Posts by Stephen Doyle
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Hard News: Doing over the witness, in reply to
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And you believe them! You have more faith in their political independence than I do.
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Hard News: Doing over the witness, in reply to
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"I would absolutely decry any attempt to criminalise Hager for his writing. But that is not what’s being investigated."
How can we be sure? Given this Govts history with this stuff, I would think it's highly likely they'll be angling for a conviction.
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Hard News: Doing over the witness, in reply to
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ISTM that terms National Interest and National Party Interest now mean the same. Are we really heading down the one party state line?
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Hard News: Show some decency, in reply to
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I suspect that we're driven by economists and accountants who work in 3 month cycles, totally focused on the short term, bottom right hand corner.
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Hard News: Why we thought what we thought, in reply to
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I suspect he's been engaged by Paula Bennett.
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Hard News: Auckland's future: Keep calm,…,
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Not to mention the MP for Helensville, also in Auckland
And Joyce, on a lifestyle block in Albany is a neighbour of one Kim DC. -
Hard News: Auckland's future: Keep calm,…, in reply to
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So you'd expect to see Maggie Barrie, Murray McCully, Nicki Kaye, Maurice Williamson etc to drive Auckland issues over and above Bill English and Steven Joyce.
In the words of the Mitre 10 ad, " you must be dreaming" -
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My first experience of a decent curry would have been the Moti Mahal on the Cowley Road in Oxford, in the late 70's. Not there any more sadly, probably gentrified out of existence.
The good old sausage curry is a regular in our household.
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Hard News: Making it up on smacking,
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If anything Craig's world view reminds me of the old Great Chain of Being.
God
Angels
Kings/Queens
Archbishops
Dukes/Duchesses
Bishops
Marquises/Marchionesses
Earls/Countesses
Viscounts/Viscountesses
Barons/Baronesses
Abbots/Deacons
Knights/Local Officials
Ladies-in-Waiting
Priests/Monks
Squires
Pages
Messengers
Merchants/Shopkeepers
Tradesmen
Yeomen Farmers
Soldiers/Town Watch
Household Servants
Tennant Farmers
Shephards/Herders
Beggars
Actors
Thieves/Pirates
Gypsies
Animals
Birds
Worms
Plants
RocksWith a place for everything and everything in it's place. Including children.
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Hard News: Kitchen Hacks, in reply to
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Ben, I impressed. We need to swap recipes.