• Labour and Greens sign their own 2017 death warrant

    From JohnO@3:770/3 to All on Monday, May 30, 2016 20:53:38
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always has done
    to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

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  • From Fred@3:770/3 to JohnO on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 16:05:20
    On 31/05/2016 3:53 p.m., JohnO wrote:
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also get
    the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always has done
    to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts
    Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.


    This is an admission by Labour that their party is dying. If they can
    hang on together until after the election they will surely amalgamate
    under a new name. Winston will most likely be gone by then. I just
    can't imagine this as being a heaven made union. All policy
    announcements will need to be agreed before either can announce them.
    That will be funny, as will the 3 leader circus. This will provide the
    ultimate in entertainment for those who take a bit of an interest
    matters political.

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to Mutlley on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 13:50:42
    On Wednesday, 1 June 2016 08:38:49 UTC+12, Mutlley wrote:
    JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always has
    done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts
    Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    Yep they sure have. The last thing people in this country want is
    another tax and spend government plus the Greens who want to ban
    everything that they don't like..

    Trevett agrees:

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11648247

    Straight off the bat:
    "It may indeed be historic but the agreement between the Green Party and Labour
    may also effectively have handed the 2017 election to National on a platter."

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  • From Mutlley@3:770/3 to JohnO on Wednesday, June 01, 2016 08:38:48
    JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always has done
    to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    Yep they sure have. The last thing people in this country want is
    another tax and spend government plus the Greens who want to ban
    everything that they don't like..

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  • From Mutlley@3:770/3 to JohnO on Wednesday, June 01, 2016 12:19:07
    JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, 1 June 2016 08:38:49 UTC+12, Mutlley wrote:
    JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always has
    done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    Yep they sure have. The last thing people in this country want is
    another tax and spend government plus the Greens who want to ban
    everything that they don't like..

    Trevett agrees:

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11648247

    Straight off the bat:
    "It may indeed be historic but the agreement between the Green Party and Labour may also effectively have handed the 2017 election to National on a platter."

    Just wait for the blood letting and the blame games after they lose
    at the next election.

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  • From greybeard@3:770/3 to JohnO on Wednesday, June 01, 2016 11:30:46
    On 31/05/16 15:53, JohnO wrote:
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also get
    the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always has done
    to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts
    Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.




    First it was fatso Robertson confirming Lieboor have learnt nothing
    and are sticking to the tax, loot and squander policy they had at the
    last election.

    Now, Nikki Hagar is writing a new book. Another rabid rant about the
    panama papers, and the Greens and Lieboor have combined to pretend
    his raving is damaging to the government. The same tag team act as the
    last election.

    It's a Dirty Politics sequel.
    Lies, smears, innuendo and xenophobia. The same old negative outlook on
    NZ that both the greens and lieboor cannot break out of.

    All in all, a rerun of the policies from the last election. Losers.

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to Mutlley on Wednesday, June 01, 2016 12:44:08
    On 6/1/2016 12:19 PM, Mutlley wrote:

    Just wait for the blood letting and the blame games after they lose
    at the next election.

    Since they wont be about for the following election it'll be fun to watch

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to All on Wednesday, June 01, 2016 15:34:14
    On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 11:30:46 +1200, greybeard <nobody@nowhere.invalid>
    wrote:

    On 31/05/16 15:53, JohnO wrote:
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always has
    done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.




    First it was fatso Robertson confirming Lieboor have learnt nothing
    and are sticking to the tax, loot and squander policy they had at the
    last election.

    Now, Nikki Hagar is writing a new book. Another rabid rant about the
    panama papers, and the Greens and Lieboor have combined to pretend
    his raving is damaging to the government. The same tag team act as the
    last election.

    It's a Dirty Politics sequel.

    Are you really working with Slater and otehrs on the defensive
    response to the Panama Papers?

    Lies, smears, innuendo and xenophobia. The same old negative outlook on
    NZ that both the greens and lieboor cannot break out of.

    Those characteristics do describe the Dirty Tricks of Slater, Farrar
    Eade etc, but Labour and the Greens having nothing to break out of -
    they have always avoided the dirst slung by the rabid right.

