Blame Labour

The week has started badly for John Key. Yesterday we learned that National are down in the latest political poll, and today we hear that our intelligence folk may have been allegedly acting unlawfully. The last bit of news is a bit of a problem for John Key, since he’s the guy in charge of…

A Perfect Plan

I have come up with a great idea to get more publicity for my blogsite. I’m thinking of drawing a picture of a religious prophet, possibly a Middle-Eastern one, having sex with an animal. I’l post that picture on my site. It’s bound to draw attention to my site, and people all around the world…

The Rule Of Law Needs To Get A Job

Laws with retrospective effect? No, it’s okay, they’re really bad people (trust me, they will be. You can trust me, right?), and even though keeping people locked up after they’ve done their time is anathematic to the whole rule of law thing, I’m sure you’ll agree that the rule of law is seriously overrated. How…

Next Week’s Q&A

Shane Taurima again interviews John Key Shane: Prime Minister John Key joins us now.  Prime Minister, you’ve taken a lot of heat over your decision to stick with John Banks, and now another of your ministers, Gerry Brownlee, is in trouble. John: Actually, it’s important to put these things into perspective. Gerry’s been working in a…

Law Change May Push Some Over The Edge

As Parliament debates a new law that will prohibit certain types of anti-social behaviour, experts are concerned about the increasing opprobrium being heaped upon those the proposed law is intended to target. Few of the people affected by the bill before Parliament are prepared to comment publicly on the proposed law change, for fear of…

A Solution

In the news today: Opposition parties say minister outside Cabinet John Banks has lost all credibility after fresh revelations into his mayoralty donations scandal What utter utter rubbish. John Banks hasn’t lost an ounce of credibility over these latest revelations.How could he possibly lose something he does not possess? John Banks won’t say sorry, nor…

He Who Consults Wins

* Average taken from figures from 2008-2009 to 2010-2011 financial years. Source  ** Child Poverty Action Group’s estimate of annual cost to provide breakfasts for the poorest 30% of primary and intermediate schools ($18.9 million) Source 

National’s Hunger Plan

The National government has launched a new programme to ensure hungry workers get enough to eat. John Key today announced that the Government will spend millions of dollars to ensure all CEOs and business executives get a proper meal to start the day.“New Zealand’s future prosperity depends on our key business leaders having a healthy and nutritious…