Bill English had bad acne as a teenager – he understands pain
As National strategists desperately scramble to make Bill English seem as empathetic as Jacinda Ardern, Bill’s opened up about his pain.
Month: August 2017
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Political Caption Competition
“My eyes are the greatest eyes. They can look at any Sun. The Sun is terrific, but not as terrific as my eyes. I can cut a deal with the Sun that won’t burn my eyes and will build the wall. Mexicans will burn our eyes and I will burn North Korea.”
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The only reason farmers suddenly care about the water is because they know Labour will win
The only reason the bloody corporate farmers who are intensifying dairy suddenly care about the water is because they sense the outrage from voters at the way they have stolen and polluted our water ways while giving us expensive product because they charge us what they can get off shore.
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Watch for the ‘no policy’ sexist attack on Jacinda by the right in the election
Jacinda’s popularity is based on hope, emotional intelligence, compassion based reasoning and the ability to connect personally and empathetically to voters. Painting her as emotional and flakey with no policy as Matthew Hooton did when she won the leadership is a sexist wishful fantasy on behalf of the right, and it should be shown the contempt it deserves at the ballot box next month.
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Malcolm Evans – On TOP of the Pigs back
Malcolm Evans – On TOP of the Pigs back
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Greenpeace tells farming leadership – show us the substance
Greenpeace is welcoming the farming leadership’s acknowledgement that the problem with our waterways is greater than previously admitted. “It is…
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More primary healthcare needed – NZNO
NZNO welcomes proposed new initiatives from the current National-led Government to improve healthcare access to disadvantaged New Zealanders, but Associate…
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Make eliminating child poverty New Zealand’s No.1 priority – CPAG
Former Prime Minister Sir John Key, said as he was knighted for service to New Zealand, that the only regret…
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GUEST BLOG: Dr Liz Gordon – No hope for equality for women in next Parliament
Women holding out for gender equality in Parliament after this election are likely to be disappointed. The main mechanism for achieving gender equity within parties is the party list, and most of the parties that will do well in 2017 are far from gender equal. There are currently 38 women in parliament, and the outlook for doing much better is poor.
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Wednesday 23rd August 2017
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.