    All in all, a rerun of the policies from the last election. Losers.








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  • From geopelia@3:770/3 to All on Wednesday, June 01, 2016 16:28:16
    "JohnO" wrote in message news:982ae586-36d7-4358-ba39-d0b89741b2fc@googlegroups.com...

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always
    has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    .........

    Too many people still remember what Labour did after previous elections.

    I want a party with a clear election policy that they will stick to. No bringing in stuff they didn't mention.
    I don't think I would be the only voter who feels that way.

    Can the present Labour party be trusted?

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  • From Allistar@3:770/3 to geopelia on Wednesday, June 01, 2016 18:13:14
    geopelia wrote:




    "JohnO" wrote in message news:982ae586-36d7-4358-ba39-d0b89741b2fc@googlegroups.com...

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens
    so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    .........

    Too many people still remember what Labour did after previous elections.

    I want a party with a clear election policy that they will stick to. No bringing in stuff they didn't mention.
    I don't think I would be the only voter who feels that way.

    Can the present Labour party be trusted?

    No. Their current MO is to sledge the opposition. What makes them think that
    a platform of negativity will get them elected?
    --
    "From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs."
    creates the incentive to minimize your abilities and maximize your needs.

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  • From Liberty@3:770/3 to geopelia on Wednesday, June 01, 2016 19:06:36
    On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 16:28:16 +1200, "geopelia" <geopelia@nowhere.com> wrote:



    "JohnO" wrote in message >news:982ae586-36d7-4358-ba39-d0b89741b2fc@googlegroups.com...

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so >they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always >has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts >Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    .........

    Too many people still remember what Labour did after previous elections.

    I want a party with a clear election policy that they will stick to. No >bringing in stuff they didn't mention.
    I don't think I would be the only voter who feels that way.

    Can the present Labour party be trusted?

    No they can't be trusted
    This so called deal is a crock.
    It officially ends election day.
    Other words it's a mushroom deal
    They will feed the electorate shit.
    If they win out comes the secret agenda.

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  • From geopelia@3:770/3 to geopelia on Thursday, June 02, 2016 01:06:03
    "Liberty" wrote in message
    news:ua2tkblj39t6r3rgqnh6te26bvus4kqnvm@4ax.com...

    On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 16:28:16 +1200, "geopelia" <geopelia@nowhere.com> wrote:



    "JohnO" wrote in message >news:982ae586-36d7-4358-ba39-d0b89741b2fc@googlegroups.com...

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so >they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always >has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts >Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    .........

    Too many people still remember what Labour did after previous elections.

    I want a party with a clear election policy that they will stick to. No >bringing in stuff they didn't mention.
    I don't think I would be the only voter who feels that way.

    Can the present Labour party be trusted?

    No they can't be trusted
    This so called deal is a crock.
    It officially ends election day.
    Other words it's a mushroom deal
    They will feed the electorate shit.
    If they win out comes the secret agenda.
    ..........

    Yes, that's the worry.
    But how can parties be made to stick to their election promises without
    adding unmentioned items?

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  • From george152@3:770/3 to Allistar on Thursday, June 02, 2016 09:19:21
    On 6/1/2016 6:13 PM, Allistar wrote:
    geopelia wrote:




    "JohnO" wrote in message
    news:982ae586-36d7-4358-ba39-d0b89741b2fc@googlegroups.com...

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens
    so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour
    always has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts >> Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    .........

    Too many people still remember what Labour did after previous elections.

    I want a party with a clear election policy that they will stick to. No
    bringing in stuff they didn't mention.
    I don't think I would be the only voter who feels that way.

    Can the present Labour party be trusted?

    No. Their current MO is to sledge the opposition. What makes them think that a platform of negativity will get them elected?

    And if you watch the broadcasts their 'sledging' is pretty vapid with
    them asking the same questions and expecting other answers.
    And it looks like Kelvin just crapped over his union mates in
    Corrections since they now run Mt Crawford

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to All on Thursday, June 02, 2016 12:51:17
    On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 16:28:16 +1200, "geopelia" <geopelia@nowhere.com>
    wrote:



    "JohnO" wrote in message >news:982ae586-36d7-4358-ba39-d0b89741b2fc@googlegroups.com...

