Posts by Katharine Moody
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The opinion on how things were going that mattered was this one;
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/10524525/Election-2014-Canterbury-decides
And that vote of confidence was preceded by this one;
http://www.thepoliticalscientist.org/christchurch-and-the-election/
I'm totally with you - from afar as an observer, I would agree that the totalitarian treatment of Christchurch at the hands of this Government has been deplorable. Even worse, as you point out, they've colluded with the insurance industry regarding delays, and Gerry has proven to be a total ignoramus at the best of times.
But, election wise, it seems a majority of those suffering the effects of this regime in Christchurch are in support of the incumbents.
Didn't the 2014 Labour Party election manifesto have much better policies (for example a special insurance court system) - and still got trounced? What's an Opposition to do when the citizenry vote against them?
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Speaker: Rugby, Racing and Emotions, in reply to andin,
Your misquoting Marx is all your doing.
Yes, but if you read Marx in full context and substitute professional sport for religion/religious belief .. don't you think that in many ways it [sport] serves some of the same functions in 21st century society?
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And the whole tree.
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To celebrate the first day of daylight savings - tree finally in full bloom.
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Polity: So who exactly placed conditions…, in reply to Dave Patrick,
Why am I not surprised at all. He's an FX dealer - diplomacy wasn't part of the JD.
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John Key has a history of politicisation of the All Blacks. It started out more subtle and one-sided (mainly Key using analogies and references to the ABs in comment/support of political/policy positions his government was taking). But of late one can only wonder how All Blacks management have allowed this politicisation to get quite out-of-hand. It denigrates the team and the sport.
For example, I found it cringe worthy that Key and his son Max were given the opportunity for photo ops in the dressing room after the Bledisloe Cup win. To me this was a sort of bloke-y sexism in politics that I’d not seen before. I thought, can I picture future female PMs, say Paula Bennett or Jacinda Ardern, taking their place in the post-match dressing room going forward? Or for that matter, where was Key’s wife at the time – left on her own outside the door, or back home in the kitchen while the boys had their day out?
Maybe I’m being over-sensitive, but this bloke-y, matey political trend with the national side just makes me uncomfortable.
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The absolute worst thing Andrew Little could do now is meet with Key at all.
It is always a bad idea to meet behind closed doors with someone who outright lies.
Give him a very wide berth and just let him finish himself off all on his own.
If we're lucky - perhaps he'll step aside once the second referendum goes belly up.
The wasted $26 million on a glory project that went no where is exactly the legacy this PM deserves.
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Hard News: Not yet standing upright, in reply to chris,
I'm so hoping Andrew Little sticks to the one referendum stance - as not allowing Red Peak in (much as I quite like the design) is a lose-lose for the PM. I felt from the beginning Key would back down on his original stance on Red Peak - having done so, I'm so glad that Labour have chosen not to play in his silly sandpit.
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Key's latest tactic - it ackshully wasn't a flip flop by me, rather I forced Labour to change their mind.
He really is the most ridiculous excuse for a head of state.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/72047016/red-peak-given-a-sniff-by-pm-john-key
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Hard News: Not yet standing upright, in reply to Ryan Postlethwaite,
all just a bit stitched up
Says it all. Love the simplicity.
Speaking of simplicity - check out redpeakof.nz .. here's my favourite creation so far.
I want a pair!
