Anyone else thinking that a huge weakness of '3 Waters' is in its naming. So many people who oppose the programme have no real idea what it's about. The '3 Waters' name is a tidy programme name but because it doesn't directly convey any public benefit it ...
Alexei Sayle's podcast (started late 2020). This is not comedy as such, just communism with a sense of the absurd. Recommended. https://audioboom.com/posts/7736438-keir-starmer-establishment-tool https://audioboom.com/posts/7948459-more-hope-please-with-...
After reading Chris Trotter's article I wondered if the rumours of resignation could have been based on JA staking her position on getting the policy through cabinet. "Support me on this or I'm out."
I don't trust complex interventions to achieve their goals. The simple intervention of steadily increasing the minimum wage however seems likely to achieve the biggest gain for the least overhead.
Penlink will be less about benefitting Whangaparaoa and more about relieving pressure on Silverdale.
So what is Winstone's plan? Do or say something 'outrageous' to get attention? Try to do a deal with Labour for a seat? Or decide it's time to retire and go fishing?
Interesting take on identity politics from Kwame Anthony Appiah at the Washinton Post. "Political cleavages are not so much “I disagree with your views” as “I hate your stupid face.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/people-dont-vote-for-want-they-...
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/be_all_mouth_(and_no_trousers)
Not sure if this link has already been posted... https://nandor.net.nz/2017/09/29/the-politics-of-green-coalitions/
But what do you think of the patterns in the numbers? Do you acknowledge the problem?
I drive the Brynderwyns regularly but I think the land transport plan for a container port was based on rail. Auckland Mayor Phil Goff also supports the plan, as do some experienced port workers.
I remember Mike Ward's optimism from the early days of the party. Maybe his latest initiative has some interesting ideas. https://creativealliance.org.nz/who-we-are
The folks of Northland and Whangarei might have missed an opportunity there...
As a former member of both Greens & Labour, the problem I see with the Greens is that they are generally viewed as the left wing of the Labour party. When Labour slumps the Greens rise, and when Labour rises the Greens slump. This is because since 2005 ...
Maybe this rule has changed "After the 1993 election, the National Party had a majority of only one seat. The appointment of the Speaker, therefore, presented a problem - if National selected a Speaker from among its own ranks, as was traditional, it would...
Doesn't appointing a speaker from your own ranks subtract one from your majority?
Who from National would make a tolerable Speaker in the event of a Labour led Government?
It really only takes a two-way. The Greens will be largely irrelevant lap-dogs provided they aren't directly provoked. They are really just the left wing of the Labour party.
Plenty of people still struggling to understand MMP., including Kathryn Ryan and some others in the media. There's nothing to be gained by eating your friends as National may be soon to discover.
Who from National could be a potential Speaker given a Labour-led government?
I'm calling Winston's preference for Labour NZ First coalition, with Greens forced to promise confidence and supply from outside.
We have Royal Flush (royalties? Kingmaker?). We have Collateral Damage (Afghanistan?). We have Mother of all scandals (budget? Shipley?). 3 clues. His parting comment was "I've said too much, I've said too little" (Andrew?).
Maybe someone just wants a republic...
Tim Murphy @tmurphyNZ Replying to @cazz_h Soon. This could be the Royal Flush of scandals.... Tim goes on to later say that the metaphor he used is not random. He adds that the news will likely break Monday.
Tim Murphy @tmurphyNZ Could be real collateral damage. 1:18 PM · Aug 26, 2017
Journalist Tim Murphy on Twitter... Tim Murphy @tmurphyNZ Turns out those who said this mad election had one more explosive convulsion to come weren't wrong. Could be soon. #motherofallscandals 1:16 PM · Aug 26, 2017
I heard Little on the radio criticising English as weak, but it didn't seem to quite gel. I recently heard an interview with English where he was asked what he believed in and he said "Like most Kiwis, I believe in taking a risk and making a profit." It ...
Just as an interesting aside, Fallout 4 computer game has recently been launched and sold tens of millions of copies. One of the sub plots is a satire of a Charter School where the students are forced to eat nothing but pink gloop as part of a commercial ...
Interesting that Orcon/CallPlus' back-down came after they sold to M2 in April. M2 is presumably more of a corporate team player and less likely to take an independent stance than CallPlus was. I moved to Orcon to take easy advantage of Global Mode / US ...
9 ha of land in West Auckland "previously set aside for a new secondary school which is no longer needed" is one of the planned new housing blocks that Nick Smith is talking about. Q. With the population growing steadily, how does it happen that a planned ...
Nigel Haworth and Robert Gallagher nominees for Labour Party Presidency. Both are current office holders. . Does anyone have any direct experience of working with either of them? . http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11392042
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