DTB if 54% (apparently) of the population don't want TPPA, how come the current call to action to oppose the signing of the deal has motivated ,what, maybe 0.5% of these souls to protest? It suggests to me that whoever ran the survey used pretty faulty ...
Megalomaniacs always do.
CG Evidence for these frankly ludicrous claims?
Closing charter schools is nothing more than a power play by the teacher unions to remove a perceived threat. And Hipkens is their lackey in cabinet who is charged with making this happen. The decision to close these chooks has nothing to do with ...
Oh Deary me (or should I say teary me). Back to your usual nonsense OAB; projecting your inadequacies onto me. BTW it still doesn't change the fact that Hipkins is nothing but the teacher union's puppet and will do their bidding come what may.
Hipkins is just repaying his debts to the teacher unions by closing charter schools. He is in their pockets on this issue.
Draco Ed made the "bullying" comment in his original post - I'm quoting him. But you make a good point - what bullying? - and that is unclear to me to. Perhaps Ed can enlighten us.
Ed I presume you'll be extending your "uneasy consciences" criticism to Labour MP's who voted against the bill as well as to Labour's Coalition partner NZ First, who also voted enmass against the bill? Equally "People will suffer ......because they allowed...
Ouch Labour; still behind national in the popular party vote; despite Jacinda's charisma Ouch NZ First; at 3.7% won't get back into parliament (lets hope)
"which they denied until the election campaign" This is patently incorrect. English and other senior National cabinet ministers had put considerable effort into understanding and developing programmes to combat child poverty. Importantly they thought ...
My radio alarm goes off at 6 am and RNZ comes on. Now, during summer. I hear the news straight up and then the music starts. The music is awful; its even worse than what's played on Matinee Idol during summer afternoons on RNZ. At least there they know ...
How so? Can you explain?
Ianmac However they probably have a record of going on strike for pay more so than any other group of unionised workers. And too bad about the disruption to children's education and parents expectations. What was one of their first requests/demands of ...
Roparta Well I must be saying the right things then. I have little regard for the teacher unions - they strike me as only being interested in protecting the apparent 'rights' pf their members. They are in my opinion conservative, rigidly ideological and ...
Hipkins blames National Standards for poor educational outcomes in the primary school sector. However National Standards are not responsible for these poor educational outcomes. Standards are designed to measure outcomes. They are not over arching ...
So what. Why does it matter if the state is or is not doing it? Isn't it more important that its just done - regardless of who delivers it, so long as the programme makes a positive difference. Sounds like a case of rigid ideology trumping practical ...
Wrong again OAB Rather these are the kinds of conclusions that can reasonably be made based on the letter leaked by someone in the Green Party to the media, which describes life in the Green Party right now. Typically these are the behaviours associated ...
OAB; Your insights into the behaviour of those with whom you have no knowledge are quite awe inspiring. How do you do it? I am so impressed that you understand what motivates me; it is quite extraordinary given that you have no idea who I am. Perhaps the ...
Well thank you for that insight OAB and merry christmas to you. Do you know what, I actually don't know what David Farrar thinks; but clearly you do. Sounds like you follow him closely;maybe hanging off every word of his? Maybe you've got it wrong; maybe ...
Maybe this week the Nats will 'talk about' that bunch of overstretched, inexperienced, un engaged, bitter and twisted, back stabbing happy campers propping up the coalition; also known as the Green Party. When you put the hapless Greens alongside NZ First ...
You sound like Pollyanna, Marty. I note that NZ First sit on 5% in this poll. The coalition won't look especially stable or successful if NZ First fall below the 5% threshold. In fact if this were to build into a trend they won't be around in 3 years. The ...
Its clear that there is a housing shortage issue. Twyford banged on about it for months prior to the election. He is still banging on about now that he is the minister. Its time for him to now actually begin to try and do something about it; rather than to...
Mary_a True - you never actually said the words "he was convicted of a crime". But you strongly implied that he had committed a crime, which is as near as dammit to actually saying that he should have been convicted. The whole tenure of your comment was to...
mary_a You are wrong. Barclay was never convicted of a crime. Metiria Turie admitted committing fraud, which I believe is a crime. In the interests of balance the Herald should have commented on her too and how she has spent her tax paid salary since she ...
Anne You write as though you have seen the 'memorandum of understanding' document. You seem definite and authoritative in this regard. So I have to ask - have seen it and read it?
I wouldn't have thought that there is any connection between Key and mass surveillance, and Golriz. Or that anybody on the right decided that by highlighting Golriz's story it would conveniently muddy the waters. Golriz's story stands on its own merits, or...
What would a 'democratic media' in NZ look like Ed? How would it work? How do you create a 'democratic media' in a country like NZ without using authoritarian, essentially undemocratic methods to bring it into existence? e.g. preventing private ownership ...
I agree with your comments about legal process Redlogix. But Im not sure though if thats the issue here. Isn't it that Ghahraman and the Greens deliberately fudged her role in the Riwanda war crimes legal process so that the punters would assume that she ...
Grey Area An energised opposition asking questions of the government is in the interest of NZders full stop. It's an important element of our democratic process. Its not for you or I as individuals to judge whether or not they are relevant - thats the ...
I think that the only value of this one poll at this time is it's general indicative nature. Putting this poll into context, it does need to be remembered that it, and its predecessor are the only polls that have been released since the election. In ...
Weka Is Winston Peters, to quote you, also an "absolute piece of shit"? He more than any other politician politicised Pike River in the run up to the election when he stated that he would lead a team into the drift because he had 'evidence' that it was ...
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