First source : If you spend some time on google you can get to the lists of protected or hazardous professions. Took me about 1/2 an hour. (suggest you start with "Greek Pensions"). Second source : Greek son in law who "negotiated" the income levels for ...
With all the talk of Greek Austerity it seems prudent to actually look more closely as how the Greeks live. What the Europeans want is for some of this to change : Did you Know : there are approx. 20% of trades and professions in Greece which are ...
Rather than get into policy exchanges and "you said/I said/they said, let's look at the bigger picture. I don't have to justify my distrust or dislike of the Greens : BUT the Greens have to show me why I should vote for them. Supposedly, a Green Party ...
"Opportunities" today are just as "accessible" as they were 40 years ago. In fact, probably more so. As for taking advantage of them, ANYONE can look at their personal situation, the environment they work in, and decide to improve their lot in life. I ...
Wow! You obviously have insider info on JK's tax returns! I'm seriously impressed. The level playing field never existed : never will - What makes a difference is what you do. And I'm honest enough to admit I will look at policies which favour my personal ...
No. No citation needed. This is a blog, where we can express opinions and beliefs without statistics. Let's face it, any statistics can be made to oppose others, and I am happy to express my opinions by observation of what I see and hear every day. I came ...
I'm a so called swing voter - one of those the major parties are reputedly trying to attract. I read all the blogs, and generally follow most threads which interest me. I have voted National the last 2 elections, and before that roughly equal between ...
More truth from Mr Key's mouth - does he actually have any credibility at all - well judging by the election results he does. National voters are so gullible or do they not mind a corrupt and deceitful leader and government? It appears the answer is yes to...
OK, I appreciate that the 'rockstar economy' notion is clearly bovine excrement at best ... but did we really need the visual?!
Nigel Morrison - what a tosser. Obviously been studying John Key, but unlike Key his only true responsibility is to the shareholder. He bleats on about leaving a legacy for NZ ... the only legacy we would get would be increased gambling addiction and ...
Welcome to Welfare National Styles - using the excuse of the abominable Ashburton murders for denying citizens their rights. But seriously now, sure those killings were totally unacceptable however citizens have rights - I would be going down to my WINZ ...
The Tories in Aotearoa New Zealand are all about competition, individual responsibility and wealth accumulation - at any cost. This includes exploiting those in lower socioeconomic positions with the assistant of Tory public policy and legislative change. ...
Banks wouldn't have run it if he'd won. He would have had the puppet master Joyce's arm up his arse, selling off holdings in assets like AIAL and PoAL etc, essentially doing NAct Govt's bidding of emasculating local representation as they originally ...
Everything after John and before outcome.
After the election fiasco where it was evident that Key and his junta had been misbehaving behind the scenes, and where he simply denied (lied) about pretty much all of it, the gullable public still voted his junta back in. What has changed in 3 months? ...
National will never ditch Key because they know they are gonna's without him.
Low R & D spending is the norm for Tory run countries - why look at research when you can just leave innovation to the market!
My knee was so severe I was unable to sleep without morphine but I was unable to even meet with a surgeon to assess my conditions and discuss options as I repeatedly received the same response that I failed to meet the criteria. When I enquired about what ...
No - these are crap days to be a New Zealander. I have been going steadily backwards under National, but do admit it wasn't always good under Labour either (e.g. 1984 - 1989). The fact that the Tory's chose to ignore Hager's book was tacit acceptance of a ...
Chris73 can't read - must of 'graduated' from one of Donkeys' shonky educational facilities - blind faith in a failing market paradigm. He can probably just buy his way out - like the PM
Of course a Tory has to caste his/her nasty dispersions on a positive post. Why doesn't luugee just hang with his mate WhaleDung. Labour supporters do want to keep politics positive and it is very clear the Tory's don't care. Key has admitted this himself ...
I take it you refer to the National party?
As pointed out by David Farrar, this must be the only e-mail in American history where the date structure is "Day/Month/Year". (The usual set up for UK, Oz and NZ etc). The american system is "Month/Day/Year" i.e. 9/11 does not mean the 9th of November, it...
Well said, Unsol - why should a Government (ANY government) be held accountable for the actions of parents and caregivers who refuse to "put their children first". Apparently we have record numbers of children in poverty, and at the same time we are ...
The "majority of NZ'ers" are voicing their opinion on who they want to run the country through many polls, and (at present, anyway) will have their final say (for the next 3 years) on Sept 20. I personally don't have any particular axe to grind - I'm ...
Dear oh dear oh dear. Ranting and raving about the legalities or niceties of Hagar's latest bit of Labour propaganda. The issues are being blurred by the source debate. Hagar is a labourite. Timing is wonderful - trying to hit National just a few weeks ...
As a long term and committed right winger, I only occasionally have a look at the Standard. I rarely (in fact, I believe, never) have made a comment, and found little to agree with on your site. However, I must agree totally with Old Irascible on this one....
This is going to be a huge speech for all of us because it's going to actually show whether David Cunliffe is the real leader he told us he was and he's not going to betray the values of the LP by dashing to the centre. From some of his media comments he's...
"You, like some other men I know, have decided to spend the night with your lover. I wasn’t sure how you managed to tell your wife you can’t celebrate the day with her. I guess you can always say you have a really busy schedule, because she is used to it ...
See John I've been practicing your "post telling a lie smile" for when I get to be PM
When Mr grant has repaid the taxpayer for his 100k/yesr prison stay and paid all prosecution expenses, i may give his opinions slightly more credibility than 'lol'
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