No mention of Mallard's assault? No mention of Mallard's rape allegations? I love your definition of a "good bastard". Sadly, it's a case of red is good blue is bad and then you get the reverse on KB. I despair for NZ politics
A perfect example of why the Standard and other blogs are completely irrelevant when it comes to political debate. There is a fundamental failure of operations of the quarantine system. The government cannot be blamed for operational failure but it can be ...
Funny of course that no one trusts the Chinese government to provide "facts and evidence", most of all its own citizens. At least having a strong police presence for Xi helps prevents awkward questions
So you think it's perfectly acceptable for Labour to plagiarise? Simply reporting Labour's incompetence and lack of integrity is the type of journalism we should be supporting? Anyway, Shane will pay someone to copy I mean rewrite the policy
I suppose it is a positive that Labour supporters now believe advertising rules should be followed.
Indefensible indeed. But so too is the attempt to brand this as simply "fascist". The coverage of China's oppression of minorities, particularly in regions on the periphery are as bad but simply receive less coverage in NZ.
I deserve to be banned for pointing out the typo in the first sentence but pedants united will strongly suggest he didn't bring it but he bought it.
Simple precedent. Just change the law retrospectively.
Rather than continue to mount personality attacks on DPF and others, how about trying to address the issues that he has raised. The hypocrisy or stupidity (take your pick) surrounding the positions on Dunne and Sky City are breathtaking which I suppose is ...
Good point. However, I continue to point out that the focus of so many on the left is on the trivial and the pointless. Yes the media does ask trivial pointless questions of the PM but I'm sure Key is not the first and last PM to take a punt on the ...
Ye gods, peeps. Loosen up (or if you want to run with the first of many potential racing puns, Better Loosen Up). Key backed a horse in the Melbourne Cup. I'm sure that Saint Helen attended race meetings (I know because I bumped into her at the Great ...
I agree that this is a repetitive post from across the fence. However, the thread shows that Labour in particular have completely missed the point. It was Labour who made it all about the leader in the last election - and lost. I would accept to a point ...
Pot kettle black. Don't forget that in the past, National has had a Field day at Labour's expense over perceived whitewashes. From my perspective ie the other side of the fence, Labour has put too much effort into beltway issues which simply aren't going ...
Frank I think your reply is more persuasive than the others which have focussed on the political issues of introducing a CGT. I can see an argument for introducing CGT to reduce the attraction of investing in housing (as opposed to something more ...
Which again raises the question why Labour didn't do it when it could have (perhaps should have) and hence why linking it to the flip flop campaign is a valid question.
The merits of a CGT? In theory, there is a lot to like altho as others have pointed out, it failed to stop housing bubbles in places where CGT existed. Your arguments against introducing when it could have helped most are the weakest I've seen you espouse....
Can any one of those celebrating this possible policy (which may have some upsides) please explain why Labour did not introduce a CGT: 1. when in office 2. when the property market was over-inflated and investors were indeed making supernormal profits. If ...
Hard to know if this is a serious policy (ie they expect to get elected and then put this in place) or the type of policy you trumpet when you're in opposition and expect you'll be there a little longer. I would expect the later (given it's not likely to ...
This anti-Key campaign is working a treat at the polls. Please keep it up.
He'd should have climbed African mountains because that's what the working class do, eh comrades!
OK here's a challenge then - please plot the graph to show what would have/could have happened if Key had not have been on Letterman. Actually, I should STFU at let Marty and the Gang focus on the trivial and irrelevant which will simply allow National to ...
Pirates and global warming anyone (aka correlation does not imply causation).
Damn you Felix. I had one of my holier than thou posts all lined up too.
The Nix were bad on Sunday but still did enough to beat the Jets. If this is Labour's idea of a circuit breaker, then the Nats won't have to be any good to beat Labour. Funny thing was, this site used to be opposed to flip flops as a matter of principle.
I've only scanned the discussion but I'm pleased and pleasantly surprised to see someone spot the elephant in the room. Arranging your tax affairs to minimise tax is legal which is what these people are doing. Tax avoidance is illegal and something quite ...
Indeed Bill. Contrast this with the treatment of Chris Carter for talking out about Labour and Goff.
Strangely no one has directed challenged my view that this is poor taste in the extreme. Agree entirely that this is an emotionally-charged issue and the people who matter most now are the families who have suffered the losses. The rest of it is tiresome, ...
Back the truck up here. When the tragedy happened, IF Key hadn't made these statements eddie would have been over it like a nasty rash. It's a low form of blogging and while I accept I'm likely to be in a minority here, it simply highlights why Labour is ...
Even for you eddie this is mining new lows pun intended. The issue isn't money but safety. From NZH: "Families' spokesman Bernie Monk, who lost a son in the disaster, said today they believed Mr Broad and Prime Minister John Key were given the wrong ...
Whatever it takes to get elected. Fair enough. But stop trying to take the moral high ground for the left ... both are as elastic as each other when it comes to doing whatever is required to keep their noses in the trough. That people here should do their ...
Actually, I think someone in India ?? actually took legal action against Lynx on those grounds!!! Honestly, I thought 1 April had come early. You can now see why the public think so little of Labour if eddie is a card carrying member. Perhaps eddie is ...
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