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Insolent Prick: November 2006
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Not-so-random thoughts of an intolerant egotist who doesn't care what YOU think. Wednesday, November 29, 2006. Currently I have comments moderation set to "off". Frankly, unlike my nemesis. I can't be stuffed monitoring comments, and don't care what they say anyway. Posted by Insolent Prick. Links to this post. State of the Nation(al). Helen Clark has had one potential rival in the last seven years in Phil Goff. She has managed to neuter his power by systematically expunging from the party anybody wh...
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Insolent Prick: Bad Nat
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Not-so-random thoughts of an intolerant egotist who doesn't care what YOU think. Wednesday, August 29, 2007. One of the temptations of an opposition party running high in the polls, in a relatively strong economic climate, with large fiscal surpluses, is to do as little as possible to damage its political constituency by presenting alternative options to the electorate. There are sound reasons for this. Fiscal prudence will be the first victim of Labour’s 2008 budget. The proof of the accusations of pink...
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Insolent Prick: The Party Line
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Not-so-random thoughts of an intolerant egotist who doesn't care what YOU think. Monday, July 23, 2007. Question: What is the connection between David Benson-Pope lying to everybody again about the activities of his staffer, and rules to “enhance the transparency of campaign finance laws”? Answer: On the face of it, nothing. Except when you consider this. It isn’t just Helen Clark. Who are spouting this spineless waffle. Are, at any opportunity. The wonks are in overdrive coming up with this shit. Eviden...
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Insolent Prick: August 2006
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Not-so-random thoughts of an intolerant egotist who doesn't care what YOU think. Monday, August 28, 2006. A La Recherche du Temps Urdu (In Remembrance of Things Urdu). Cricket is a mystical game. It has its own traditions, culture, and history, which cannot be explained to the layperson. As for the rules of play, they are as ancient and as numinous as the cricket Gods themselves. There is one exception to my batting toolkit. It is a Duncan Fearnley Magnum, oversize, which is not a finely-tuned instru...
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Insolent Prick: When the Poultry Comes Home To Roost...
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Not-so-random thoughts of an intolerant egotist who doesn't care what YOU think. Monday, August 27, 2007. When the Poultry Comes Home To Roost. Politics can be a dirty game. Just ask Don Brash. Having inherited the leadership of the National Party after its biggest ever election defeat in 2002 to within a whisker of winning the Treasury benches in 2005, it was always clear that Labour’s knives would be out for him. So too is there legitimacy around a public figure making public, moral statements that are...
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Insolent Prick: August 2007
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Not-so-random thoughts of an intolerant egotist who doesn't care what YOU think. Thursday, August 30, 2007. I tend to agree that Labour's caucus would be bloody stupid to roll HC before the next election. Changing leader never works. I simply don't agree with the revisionist view that Moore helped Labour mitigate an absolute disaster when he was made leader seven weeks before the 1990 election: Labour had its worst result since 1935 at that time. So who's left for leadership contention? Links to this post.
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Insolent Prick: Saving the Church
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Not-so-random thoughts of an intolerant egotist who doesn't care what YOU think. Wednesday, September 19, 2007. I had the strange experience of sitting next to a retiring left-wing. Local body politician on a plane over the weekend. Her day job was a “landscape architect”. Some of the highlights of the conversation:. IP: Oh, so at which university did you do your architecture degree? I didn’t do an architecture degree. IP: Oh, right. So what does a landscape architect do? Are you like a gardener? The rea...
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Insolent Prick: June 2007
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Not-so-random thoughts of an intolerant egotist who doesn't care what YOU think. Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Double, double, toil and trouble. One of my occasional correspondents. That bastion of personal human industry and frequent flyer miles, the Hon. Judith Tizard, has had a rough time of late. JUDITH TIZARD'S "ONION SOUP" RECIPE. 1 large black pot (if a pot is unavailable, a cauldron will suffice). 6 large brown onions, sliced thinly. 2 gallons of dog stock. 6 legs of toad. 3 fenny snake skins. The co...
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Insolent Prick: October 2006
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Not-so-random thoughts of an intolerant egotist who doesn't care what YOU think. Monday, October 16, 2006. Pay it Back NOW! With Labour’s announcement that it will repay the $800,000 of public money it spent on last year’s election, it’s worth examining Labour’s claim to be poor. The Labour Party is the most asset-rich of all registered political parties. It uses the income from over $6 million in property assets to fund election activity. A selection of Labour’s property assets includes:. Labour’s...
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Insolent Prick: January 2007
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Not-so-random thoughts of an intolerant egotist who doesn't care what YOU think. Wednesday, January 31, 2007. Back in November, I wrote a post on that other inconvenient truth. And the state of welfare dependency in New Zealand. In light of John Key's State of the Nation speech, I've cherry-picked the key recommendations for serious welfare reform:. Requirement for all long-term unemployed to report to Work and Income at 9am daily to collect their benefit. Get them into the habit of getting out of bed.
