Posts by George Darroch
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How is everyone? Aftershocks would have kept on rolling, I'm sure, but I hope life was reasonable to everybody yesterday.
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In Labour, it’s more leadership based and that person certainly has a lot of control over the direction of the party. So I can see why they didn’t want to mire themselves down in three months of “what’s our new direction” focus groups and caucuses,
I hear interesting and promising discussion coming from within Labour, but like most things we'll have to wait to see what (if anything) comes of it. I believe the intent is sincere, but good intents have always been evident in Labour and have enabled as much as they've been a force for change. -
“motoring columnist” – partisan much?
I hitchhiked from Papakura to Taupo as a passenger with Eric Thompson a year or two ago. We talked mostly about motor racing, and design. Nice guy, but it was mostly me listening to his strong opinions about how the world worked. I didn’t have much inclination to try and steer things away from particular preconceptions. Perhaps I should have. -
Hard News: Te Rerenga Wairua, in reply to izogi,
Thanks for the reference, but is the not-viewable-outside-NZ-due-to-copyright thing intentional this time? :(
Similarly. I joined the spirits departing the coast, but it seems I can't view the homeland. New Zealand on screen, but not on air.
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My sympathy to all of you trying to get on with your lives. Virtual hugs, hope you're okay today.
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Since we're posting addresses in reply... Russel Norman's excellent speech, invoking (of all things) Jesus, at length.
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The funding would come from the re-introduction of a 10% estate tax of all estates over $100,000, increasing to 20% on all estates over $1,000,000, and 30% on all estates over $10,000,000, indexed to inflation. (Owner occupied residences with a value of under £500,000 might be exempt. The Fund would also encourage private inter vivos charitable contributions. (Boom: I said inter vivos. Death tax this, haters).
It would be a long term project, but the Fund would have three major aims:
- the permanent domestic ownership of New Zealand infrastructural and financial assets, including banks, power generation companies, and strategic landholdings;
I couldn’t help it.
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she struck me as someone who was aware of the issues I’d like a science spokesperson to be aware about, i.e. stuff of concern to the people actually doing the science.
This is what I like in politicians (apart from sincerity and ideological coherence). An awareness of the issues, and sufficient depth to address those things that are actually important in any given sector. These things are often not all that obvious to outsiders, and are often well ahead of the big and sexy ideas and projects that grab headlines. The temptation of new MPs and ministers is to run in and spend time and money on the latter.
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There’s some great houses in New Lynn.
There are some wonderful residences, with incredible harbour views, just minutes from the airport by motorway.
Goff's non-residence wasn't a great look either for a man who claimed to be of the people. Yet Key's absconding gave him one of the largest majorities in in the country. Perhaps I'm out of touch.
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OnPoint: Dear Labour Caucus, in reply to giovanni tiso,
There's also the The Social Justice Commission of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa & Polynesia, whose activists proved problematic for the Greens during the campaign. Your point is that they are 'movements', rather than parties, and thus are usually seen as outside the sphere of legitimate political debate; while the pronouncements of the Business Roundtable and various other groups are accorded large amounts of space.