Debate raged, albeit in a small circle, about David Moffet’s suggestion that All Blacks should get a government subsidised tax break in an effort to stem the flow of our top sportsmen overseas. Anything that is government subsidised means that ultimately I’ll end up paying for it – so it’s a stupid idea. But perhaps […]
It’s been more than a week since I last posted…that sounds like a Catholic confession…and a lot has happened. Labour made a great and probably successful effort at losing the election via one small innocent act – four women MPs and a bad song to the tune of Kenny Rogers “The Gambler”. This has provided […]
David Slack, knowing of my deep interest in John Key alerted me to the fact that Finlay MacDonald had delivered a speech on the man, the contents of which appears on www.publicaddress.net. Thankyou David. Like many of the comments at the end of the original Public Address post Finlay’s dissertation crystallised everything that concerns me […]
Air New Zealand sends Paul Holmes to China so he’ll talk about it on his radio show – for the few remaining months he has left on air. Surely people (his listeners) will see through his probable ramblings about China for what it will be…blatant advertising. He wasn’t a formal guest of the government party, […]
Some readers of this blog will be happy to see me finally criticise Labour. It seems the party are the first offenders in breaching the Electoral Finance Act. They published a pamphlet called “We are making a difference” which outlined their policies and achievements – which is clearly electioneering – and neglected to add authorisation […]
Another finance company bites the dust, or at least puts a hold on the repayment of funds. Lombard Finance, with it’s ‘strong’ image of roman columns is the latest in a long string of finance companies that have hit the wall. When will it end? Who will be next? Lombard’s chief executive, Michael Reeves, blamed […]