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so >they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always >has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts >Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    .........

    Too many people still remember what Labour did after previous elections.

    I want a party with a clear election policy that they will stick to. No >bringing in stuff they didn't mention.
    I don't think I would be the only voter who feels that way.

    Can the present Labour party be trusted?

    Yes they can Geopelia. Any government will annoy people during its
    term, and any government will be able to be accused of breaking
    promises. As far as trust is concerned the problems of housing in
    Auckland are directly the result of National selling off State houses
    instead of building more - even the Herald agrees that Labours
    positive policies to build more houses are the only way forward.
    National broke a promise to not increase GST, then reduced income
    taxes which delivered higher benefits to those with high incomes than
    to those on low and average incomes. The pension pays for less than it
    used to for example. National have not looked after schools and
    hospitals - a lot of elderly people now have to wait a lot longer to
    get operations, and in many cases never get them. Labour left the
    country with very low debt - National have increased debt hugely, but
    the biggest problem is that they have spent on a lot of roads that
    make Auckland awfullly clogged, and on roads elsewhere that on even
    their own calculations were never worthwhile.

    Their latest budget spends 4 times as much new money on the spy
    agencies as on education, and after inflation gives lower per head
    spend on helath and education as before - and only the wealthy can
    afford health insurance.

    It is time for a change, and yes Labour can be trusted.

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  • From JohnO@3:770/3 to All on Wednesday, June 01, 2016 18:16:28
    On Thursday, 2 June 2016 12:51:22 UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 16:28:16 +1200, "geopelia" <geopelia@nowhere.com>
    wrote:



    "JohnO" wrote in message >news:982ae586-36d7-4358-ba39-d0b89741b2fc@googlegroups.com...

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also >get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so >they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always >has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts >Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    .........

    Too many people still remember what Labour did after previous elections.

    I want a party with a clear election policy that they will stick to. No >bringing in stuff they didn't mention.
    I don't think I would be the only voter who feels that way.

    Can the present Labour party be trusted?

    Yes they can Geopelia. Any government will annoy people during its
    term, and any government will be able to be accused of breaking
    promises. As far as trust is concerned the problems of housing in
    Auckland are directly the result of National selling off State houses
    instead of building more - even the Herald agrees that Labours
    positive policies to build more houses are the only way forward.
    National broke a promise to not increase GST, then reduced income
    taxes which delivered higher benefits to those with high incomes than
    to those on low and average incomes. The pension pays for less than it
    used to for example. National have not looked after schools and
    hospitals - a lot of elderly people now have to wait a lot longer to
    get operations, and in many cases never get them. Labour left the
    country with very low debt - National have increased debt hugely, but
    the biggest problem is that they have spent on a lot of roads that
    make Auckland awfullly clogged, and on roads elsewhere that on even
    their own calculations were never worthwhile.

    Their latest budget spends 4 times as much new money on the spy
    agencies as on education

    Say what?

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/80379211/budget-2016-cashstrapped-health-sector-receives-record-22b-shot-in-the-arm

    "Health would receive $568m in the 2016-17 financial year - the biggest increase in seven years, and almost $170m more than they received last year."

    The spy agencies by contrast got about $179m over four years.

    , and after inflation gives lower per head
    spend on helath and education as before - and only the wealthy can
    afford health insurance.

    Drivel. Inflation is only about 1%. Population growth rate less than 1%, increase in health spending around 4%.


    It is time for a change, and yes Labour can be trusted.

    It certainly is time for a change. Labour are changing into a 3rd level minor political party.

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to rich80105@hotmail.com on Thursday, June 02, 2016 13:35:36
    "Rich80105" <rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:vplskb55994c0b56qdr65psk6aij2cjhgk@4ax.com...
    On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 11:30:46 +1200, greybeard <nobody@nowhere.invalid>
    wrote:

    On 31/05/16 15:53, JohnO wrote:
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and
    also get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the
    Greens so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as
    Labour always has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet
    posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.




