So we will most likely have a National/ACT Government after the
special votes are counted.
It disappoints me greatly that NZF has won over 5% party-vote
support given that they are one man's vanity party, but at least
they are not kingmakers.
So we will most likely have a National/ACT Government after the
special votes are counted. I believe we are genuinely headed in a new
and positive direction with National and it is to be hoped that they
follow through particularly with the repeal of Labour's Water reforms legislation. There is a genuine need for local bodies to be given new
tools to deal with maintenance and improvement of water assets.
While I am disappointed to see NZF back in Parliament, at least
National and ACT can govern alone pending final results. It
disappoints me greatly that NZF has won over 5% party-vote support
given that they are one man's vanity party, but at least they are not kingmakers.
I thought Hipkins concession speech was OK - he may well have done
better without the legacy he inherited and may well steer Labour in a
more centrist direction if he remains leader.
Luxon's performance was good enough but remembering he is a first-term
MP he has done very well.
So we have turned a corner of change.
On Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 8:17:47?AM UTC+13, Crash wrote:
So we will most likely have a National/ACT Government after the
special votes are counted. I believe we are genuinely headed in a new
and positive direction with National and it is to be hoped that they
follow through particularly with the repeal of Labour's Water reforms
legislation. There is a genuine need for local bodies to be given new
tools to deal with maintenance and improvement of water assets.
While I am disappointed to see NZF back in Parliament, at least
National and ACT can govern alone pending final results. It
disappoints me greatly that NZF has won over 5% party-vote support
given that they are one man's vanity party, but at least they are not
kingmakers.
I think you can expect the "tone" and ambience of Parliament to become more combative than is usually the case.
happens along.
I thought Hipkins concession speech was OK - he may well have done
better without the legacy he inherited and may well steer Labour in a
more centrist direction if he remains leader.
Luxon's performance was good enough but remembering he is a first-term
MP he has done very well.
So we have turned a corner of change.
Err...from what to what, exactly?
The economy is staunchly stagnant and has been for decades, this caused and largely characterised by New Zealand's parasitic zero-productivity sector whose damaging wealth-extracting practices are indulged and soothed by every National government that
Until this corrosive and socially divisive self-harming is ended once and for all, with each individual income earner earning their keep, both our international indebtedness and the books will remain irredeemably in the red, with a forever hogtiedeconomy unable to improve in any tangible and/or beneficial way.
On Sat, 14 Oct 2023 19:04:07 -0700 (PDT), James Christophers <jmschri...@gmail.com> wrote:happens along.
On Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 8:17:47?AM UTC+13, Crash wrote:
So we will most likely have a National/ACT Government after the
special votes are counted. I believe we are genuinely headed in a new
and positive direction with National and it is to be hoped that they
follow through particularly with the repeal of Labour's Water reforms
legislation. There is a genuine need for local bodies to be given new
tools to deal with maintenance and improvement of water assets.
While I am disappointed to see NZF back in Parliament, at least
National and ACT can govern alone pending final results. It
disappoints me greatly that NZF has won over 5% party-vote support
given that they are one man's vanity party, but at least they are not
kingmakers.
I think you can expect the "tone" and ambience of Parliament to become more combative than is usually the case.Parliament has always been 'combative'. Do you not recall the
Parliaments of old - under PMs such as Clark, Bolger, Lange and
Muldoon in particular and TV coverage in the house has meant that the
antics of the pre-TV-radio years have been toned down considerably.
I thought Hipkins concession speech was OK - he may well have done
better without the legacy he inherited and may well steer Labour in a
more centrist direction if he remains leader.
Luxon's performance was good enough but remembering he is a first-term
MP he has done very well.
So we have turned a corner of change.
Err...from what to what, exactly?
The economy is staunchly stagnant and has been for decades, this caused and largely characterised by New Zealand's parasitic zero-productivity sector whose damaging wealth-extracting practices are indulged and soothed by every National government that
economy unable to improve in any tangible and/or beneficial way.Until this corrosive and socially divisive self-harming is ended once and for all, with each individual income earner earning their keep, both our international indebtedness and the books will remain irredeemably in the red, with a forever hogtied
That's your viewpoint. I don't share it.
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