reputation with senior management in Air NZ is telling. The Airline has developed a mature and trusting relationship with Etu (and Marja). She knows how to play the long game by confidently and respectfully engaging on values and issues. Marja will be ...
Labour activists have been re-structuring Nat hoarding for yonks! No news here.
Opportunity knocks. Labour must 1. work to achieve the highest possible party vote and 2. also to connects its candidates and policies with people and communities around NZ. Labour must go after those Green supporters who might be looking for a new home. ...
So.... Last time it was Cunliffe's' fault that the leader was changed shortly before the election! It must be Cunliffe's fault now then.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orewa_Speech Nicky Hager's 2006 book The Hollow Men claims that the speech was written, in part, by Michael Bassett, a claim denied by Bassett! I wonder if Willie is getting input from Helen Clark!
https://www.facebook.com/labourrodney/posts/864130203740596 A significant political event: Willie will not miss the bullseye(s) I suspect!!!'
The European Single Market, Internal Market or Common Market is a single market that seeks to guarantee the free movement of goods, capital, services, and labour – the "four freedoms" – within the European Union (EU). I suspect many of the people saying ...
At their core the Greens are a white middle class bunch of nimbies. They are NOT a left wing party. They are "conservative" like the National Party in the sense that they want to conserve all the privilidges that they already possess. Identity policies, ...
Supine obedience is not rewarded in the world of realpolitik – it just means that you can be taken foR granted. Shit stirrers charter!! More excellent writing from Fintan O'Toole. https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole-ireland-must-be-tough-to-...
I was listening In the car to Radio Live last night around 830. Two or three jocks talking about ANZAC day. One said it was great that these ww1 soldiers saved NZ people from being killed and our democracy destroyed. Then she proceeded to use the word "...
You are charm personified....
Mallard still running? You are shitting me? I thought he had accepted that he will not be Speaker and that the Ambassadorship to Niue was the his for the asking?
If you are interested in getting a keen perspective on the Scottish Referendum look into http://wingsoverscotland.com. Here is a taste of the style. "Judging by the first 24 hours, we’re in for a two-year festival of utter horror from the UK and Scottish ...
Fianna Fáil the Republican Party. That is their name and core identity. The polls have Fianna Fáil on 29%, Micheal Martin on 37% Fine Gael on 28%, Enda Kenny on 31% Sinn Fein on 21% , Gerry Adams on 29% Labour on 4%, Good stuff here. http://www.irishtimes....
I always thought Aussie women were not a bad as Aussie males. Wrong.
For election geeks and others. The was a General Election in Northen Ireland yesterday. The the count starts in a few hours. The government collapsed 10 months after the last election due in the main to a scandal called "Cash for Ash". It is expected that ...
... an almighty row is a bill for €60 billion that Brussels...
Yes. Watching Scottish Labour over the past few years was like watching a slow motion train wreck in a movie. It is possible the same could happen south of the border. The Tories could divide on a Constitutional question: half the population see membership...
SORT YOURSELVES OUT PLEASE. Labour Hame is the blog site of the Labour Party in Scotland. Brave: the editor/moderator had allowed strongly critical debates to rage in the past few days. Some serious soul searching writing. http://labourhame.com/sort-...
Labour in Scotland to go into partnership with the Tories. The English Labour Party Scottish branch was reduced to one (1) seat out of the 59 in Westminster. It was reduced to third place and is no longer the official opposition in the Sciottish Parliament...
You expect us to leave our PC's in our smelly dark back rooms where we interview our keyboards and invent horrible things about David Shearer and go out of doors and breath strong oxygen and get damaged by sun rays!!! Nah! You are dreamin' bro.
I'd prefer to hear from CV than from you Ropata.
When, what year/age/careeer phase did Paula Bennett identify herself as a) being brought up in Maori culture and/or b) being of Maori ancestry? I've been told that she did not identify as Maori until later in life. I've also been told that she came from a ...
Shearer dumped himself. He bolted when he saw an election ahead of him. Shearer is spineless. Shearer was given a very generous honeymoon by the the party and still continued to screw up. The Shearer disaster is a result of a stupid caucus making him ...
The Labour Party leadership has lost a talented and loyal son. He was a great electorate winner: he took Titirangi from the Nats. He was an excellent minister in a number of portfolios and made a mark in Telecommunications, Immigration and in Health. He ...
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