Category Archives: op-ed

(ed:..i will post a commentary at the close of proceedings..) (to regular readers:..apologies for missing yesterdays’ session..) Questions to Ministers 1)..DAVID SHEARER to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in all his Ministers? ..english predicted 4.4% growth…is actually 1.1%.. … Continue reading →

“…The biggest donor to the Act Party says he gave the money to Don Brash and John Banks so they could stop special treatment for Maori who were “either in jail or on welfare”. In an extraordinary interview with the … Continue reading →

(ed:..i will post a commentary @ the close of proceedings…) Questions to Ministers 1)..SCOTT SIMPSON to the Minister of Finance: How will the Budget on 24 May continue the Government’s long-term programme to build a more competitive economy? english continues … Continue reading →

(ed:..i will post a commentary @ the close of proceedings..) Questions to Ministers 1)..DAVID SHEARER to the Prime Minister: Is it still a fundamental purpose of his Government to narrow the wage gap between New Zealand and Australia, and to … Continue reading →

(ed:..i will post a commentary @ the close of proceedings..) Questions to Ministers 1)..Hon Dr NICK SMITH to the Minister of Finance: What steps has the Government taken to responsibly manage its finances and stop the increase in public debt? … Continue reading →

(ed:..i will post a commentary @ the close of proceedings..) Questions to Ministers 1)..Dr RUSSEL NORMAN to the Minister of Finance: Does he agree with National Bank Chief Economist Cameron Bagrie that we are not seeing an export-led recovery, and … Continue reading →

(ed:..i will post a commentary @ the close of proceedings..) Questions to Ministers (key apologises for ‘believing’ shearer..(ha..!..ha..!..)..speaker tears a strip off key for abusing the personal explanation process..) 1)..DAVID SHEARER to the Prime Minister: Does he believe that Hon … Continue reading →

(ed:..i will post a comemntary at the close of proceedings…four questions about john banks..(heh..!..) Questions to Ministers 1)..PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: What will be the main focus of the Government’s Budget on 24 May? english dishes up … Continue reading →

the panel is ray miller..sue bradford..and christine rankin..(ed:..a ‘good-mix’..) holmes castigates english for the moveable-goal-posts of economic/surplus targets/timetables.. taurima interviews bennett..on what she is going about rising youth unemployment..(20% up sine she came to power..) ..bennett tries to blame the … Continue reading →

garner and james discuss the ecquivacations around this govts’ ‘ring’…the balanced budget by ?.. james talks matter-of-factly about the upcoming lab/grn government.. ..(they both seem to have noticed the world economic situation is ‘a bit iffy’…) ..james tries to propagate … Continue reading →

brilliant..!..a knee-slapper from joyce.. “..no..we are not selling the law…we are altering the law for economic-reasons..” (where is taurima..?..boyd is not up to joyce..he is allowing joyce to bluster all over him..) second knee-slapper from joyce:.. ..’gambling is well established … Continue reading →

bradbury:..”…With the Greens ruling out working with National – - David Shearer should seize the moment now – - and call on the Greens to meet and work out what policy they can agree on – - and how they … Continue reading →

colin james delivers his specialty..relating the obvious.. ..hooton and hyde…talk about nationals’ bad start to their second term.. ..with hooton complaining key/nact are directionless..and that it is hard to define them… then we have an unrelenting puff-piece on simon bridges.. … Continue reading →

news:..latest poll has national dropping 4.5%..greens gaining 4.5%..labour unchanged.. ed:..i think that direct transference of poll support from national to the greens has to have labour worried.. ..greens’ co-leader norman is looking more and more competent in his job.. ..and … Continue reading →

(i will post a commentary at the close of proceedings..) Questions to Ministers 1)..GRANT ROBERTSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his answers to questions in the House this year? (key is a no-show…english runs defence..) robertson … Continue reading →

the shocker fact of all this..is that the pub-pokies return 37% of revenue to the community..(far too geared to bloke-sports-teams..but that’s another story..) ..whereas sky returns 2.5%.. ..(that figure again..?..2.5%..) ..2nd shocker fact is that joyce..as minister in charge of … Continue reading →

(i will post a commentary at the close of proceedings..) Wednesday, 4 April 2012 Questions to Ministers 1)..TODD McCLAY to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he received on the Government’s financial position? english spins his usual bullshit..preaching … Continue reading →

ed:..in my commentary on parliament questiontime yesterday i noted how genter from the greens monstered brownlee over spending all our money on motorways.. ..genter made him look bad….by presenting the logic of the case for public transport… ..in fact..genter rattled … Continue reading →

(ed:..i will post a commentary at the close of proceedings..) Questions to Ministers 1)..Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS to the Prime Minister: Has he had any recent discussions with the Prime Minister of Australia over security and intelligence concerns Australia has … Continue reading →

(ed:..i will post a commentary at the close of proceedings..) Questions to Ministers 1)..GRANT ROBERTSON to the Prime Minister: Does he have confidence in the Minister for ACC? roberstson quotes english slagging collins..(heh..!..) ..a question is asked about leaks to … Continue reading →

(ed:..i will post a commentary at the close of proceedings..) Questions to Ministers 1)..SIMON BRIDGES to the Minister of Finance: What measures is the Government taking to responsibly manage its finances and reduce the build-up in debt? ..’responsibly managing finances’.. … Continue reading →

(ed:..i will post a commentary at the close of proceedings..) Questions to Ministers 1)..KEVIN HAGUE to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by the answers given on his behalf to all my questions in the House on Thursday, 22 March? … Continue reading →

(why they have a mini-news bulletin at the beginning does puzzle me..it just leaves the viewer with a ‘get on with it!’..) holmes:monologue:.. cost of urewera-fiasco:..’might have been cheaper just to give tuhoe back their land’.. ..(clip of smith tearing-up..) … Continue reading →