Posts by Sacha
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Where is "Rugby Park"?
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Hard News: 2011: The Year Of What?, in reply to Russell Brown,
aliens do not have an automatic right to enter and take up residence in New Zealand
.. which has not however deterred Don Brash.
Further, I note that the atliens have landed and are confused by our local customs.
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Hard News: 2011: The Year Of What?, in reply to Kumara Republic,
you can own your future
Labour's OwnOurFuture campaign was pretty well done. Will be interesting to see if they can pull off the focus and discipline required to convert that into votes across the country.
The policy constraints on any major party are greater than for smaller ones who can afford to take a more radical stance. We need all of that. Hence the importance of maintaining good relationships with allies throughout the political cycle.
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Hard News: 2011: The Year Of What?, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Yes, Steve, I'm just too stupid. Like all those other voters.
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Hard News: 2011: The Year Of What?, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Look how we listen to the people, we have decided not to do something really unpopular and stupid
The govt are quietly planning further mining. Fortunately the environmental movement are somewhat more effective than Labour right now so you may get to see some opposing of those plans after the election.
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Hard News: 2011: The Year Of What?, in reply to Steve Barnes,
Perhaps if folks like Sacha could stop campaigning for Nact dear old Phil will have a chance.
Tribalism may be touching, but it doesn't seem to be working very well for the left, does it? I've said clearly many times before that the problem is not with one person. And if you think I support this government you nead your head read.
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Idiot/Savant on Labour 'winning' the policy argument but not votes.
Why the disconnect? Labour people will no doubt be tempted to fall back on their usual excuses of voter ignorance and media bias - "the peasants are too stupid to know what's good for them, and its all a conspiracy by Duncan Garner and Guyon Espiner" - but the truth is simply that there's more to politics than policy. People vote for governments for all sorts of reasons, including things like trust, likeability, and competence. If people don't like and don't trust you, or see you as a bunch of arrogant incompetent muppets, then the best policy in the world isn't going to help
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Hard News: 2011: The Year Of What?, in reply to BenWilson,
Not stupid, just human. People will vote for who they trust to deliver over what will be delivered, unfortunately. When some politicians seem like they not only can't organise a piss-up in a brewery but don't want to, there's really little viable choice for voters. That failure to lead is not good for any of us.
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Hard News: Angry and thrilled about Arie, in reply to Rich Lock,
But which mix?
That's what
caused me
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Southerly: Tower Insurance Have Some Bad…, in reply to Deborah,
The Haywood / Hay family are front page news on Stuff today
Another story that doesn't mention the "full replacement" scam (though I fully understand David and Jen wanting to focus on getting a deal sorted out). Brownlee must be dead proud.