Julie Anne Genter for Minister of Transport! She's smart, knowledgeable and would get this country moving again, with a lighter footprint.
Cool Links! The Labour Party are definitely channelling some of this cosmic energy.
Yes, but Greens have greater expertise and depth of knowledge. I'm thrilled to read this from Labour this morning; but can't see it being implemented without the Green Party in government.
https://youtu.be/bYvbaqfq9mI
After the shock of Thursday for National, this is the likely state of play for them!
Nice post Tracey. The country needs investment in people, not roads. ....and serious funding given to mental health.
English also said Labour were taking it (the $1,000) from them. I mean what the actual ....? If they don't have the tax cut yet, how can it be taken away? Spin defies logic.
And might I say Weka, that you embody this charter so wholeheartedly in your approach and moderation on the Standard.
Yes, heartening.
The one that made me lol, but it's a bit too disrespectful, was the "f*¢@ off back to England". It's kind of so dumb, but funny for some reason!
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As I presume Todd Barclay is still getting paid? Did he abandon his duties as an MP? Are there parliamentary rules about dereliction of duties?
+1 and let her remind Bill Engli$h that he disinvested in Housing NZ, through taking dividends, at a time when unprecedented numbers are homeless and cannot access accommodation. How long did it take him to reach that surplus, and at what price for ...
Bill English says that nobody wakens up in the morning and thinks about climate change! He is so off the mark! But thanks to the government's inaction and withholding reports like this, it does not get mainstream coverage. I am so sick of climate change ...
She's doing quite well for Oravida, and Oravida Water. Wholesale squander of NZ water, exported straight to China.High time for the water tax.
That will piss Jenny Shipley off, although I see that she ceased being a director of Trans-Tasman Partnership a few years ago.
Very good!
Out of the blue? Stink! I've turned pink!
That moment when you realise you are a neo-flippin'-liberal!! Thanks Incognito (not!). lol. Another label to add to my anxieties.
Great Monbiot article - thanks for link. Raises lots of interesting questions and thoughts for me. 1. Yes, words matter: how we frame political discourse is important. 2.I think the framing of the term "natural capital" is important, as it couched the ...
National's phone call to the Russians, in search of election influence in the face of sliding polls, was busted?
lol that reporting was from Claire Trevett. Don't believe all that you read, Alwyn. Labour's launch had Town Hall and Concert chamber at full capacity (2,000 according to wiki), Q theatre full (capacity between 350 to 450), plus overflow in downstairs of Q...
Well done Macro. I aspire to be as conscientious as you. I do what I can, but can do better. I was also inspired by this zero waste couple: https://www.rubbishfree.co.nz
lol. Wasted? You wish! Not if Metiria wins Te Tao Tonga! Or if Nick Smith loses Nelson. There is a lot to play for yet. ...and not if the whole nation became suddenly enlightened as to the challenges that climate change poses for future generations.
I have another older article, lest we forget the bigger picture. Green Capitalism: The God That Failed by Richard Smith - Truthout, from 2014 (it's an old article, but a goodie) This is not a quick read, but is well worth spending a spare half hour on this...
Great news! Greens get my party vote.
Thanks Cinny. It's good to see. I still cannot resolve complete non-violence (as logical conclusion to non violence is lack of self defence: victims having a moral (non-violent) authority over Nazi prison guards in Auschwitz didn't help their cause, when ...
Imaginative response to a planned alt-right March in San Francisco this weekend... Turd Reich Its's interesting to see non-violence as a deterrent.
Reading "Dirty Politics" in 2014 opened my eyes to the great media manipulation in NZ, and I came searching for other voices, and happily found "The Standard". Thanks for all the effort LPrent and moderators. This is a 21st Taonga. On a side note, I ...
This may be a silly question, but here it goes! Why was Ohariu considered the overhang seat, and not Epsom?
"We" the bankers, he meant. I get tired of private financiers (bankers) trotted out in the media, as if they were some impartial observer. "They" the bankers have actually done a fine job of indebting "us" the New Zealanders, and our businesses, such that ...
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