Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: SpinCity, in reply to Islander,
Do some learning about problem gambling and suicide, you silly old woman.
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Legal Beagle: On Consensus, in reply to Rich of Observationz,
if a majority in parliament doesn't want them (let alone a supermajority) they don't happen
without leadership, that's true.
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For Greens like Holly Walker, consensus probably describes a process rather than an outcome; for Judith Collins and co it may well seem like just a synonym for everyone agreeing.
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Courage is a useful word. Not seeing it much these days in our 'leaders'.
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Hard News: SpinCity, in reply to George Darroch,
what's the Italian for rickroll?
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I'd caution anyone with little experience of problem gambling against minimising its impact.
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Call their bluff, says Danyl.
How about stringent pro-worker labour laws where trade unions get paid massive compensations if a subsequent government changes them? Or environmental policies with multi-billion dollar pay-outs to Greenpeace if a future National government wants to open new coal mines or offshore oil platforms?
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Hard News: Media3: Parliament Live, in reply to Russell Brown,
Ta. A variety of NZ music, then.
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Hard News: Media3: Parliament Live, in reply to ange wither,
a missed opportunity to showcase some NZ music
Often thought the same. How hard would it be?
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Legal Beagle: $420,259.33, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
equally unconcerned if National has a little "Oh, but it's so complicated" brain-fade about properly disclosing over $400K in donations, and (yet again) nobody gets prosecuted.
GST, 2005