It was always going to happen. Neo liberal policies and LINO's obsession with continuing to adhere with that direction but somehow hoping the market will provide the solution. It never has and never will.
" Once this wave is finished we can work on our new normal, one that will hopefully include the eradication of poverty and preparation for climate change " Can't see LINO doing anything except adhering to neo liberalism and fiddling around the edges Mickey...
Very Winston...under the cover of parliamentary privilege.
Sprinklers how very New Zealand lol. Water cannons would be more effective.
" we need a sizeable Green party to make the future Government as left as possible. Not going to happen while LINO hold a majority. Getting back to minority government where LINO needs votes to get their programme through only then would a strong left wing...
" Like fantasy to me " Left wing media ?? Yeah you inhabit a fantasy world !
This left / right block description is totally misleading. The last time I looked there was very little difference apart from some social positions as not one of the parties in parliament offers an alternative to the current neo liberal stranglehold. Its ...
Yes Ed thank you for highlighting those points. I was going to say that there was one thing Hickey ( amongst all his data and figures ) said that I totally disagreed with that New Zealand has a " leftist " government. The last one I can recall was the 1972...
Good work thank you alwyn.
" If ever there was an argument for urgent and fundamental changes to our banking system this must be it " Yes but the desire or will to act will not happen under the SDP who still blindly hold on to the neo liberal economy and the mantra that " the market...
" A cost blow out from $1.3b to $3.5b was too much to bear " That is one hell of a blowout !
This from Iris submitted on the T.D.B Lisa Lewis now makes around 30 grand a month on her Only Fannies porn site. Her sole motivation is lowering the tax take for herself. So she’s discovered a political party that suits her current needs, but they clearly...
" He also said that he wanted to spend more time with his family. If that was the case then he should have gone earlier. Yes but like all long serving parliamentarians Smith would have decided that personal gain is more important than resigning much ...
Obscene wealth reported as Corbyn supporters want him reinstated as a Labour MP. https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2021/05/21/coronavirus-created-more-rich-list-billionaires-than-ever/
" Nat voter here " " I am happy to support the Unions on this one " Then why do you support and vote ? an anti worker pro business party like the Nasty Natz ? with their anti worker , union policies and supporters ? If you support a union then you aren't ...
" I anticipate the public sector unions will be having some rather pointed discussions with Government MPs. It will be interesting to see how this goes " Micky you know damn well that " pointed " discussions don't mean shite ! Your Social Democrat heroes ...
" How did the sport evolve? Every town, every suburb and every community formed a team that every Saturday in the winter went out and engaged in combat with other teams and then had a shower and a few beers and celebrated how great it was to live in ...
" “time is short” No TIME has run out and the world should have moved in the 90s ( a conservative timeline ) to cap the obsession with oil and everything that is produced from it including plastics but most economies were geared to plunder everything that ...
Dear Jacinda Adern Work place relations is a front for those in this " let the market decide " model of economics and well intentioned but do nothing neo liberal governments like the current Social Democrat administration. Implementing some important ...
Being a westie that grew up with the hills as a landmark i always knew where home was. I was fortunate to have friends on Piha rd and i lived for a couple of years in Quins rd which had a beautiful view over most of Auckland on a fine day. Living in ...
So they replace one unpopular leader with another who always polled dismally and never connected with the public which is why he lost the leadership in the first place. And Luxon is the next messiah a title he would be more than happy with while he smiles ...
Yeah were mates when it suits them then we are just a pawn in their domestic political battles when they need a common enemy to pick on and blame for everything that's wrong with Australia. That is the extent of how much they value this " special " ...
" we exercised poor judgement " is the official statement. In other words we got caught and knew damn well what and who we were doing business with. Human misery is just a distraction when you have the opportunity to make money. Is anyone really that ...
The myth of Saint Jacinda. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-myth-of-saint-jacinda
Will what we want be binding or just an exercise to see which way the wind is blowing ? The more promises we get about action the less progress we get.
Start treating this coming apocalypse with the attention it deserves and start planning now for a rise in the ocean level which will change the current coastline and drive out those who live there forever. The cost will be enormous but fortifications will ...
" America’s reputation as a credible democratic nation." Significant changes will be needed before this reputation can be restored " I would argue that it was never a credible democratic nation but a very corrupt one blighted by its arrogance and ...
" Biden a much stronger mandate to actually do something. " No Mickey Biden and the Democratic party are already owned by the usual suspects like the Republicans which is why Bernie and his progressive supporters were neutered before the primaries were ...
" What a pathetic ill-informed apology for a politician " I was going to add human being but i don't think there are any left in the Nast Natz.
What should Labour do ? Change the party name to the Social Democrats of NZ. They haven't been " Labour " since 1972 or even come close to delivering a manifesto that lives up to the principles they were founded on. A non neoliberal agenda ( the real ...
Climate change , poverty and neo liberal fix it solutions to the housing crisis and other serious problems will not work. If Adern and the rest of the cabinet had a conscience or a thread of decency they would resign. But they won't of course as part of ...
Cats, with their independent spirit and beguiling purrs, have captured the hearts of humans for millennia. In New Zealand, felines are no exception, boasting the highest national cat ownership rate globally [definition cat nz cat foundation]. An estimated 1.134 million pet cats grace Kiwi households, compared to 683,000 dogs ...
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