    First it was fatso Robertson confirming Lieboor have learnt nothing
    and are sticking to the tax, loot and squander policy they had at the
    last election.

    Now, Nikki Hagar is writing a new book. Another rabid rant about the
    panama papers, and the Greens and Lieboor have combined to pretend
    his raving is damaging to the government. The same tag team act as the
    last election.

    It's a Dirty Politics sequel.

    Are you really working with Slater and otehrs on the defensive
    response to the Panama Papers?


    Mutley isn't trying to hide the fact that for all the bullshit pushed in the leadup to the publication of documents showing Nationals grubby fingers involved in the Panama Papers the only link led directly (once again) to the Green party Rich.

    Lies, smears, innuendo and xenophobia. The same old negative outlook on
    NZ that both the greens and lieboor cannot break out of.

    Those characteristics do describe the Dirty Tricks of Slater, Farrar
    Eade etc, but Labour and the Greens having nothing to break out of -
    they have always avoided the dirst slung by the rabid right.


    Slater, Farrar, Eade etc attack National for bad policy and mistakes. Unlike Hagar, norightturn,polity and redflag who ignore the shit smeared on Labour/Greens hands and feet Rich.

    All in all, a rerun of the policies from the last election. Losers.

    Pooh

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to geopelia on Thursday, June 02, 2016 13:37:26
    "geopelia" <geopelia@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:nilo90$sc1$1@dont-email.me...


    "JohnO" wrote in message news:982ae586-36d7-4358-ba39-d0b89741b2fc@googlegroups.com...

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens
    so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    .........

    Too many people still remember what Labour did after previous elections.

    I want a party with a clear election policy that they will stick to. No bringing in stuff they didn't mention.
    I don't think I would be the only voter who feels that way.

    Can the present Labour party be trusted?

    Clark asked that question in 2008 Geo. It seems the Labour/Greens havn't changed the feeling yet.

    Pooh

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to All on Thursday, June 02, 2016 13:40:15
    "JohnO" <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ab954902-09ea-4354-b5a0-e6713469fcf7@googlegroups.com...
    On Thursday, 2 June 2016 12:51:22 UTC+12, Rich80105 wrote:
    On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 16:28:16 +1200, "geopelia" <geopelia@nowhere.com>
    wrote:



    "JohnO" wrote in message
    news:982ae586-36d7-4358-ba39-d0b89741b2fc@googlegroups.com...

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and
    also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens
    so
    they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour
    always
    has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet
    posts
    Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    .........

    Too many people still remember what Labour did after previous elections.

    I want a party with a clear election policy that they will stick to. No
    bringing in stuff they didn't mention.
    I don't think I would be the only voter who feels that way.

    Can the present Labour party be trusted?

    Yes they can Geopelia. Any government will annoy people during its
    term, and any government will be able to be accused of breaking
    promises. As far as trust is concerned the problems of housing in
    Auckland are directly the result of National selling off State houses
    instead of building more - even the Herald agrees that Labours
    positive policies to build more houses are the only way forward.
    National broke a promise to not increase GST, then reduced income
    taxes which delivered higher benefits to those with high incomes than
    to those on low and average incomes. The pension pays for less than it
    used to for example. National have not looked after schools and
    hospitals - a lot of elderly people now have to wait a lot longer to
    get operations, and in many cases never get them. Labour left the
    country with very low debt - National have increased debt hugely, but
    the biggest problem is that they have spent on a lot of roads that
    make Auckland awfullly clogged, and on roads elsewhere that on even
    their own calculations were never worthwhile.

    Their latest budget spends 4 times as much new money on the spy
    agencies as on education

    Say what?

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/80379211/budget-2016-cashstrapped-health-sector-receives-record-22b-shot-in-the-arm

    "Health would receive $568m in the 2016-17 financial year - the biggest increase in seven years, and almost $170m more than they received last
    year."

    The spy agencies by contrast got about $179m over four years.

    , and after inflation gives lower per head
    spend on helath and education as before - and only the wealthy can
    afford health insurance.

