Don't take your eye off the controversial Nationality and Borders Bill, or the erosion of judicial powers. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/06/no-10-plans-to-let-ministers-strike-out-legal-rulings-they-disagree-with The Covid Christmas Party ...
A little heavy reading to address your last paragraph! <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Philosophy-of-Time-A-Contemporary-Introduction/Power/p/book/9781138240490">Philosophy of Time</a> Reminds me of David Byrne's lyrics - "the Future is certain, give us...
There are people who are alive today in New Zealand, who would not be alive if NZ had steered a different course. Yes, people are adapting to living with Covid elsewhere. NZ is coming from a different place, and have not experienced societal trauma as ...
Link to interesting Finton O'Toole (journalist) article https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/fintan-o-toole-at-2-23am-the-us-president-launched-an-attempted-coup-1.4400134
Julie Anne Genter should have a ministerial position. She has fabulous talent.
That's a bit unfair - same goes for all list candidates. (It's the term "stupid" I find objectionable). An ally is an ally....end of.
Running a business is not the same as running a country. Winning at capitalism is not the same as managing public finances. National supporters don't understand this difference.....until perhaps now (hopefully).
From a Kiwi exiled overseas at the moment, kia ora for this post.
Backbenches-were-us.
Op Ed from Ireland (The Irish Times) about rebuilding the financial system after Covid: https://bit.ly/2Jf86Sw
Very sad to hear. Inspirational woman and a trailblazer for Green politics.
Hi KJT. I'm interested to push your thoughts a bit further. What would Marx be writing about, if he were alive today? Are neo-Marxists writing about redistribution, rather than overhaul of the system? Where does the "Occupy" movement sit, in relation to ...
You may be onto something there. Funny how neo liberal globalists/free traders let financial capital flow freely across borders, but not human capital (visa restrictions).
Trans Tasman International .....interesting....The sea bed prospectors.... The same company that Jenny Shipley was director for, a few years back?
"Where's Joyce when you need him?" laments Bridges.
"What a stupid proposition to rename 'my caucus' as 'my sieve'. Next question please"
Very good podcast series "Russia if you're listening" from ABC. Episode 7 and 12 relate to Manafort, but whole series worth a listen. http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/russia-if-youre-listening/episodes/
Unfortunately Bill I know all too well the situation in Ireland, from personal experience (as a young woman, having had to prove I was not pregnant before each administration of life saving medication over numerous months, as the medication had potential ...
Sorry Bill, but your cultural bias and stereotyping are horrific in above post. Your writing angered me, as it's another example of a male feeling entitled to drivel on, with faux authority (given your 'expert' judgement from living in a different ...
Haha! Very good! Joyce just lost himself.
I think you are onto something You_Fool. That is so true. He should have just stuck to his knitting....or proverbially stuck to the building of his bridges (real bridges, not little Bridges)....but yawn....nobody seems interested in his little Bridges. ...
I trust one of his advisors will be encouraging him to keep a diary of when he has sex, ejaculates, copulates and/or procreates.....as he could be asked this in a few months. You know...asked whether this happened before or after he was elected opposition ...
Did Bridges get asked about his reproductive plans, if any? Seem to remember this was a "fair" question for the last opposition leader, when elected.
Getting stung by nettles sets you off on an immediate treasure hunt for a dock leaf to rub on the sting.
You are going from politics to religion with this "lettuce-spray" đ
I'm learning all the time, and found this article about difference between a Coalition government and Confidence & Supply one, very informative. However, are there rules within a NZ context which defines what legislation other than budget expenditure that ...
What if Labour and Greens decide to wait for 2020 to try to get into Government.... Make this clear (e.g. don't negotiate with NZ First). Weaken Peter's bargaining position with National and see what ensues?
One tick Green and one tick Blue from me.....and before y'all jump at that, I'm in Epsom! Here's to Goldsmith winning.
This is heartening!
Kia Kaha Barfly. You are brave sharing your experience on here - thank you. I hope you take some comfort that there are a lot of us despairing with this current political environment, and you are not alone in that. I hope your own personal circumstances ...
Snap Psych. I couldn't believe an Uber driver - who candidate voted Labour, but party voted National as he didn't want to pay more tax.The irony of Uber drivers paying 25% of their earnings to the mothership - an effective tax to parent company, not to ...
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