Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Limping Onwards, in reply to Neil Morrison,
Labour voted for this at every opportunity
You're right they set the scheme up - and I believe any government would have done that in the circumstances.
However, I'm not convinced the opposition had any role in extending SCF's coverage after in-depth advice of the risk. Nor in deciding to pay out foreign investors. Nor to pay out interest. We may never know all the back room dealing and special interest pleading involved.
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Hard News: Limping Onwards, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
really great politics
Attacking 'strengths' is a useful approach*. In addition to emphasising a positive alternative vision, it seems smart to remind voters that the Nats are fronted by an unreconstructed 80s Treasury neolib who helped bugger the economy in the 90s and a glib finance market gambler. They promised New Zealanders that personal tax cuts for the rich would be our salvation when the evidence is clear that is hasn't. Most would be all too aware by now of their living costs skyrocketing, jobs being increasingly under threat and holes emerging in government services like early childhood education, local roads and other "low value" spending. Whose values?
*if executed properly (and it would sure help if the person heading up the fightback didn't have filthy hands from doing similar damage in the name of Rogernomics).
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Hard News: Limping Onwards, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
a party whose leader and finance spokesman can't put out the same message
foot, meet gun
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Hard News: Time to get a grip, in reply to Ken Sparks,
So TVNZ 'didn't step up with a good enough offer'
I'd take anything that particular 'writer' says with a sack of salt - including this gem of "I interviewed my typewriter" classiness:
It has been suggested it was Anderson, who has personal links to Indian cricket, who was not in favour of keeping Henry after the Sheila Dikshit saga. If this is true, questions need to be asked about the nature of board interference in management decisions at TVNZ.
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Hard News: Limping Onwards, in reply to linger,
clowns are evil
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Ex-Goff-staffer Phil Quin gives one perspective on some of Labour's factional elements (also links to his Herald story about mid-90s leadership manoeverings). Partly superseded by Tizard deciding today not to re-enter the fray. Filter for bias.
Blaming Goff for the Party’s woes is spectacularly missing the point. Goff’s problem is that he inherited a party over which he has little authority. It remains in the grip of a tiny elite who has benefited over decades from declining membership and the gradual dissolution of other groups capable of competing for influence.
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Hard News: Limping Onwards, in reply to Sacha,
Labour's campaign against state asset sales
Twitter account established it seems. I presume there's Bookface and other stuff too.
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John Armstrong notes plans.
On Monday, Goff will launch Labour's campaign against state asset sales - one of the prongs of Labour's election strategy, others including the cost of living and jobs.
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OnPoint: Everything has changed until 2014, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
I haven't checked whether it actually stacks up
Yep
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Up Front: Where You From?, in reply to Raymond A Francis,
can't say that it is still there
I did wonder - no sign of even the camp on Google Maps or perhaps I wasn't looking hard enough. Mind you it was some time ago and the trees have all likely been harvested. By lumberjacks, perhaps.