Posts by merc
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Hard News: Briefing, blaming, backing down, in reply to Kumara Republic,
I was kind of hoping for us not to have to rely on a Magic Man solution. Besides you may have noticed the re-jigging of our judiciary, going back some years now.
I think any Govt. that is even flirting with the TPPA hasn't really given due thought to implications that impede progress or laws anyway.
Blood smelled, http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10812900
Is it me or is this editorial highly ambiguous?There is no question that Mr Key was acting in the public interest when he directed his officials to stop work on a tortuous exercise with the Auckland Council and wait for a proposal from SkyCity.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10812839
Like I thought the exercise with Auckland Council was how we are all supposed to do it, you know, legally, or at least with due process? -
Hard News: Briefing, blaming, backing down, in reply to DexterX,
I agree. It is sad that it should be up to JK as to whether he has legally erred or not in granting the tender, one would have thought there are other checks and balances in place with higher authority.
Same goes for ACC, just who watches over the ilk? State Services Commission? Yes I think all Govts. need to be accountable to us the people.
The fact that such toxic cultures still exist and persist (remember IRD and the suicides) is testament to the lack of will from Govt. to have rules that are transparently adhered to. Indeed it is heading in the opposite direction with corporatism, and blatant cronyism (ref. Idiot Savant on this one, http://norightturn.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/another-crony-appointment.html). -
The pokie deal is <sorry> a deal breaker. If they prove that JK halted the tender process, outski PM quicksi.
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Hard News: Briefing, blaming, backing down, in reply to Martin Lindberg,
Predominantly the 5 points and how they are based upon being in favour or out with regards to God's favour.
It's an oblique and esoteric point, and one that I find difficult to discuss, particularly in the South Island.
With regard to education systems it may be pertinent in part due to the configuration of our schools historically along religious lines.
Postnote, I have been to a favela in Sao Paulo, there is nothing to prepare a Kiwi for the sheer numbers of people living, effectively under cardboard, ruled over by swords, machine guns and then, deadly inflation. -
Hard News: Briefing, blaming, backing down, in reply to David Chittenden,
This would really help to get beyond the unbelievably stupid situation we have now where we can either have an economy or an environment. (And there are other examples ...)
The setting of false dichotomies, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma - mirrors Calvinism, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvinism - there is that streak among us.
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Hard News: Briefing, blaming, backing down, in reply to linger,
Oh dear, http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10812213
He said the Government was advised that money would be better spent on improving the quality of teaching and not raising the number of teaching beyond the 52,000 teachers and principals currently employed.
"In the end the advice we had was having built up the stock considerably, it's better to spend it on the teaching quality, and that's a fair enough argument."Just wow.
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Hard News: Briefing, blaming, backing down, in reply to David Chittenden,
Yes thank you, very concise.
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Hard News: Briefing, blaming, backing down, in reply to Tom Semmens,
I would love to see Treasury gutted of its policy advice role and that function moved to a contestable, external tendering process where the government can ensure it gets top advice with contractual SLA's as an incentive to get it right.
I agree. I think Treasury is the main ingredient in our democracy that isn't. As for Treasury power, it speaks volumes of those in power.
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Will someone please rid us of these Treasury priests?
According to Matt M in Herald, big bad Billy sabotaged a PM in waiting, and now awaits certain replacement by a Winston.
Stuff is getting crazy mad, but that's what you get with the huge salary no?