Posts by Sacha
Last ←Newer Page 1 2 3 4 5 Older→ First
-
Access: Persistent Polio, in reply to Martin,
I could call us 'wankers' Martin but I doubt that reflects well on any of us.
-
I reckon people calling themselves 'polios' is no different that calling themselves 'cripples' or 'spastics'. Mediating self-identification and group interests has been poorly argued. Recent links remedying that are most welcome.
-
Polity: Too much to swallow on the TPP, in reply to Jason Kemp,
It took many years for NZ to remove patents on s/w and I see that has been mentioned earlier.
latest: Institute of IT Professionals joins NZ Open Source Society in questioning TPP deal on software patents.
-
Polity: Saudi sheep: Misappropriating…, in reply to simon g,
the "rugby and beer" story is now about the Greens
that was inevitable. bad political management on their part.
-
Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
too important to fail. It was the only organisation in the country providing Kaupapa Maori facilities under its contract, and the Ministry has undertaken to continue to assist Te Roopu to develop the important services it offers Maori.
Rather than fostering a safe alternative service to set up, then close this one for good. Not too bright, the MoH contracting folk.
-
The answer to this from #nzqt today will be interestingly creative (if the Speaker lets it get that far):
Hon DAVID PARKER to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his statement today that Hon Murray McCully was saying "he didn't want the lawyers brought in to be talking about compensation because the deal was never about compensation and he didn't want lawyers going in there saying that", given that Cabinet noted the "settlement for the long running dispute" was part of the purpose of the $4 million payment to a Saudi investor; if so, why?
-
Polity: Saudi sheep: Misappropriating…, in reply to Russell Brown,
He sure does. Great to hear a journo doing her job and not accepting the guy's constant lies and evasions.
-
Polity: Saudi sheep: Misappropriating…, in reply to Kumara Republic,
subsidising the already loaded
perfectly consistent with their core ideology, rather than hypocritical.
-
Polity: Saudi sheep: Misappropriating…, in reply to Sacha,
One of the most limp #nzqt displays by Labour I've seen in a long while lets the Nats dodge questions and re-run their usual lines of it all being Labour's fault (with the connivance of the Speaker as usual).
PM claimed in answer to Q10 that Cabinet did not need to approve the payment as it was within MFAT's appropriations.
That's only after McCully and staff ducked and dived to make it so, but hey. If an opposition can't press home such an obvious opportunity for political accountability, they really do deserve the knacker's yard.
I'm also unimpressed with the Greens and NZ First wasting their more limited number of questions today as well. How on earth is recycling plastic shopping bags the most pressing matter of the day?
-
Polity: Saudi sheep: Misappropriating…, in reply to Graeme Edgeler,
Let's see if Q10 in #nzqt today sheds any further light on that matter.
Last ←Newer Page 1 … 193 194 195 196 197 … 1971 Older→ First