Comments on: I don’t mean to be cynical, but….

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:17:11 +0000

@Doug – don’t believe everything you hear. I’m here to tell you that the Labour caucus is absolutely united behind Phil.

You’ve ALL got knives? Crickey…

By: Darien Fenton

Darien Fenton — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:05:06 +0000

@Doug – don’t believe everything you hear. I’m here to tell you that the Labour caucus is absolutely united behind Phil.
@Spud – Happy Christmas – we’re sure to talk more on Red Alert anyway.

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:49:12 +0000

I sorry to hear you are out of work Monty. Good luck in finding a position.

I don’t think fondly of the current government as you clearly do, and I’m not convinced that it is interested in producing the economic opportunities that provide employment as much as you believe it is.

As evidence, here are the unemployment statistics from Statistics New Zealand’s Household Labour Force Survey for the September Quarter As you can see, unemployment has increased 53.9% over 2009 to reach the highest level since March 1994 quarter. Darien is quite entitled to ask, where is the government’s plan about this?

That Jobsummit ‘Do-fest’ in February hasn’t delivered, not even for cyclists. So what’s the plan, is there a plan?

By: Monty

Monty — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:42:28 +0000

Because I take responsibility for myself and my family rather than expecting the state to provide for me I will be fine – In fact since I have been made redundant I have managed to earn more money that what I did as a wage slave.

In 2010 I reasonably think I could earn twice what I did in 2009 – due to my determination to continually improve my lot in life.

But then again I am a capitalist pig and money is my motivation (actually money is the means to happiness).

I think a decade of socialist rule has killed ambition for a lot of people and that is the tradegy of the Clark years – the dependancy on the state by the previously self-sufficient middle classes. The big achievement for National will be to instill a sense of self responsibility in all citizens.

By: Spud

Spud — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:40:04 +0000

M, onty wrote to me. Merry Christmas M, onty Sorry I use commas in case you’re in m, oderation don’t want my comments there too. I’m going to spend time with family and enjoy the summer, I also have a few extra things lined up in January. I hope you get another job and that you have a better 2010.

By: Spud

Spud — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:36:07 +0000

Phil is fine Leave him alone.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:14:52 +0000

Just asking where will the Labour Christmas BBQ be held? Shane Jones David Cunliffe David Parker or Annette King’s House, could be a very interesting year ahead.

By: Monty

Monty — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:16:45 +0000

Spud – with parliament now in adjoinment until the new year – what are you going to do? The Labour MPs will not be writing here so much as the country gets on with the BBQs and generally enjoying summer and remembering fondly the wonderful work the very popular and intelligent National led Government has done in their first year in Government.

Those of us who have lost their jobs will be grateful that the economy has been well guided through the recession and that 2010 will be better with more opportunities.

I personally am so pleased we do not have helen Clark and Cullen at the helm – things would be so much worse if their economic mismanagement continued for a 4th term.

By: Richard Morgan

Richard Morgan — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:59:08 +0000

Yeah Spud, listening to Darren would be.

By: Spud

Spud — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:38:30 +0000

Grim