    Drivel. Inflation is only about 1%. Population growth rate less than 1%, increase in health spending around 4%.


    It is time for a change, and yes Labour can be trusted.

    It certainly is time for a change. Labour are changing into a 3rd level
    minor political party.

    Go easy on Rich mate. He's just repeating angry Andys lies from his budget speech. Remember Rich works on the precept that 'Labour good, National bad'
    on all matters.

    Pooh

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to greybeard on Thursday, June 02, 2016 13:30:16
    "greybeard" <nobody@nowhere.invalid> wrote in message news:nil6r8$i0c$1@dont-email.me...
    On 31/05/16 15:53, JohnO wrote:
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens
    so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour
    always has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet
    posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.




    First it was fatso Robertson confirming Lieboor have learnt nothing
    and are sticking to the tax, loot and squander policy they had at the last election.

    Now, Nikki Hagar is writing a new book. Another rabid rant about the
    panama papers, and the Greens and Lieboor have combined to pretend
    his raving is damaging to the government. The same tag team act as the
    last election.

    It's a Dirty Politics sequel.
    Lies, smears, innuendo and xenophobia. The same old negative outlook on NZ that both the greens and lieboor cannot break out of.

    All in all, a rerun of the policies from the last election. Losers.


    Labour and Hagar seem to have not realised the media and the world have
    moved on from both the Panama Papers and Dirty Politics especially as both
    are obviously just a stupid beat up from the increasingly dirty left and
    it's hangers on like the odious and VERY dirty Hagar.

    Pooh

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to Mutlley on Thursday, June 02, 2016 13:27:04
    "Mutlley" <mutley2000@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:9easkbttj4dmmia3sqfi3ae2qv4md8hue0@4ax.com...
    JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:

    On Wednesday, 1 June 2016 08:38:49 UTC+12, Mutlley wrote:
    JohnO <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote:

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and
    also get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the
    Greens so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as >>> >Labour always has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet
    posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    Yep they sure have. The last thing people in this country want is
    another tax and spend government plus the Greens who want to ban
    everything that they don't like..

    Trevett agrees:
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11648247

    Straight off the bat:
    "It may indeed be historic but the agreement between the Green Party and >>Labour may also effectively have handed the 2017 election to National on a >>platter."

    Just wait for the blood letting and the blame games after they lose
    at the next election.

    I've got the popcorn ready for the blood letting and blame game starting a
    LOT sooner than that Mutley :)

    Pooh

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  • From Pooh@3:770/3 to Fred on Thursday, June 02, 2016 13:25:29
    "Fred" <dryrot@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:nij2j4$ds7$1@dont-email.me...
    On 31/05/2016 3:53 p.m., JohnO wrote:
    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens
    so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour
    always has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet
    posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.


    This is an admission by Labour that their party is dying. If they can hang
    on together until after the election they will surely amalgamate under a
    new name. Winston will most likely be gone by then. I just can't imagine this as being a heaven made union. All policy announcements will need to
    be agreed before either can announce them. That will be funny, as will the
    3 leader circus. This will provide the ultimate in entertainment for those who take a bit of an interest matters political.

    If the agreement survives the first three months without a bitter squabble starting I'll be VERY surprised:)

    Pooh

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  • From geopelia@3:770/3 to geopelia on Saturday, June 04, 2016 17:43:24
    "Pooh" wrote in message news:nio2kr$v1j$1@dont-email.me...


    "geopelia" <geopelia@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:nilo90$sc1$1@dont-email.me...


    "JohnO" wrote in message news:982ae586-36d7-4358-ba39-d0b89741b2fc@googlegroups.com...

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also
    get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens
    so they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    .........

    Too many people still remember what Labour did after previous elections.

    I want a party with a clear election policy that they will stick to. No bringing in stuff they didn't mention.
    I don't think I would be the only voter who feels that way.

    Can the present Labour party be trusted?

    Clark asked that question in 2008 Geo. It seems the Labour/Greens havn't changed the feeling yet.

    Pooh


    Perhaps it's time to try to get Clark back.
    But if she is going to run the United Nations perhaps she can do more good there.

