Forty years of right-wing counter-revolution has left its mark on the Baby-Boomers. For too many of them it proved a lot easier (and much more profitable) to give up the fight for a kinder, gentler America. For those “of tender years”, the trick will be to convince their parents and grandparents that the March For Our Lives is a march for their lives too.
The way National can simply pretend they haven’t built this problem would be bad enough, that the right wing media simply parrot that narrative is insult to injury.
Our Democracy is only as strong as the checks and balances placed upon Executive power and this entire fiasco against Dotcom has highlighted the terrifying lack of accountability to that Executive power.
Malcolm Evans – Cricket 2018
…what this shows is that this Government is focused on cutting deals that will see them actively step in to be the lender of last resort in ensuring people can buy the houses. It is a realisation that the State must be far more active in the house building process than the joke free market situation National allowed to create their speculative property bubble.
Jacinda needs to show courage and make some huge calls that put the people first and the not the corporate interests of the vice industries be they oil or booze, sugar or gambling. Self-regulation is a joke and an excuse to do nothing, Jacinda must ask herself if the State is there to protect the interests of people or the vice pimps.
…I am so embarrassed by our media sometimes.
This is one of those times.
Three years ago the stars of four men who had responsibility for the care of our son – and a lot of other people – were in the ascendency: ‘Dr’ Nigel Murray the well-fed DHB CEO; Bob Simcock the laid-back DHB Board Chair; Chai Chuah the bean-counting Health Ministry boss; and ‘Dr’ Jonathan Coleman the ‘all care, no responsibility’ Health Minister.
Clarke Gayford’s Hipster Lite look didn’t deter the Prime Minister
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