Beneficiaries and vaccinations
Continuing on from my last post Friday; the government has made another announcement regarding beneficiaries. It is considering making beneficiaries vaccinate their kids. The first criticism is the...
View ArticleThoughts on the anti smoking debate
Oh Tariana Turia, I'm not sure if your anti smoking crusade amuses or bores me. You say that we can't continue to sell a product that kills people however the same logic can be applied to alcohol,...
View ArticleEqual Marriage Reactions
At Topical.co.nz we of course support equal marriage, but not everyone is so positive about it. In a 3 News story they were interviewing MPs. Some National and they said that they hadn't given it any...
View ArticleShearer needs to go
To be honest I was not that impressed when David Shearer was appointed leader of the Labour party because I knew that he was a crap speaker and wanted Cunliffe. Despite this I was willing to give him...
View ArticleStop whining about gay marriage
Angry rant time; hence the capital letters. This is especially to Labour MPs. STOP WHINING ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE. BY WHINING ABOUT HOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE AND NOT TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES,...
View ArticleShearer/Labour, their problems and advice
OK I think everybody gets it, I don't like Shearer. I like him even less now that he vanished Cunliffe to the back benches. My vote will almost certainly go green in 2014, however for now I am holding...
View ArticleThis is not McDonalds John
Absent minded John Key must be confused again. This is not McDonalds John. Tourists don't spend $5 to come here, they spend thousands. In part because they think we're so clean, green and beautiful....
View ArticleChildren/Paula Bennett
Tuesday night was a rare occasion that I caught the mainstream media on 3 Nightline. They were talking about how Variety have started up a child sponsorship programme for New Zealanders. The need for...
View ArticleThe War On Cats
Gareth Morgan is waging war on cats; fun for everyone! Despite reports he doesn't want people to kill their cat. Although by using phrases like "Cats To Go" and "NZ Without Cats" It was inevitable...
View ArticlePrison Labour
John Key's plans for increased prison labour are terribly misguided but does have some up sides. It's helpful that prisoners develop skills to use outside of prisons, this does help with...
View ArticleNational disasters in education
Novapay is a disaster. The new payroll system was designed to save money because it uses less staff to maintain but the system is faulty and contains hundreds of errors, some major. The system is a...
View ArticleAn open letter regarding accessible transport in Auckland
I will be sending the below letter to Auckland councillors, it is posted as an open letter on this site. I'm from Christchurch and find the transport system in Auckland for disabled people disgusting....
View ArticleShearer in Christchurch and my suggestions for related policies
Last Saturday I went to a forum with Young Labour and David Shearer. These are my thoughts. First thing I notice was Shearer likes to push his slogan and the fact that he was a humanitarian. While...
View ArticleFYI: Labour party membership not renewed.
I got a letter last week saying that my membership expired in January and telling me to renew. I won't renew; here's why: Despite being ultra liberal/progressive in my politics. I am also ultra...
View ArticleAotearoa IS for sale
Rant time! So I just saw a graphic by The Greens saying "Our gambling laws are not for sale". Again with the "not for sale" rubbish. "Aotearoa is not for sale" Yeah I have news for you: We have a...
View ArticleThe leak was staged! (or not)
I have a very strong dislike for conspiracy theorists. Last election I insisted the polls were massively wrong, I regret doing that, I listened to the wrong people. I sounded as crazy as Fox News...
View ArticleBudget 2013: Housing, Food, Disabilities
Here are my thoughts on the budget. Snore... Snore... Snore... This budget is boring. The only thing I think is worth mentioning apart from the food in schools programme and a disability issue is the...
View ArticleLocal Alcohol Policy
Why are councillors focusing on turning Christchurch into a nanny state while there are still giant holes in the footpath of the central city? OK I didn't expect this tone, but here we go... Hi, I...
View ArticleLabour's fantastic line up for 2014
A leader: Useless at interviews and writes articles about privatizing militaries. Also doesn't anybody find it weird that he joined Labour right after Rodgernomics? Finance spokesman: Their...
View ArticleNZ Power, Rail Loop, CCC, Buildings
NZ Power is a weaksauce solution to the problem National has created. It doesn't stop the flow of dividends to private hands. The New Zealand government will still lose the revenue from about half the...
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