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  • From Crash@3:770/3 to All on Sunday, June 05, 2016 17:04:25
    On Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:51:17 +1200, Rich80105<rich80105@hotmail.com>
    wrote:

    On Wed, 1 Jun 2016 16:28:16 +1200, "geopelia" <geopelia@nowhere.com>
    wrote:



    "JohnO" wrote in message >>news:982ae586-36d7-4358-ba39-d0b89741b2fc@googlegroups.com...

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11648166

    The only way for Labour into government is to get Winston aboard and also >>get the Green's support. Winston won't enter a coalition with the Greens so >>they need to be left on the doorstep and taken for granted as Labour always >>has done to them.

    But now the Greens are in a putative coalition complete with cabinet posts >>Winston won't touch it.

    See you in 2020, Labour.

    .........

    Too many people still remember what Labour did after previous elections.

    I want a party with a clear election policy that they will stick to. No >>bringing in stuff they didn't mention.
    I don't think I would be the only voter who feels that way.

    Can the present Labour party be trusted?

    Yes they can Geopelia. Any government will annoy people during its
    term, and any government will be able to be accused of breaking
    promises. As far as trust is concerned the problems of housing in
    Auckland are directly the result of National selling off State houses
    instead of building more - even the Herald agrees that Labours
    positive policies to build more houses are the only way forward.
    National broke a promise to not increase GST, then reduced income
    taxes which delivered higher benefits to those with high incomes than
    to those on low and average incomes. The pension pays for less than it
    used to for example. National have not looked after schools and
    hospitals - a lot of elderly people now have to wait a lot longer to
    get operations, and in many cases never get them. Labour left the
    country with very low debt - National have increased debt hugely, but
    the biggest problem is that they have spent on a lot of roads that
    make Auckland awfullly clogged, and on roads elsewhere that on even
    their own calculations were never worthwhile.

    Their latest budget spends 4 times as much new money on the spy
    agencies as on education, and after inflation gives lower per head
    spend on helath and education as before - and only the wealthy can
    afford health insurance.

    It is time for a change, and yes Labour can be trusted.

    Yet again Rich you ignore reality. After 8 years in opposition
    Labour's popularity is still not rising. So the vast majority of
    voters simply don't share your view of Labour trustworthiness. The
    reality is that Labour simply don't have what it takes to reverse
    their decline in support. The Greens and Winston First have always
    been minor parties in the MMP era and it is Labour who have lost
    popularity compared to National.

    Andrew Little is not getting the job done. This is not surprising
    given that he is the first Labour Parliamentary leader not elected by
    the peers he leads.

    The claims you make in your last post are either simply untrue or
    don't resonate with the voters. Norman Kirk lead Labour into
    government in 1972, David Lange in 1985, Helen Clark in 1999. Labour
    are yet to find the next Labour PM it seems unless Little can morph
    into someone who can recapture voter support.




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  • From peterwn@3:770/3 to george on Sunday, June 05, 2016 02:53:19
    On Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 9:19:24 AM UTC+12, george wrote:
    ....
    And if you watch the broadcasts their 'sledging' is pretty vapid with
    them asking the same questions and expecting other answers.
    And it looks like Kelvin just crapped over his union mates in
    Corrections since they now run Mt Crawford
    There are now nil prisoners at Mt Crawford and it is up foe disposal.

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  • From Rich80105@3:770/3 to peterwn@paradise.net.nz on Sunday, June 05, 2016 22:23:21
    On Sun, 5 Jun 2016 02:53:19 -0700 (PDT), peterwn
    <peterwn@paradise.net.nz> wrote:

    On Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 9:19:24 AM UTC+12, george wrote:
    ....
    And if you watch the broadcasts their 'sledging' is pretty vapid with
    them asking the same questions and expecting other answers.
    And it looks like Kelvin just crapped over his union mates in
    Corrections since they now run Mt Crawford
    There are now nil prisoners at Mt Crawford and it is up foe disposal.

    Good to see you back posting, peterwn.

    Favt checking seems to be in fashion - I have just been listening to Mediawatch:
    http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch

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