Posts by Jan Farr
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If I may (not least because I pretty much though of it when I was here earlier):
Recession-Weary Nation Cheered By John Key's Chaplinesque Antics
Really nice Lyndon! Thanks.
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As one who has never voted National, I'm most impressed with 12month Herceptin on offer
But have you seen the Auckland Women's Health Council's paper on The Funding Of 12 Months Treatment With Herceptin For Her2 Positive Early Breast Cancer?
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The current incoming government is suggesting far reaching changes in educational accountability and more testing in schools at a time when other nations are actually seeking to reduce testing in schools.
With no consultation at all with teachers. We can't say Nicky Hager didn't warn us.
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I think the media flows into the vacuum caused by people's failure to be active.
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Also, with regard to the pushing through of new bail laws, I found this on A Word a Day:
The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its
prisons. -Fyodor Dostoyevsky, novelist (1821-1881) -
All of a sudden, working for a large corporation becomes more attractive.
You mean someone who will care what happens to their reputation if they start imposing probationary periods?
Mmm - like the ASB for instance, who, nine years after the demise of the Employment Contracts Act, still proudly and aggressively 'protect' their workers from joining unions. I imagine they and other large corporations will be pushing for a quick review of the Act some time after Christmas.
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A Stuff poll prior to the 2005 election had Destiny picking up a couple of seats. For the duration of their limited attention spans, the terminally credulous could barely contain themselves.
Teehee.
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CTU press release today: CTU president Helen Kelly said the organisation was assured the law change would not be part of the Government's first 100 days of action.
A trustworthy beginning! At least Labour managed to forge good relations with both business and labour organisations.
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Effective enough to be memorable - not every day you come across a word like plypse.
BTW verbwrangle was a great nick.Why thank you Joe (blush).
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They parallel the netroots who now fear that Obama will not be progressive enough. There and here the people who see themselves as "core support" have difficulty accepting that they won't get everything they want and so shout alot.
Isn't this how a democracy works? I don't think the point is to go to sleep straight after voting. If the left fails to pressure politicians - particularly their own politicians - then the pressure falls only from the right, because you can be sure they're not going to stop lobbying and organising - and neither they should in a democracy.