It is MFAT’s fault – yeah right.
And for the record I don’t agree with Phil Goff that McCully should launch an inquiry. McCully can’t prosecute, defend and judge his own case. Someone else should take charge, where’s John Key?
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Key’s whaling plans confirmed
Posted by Chris Carter on April 1st, 2010Australian media have confirmed that John Key’s National Party Government is trying to lift the international moratorium against whaling.
Meanwhile the Australian Government have said again that they reject the notion that killing some whales will save others.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/01/2862436.htm
The Japanese whale slaughter industry will be delighted by the confirmation of John Key’s plans.
Hone gives Tari finger and gets two months holiday
Posted by Trevor Mallard on December 2nd, 2009It was all so predictable. Wet bus ticket and nine week holiday for Hone. Tariana absent but real loser.
Three weeks ago I posed the question Hone or Tariana who will the real party back?
“But isn’t the real issue the shape of Maori Party the supporters and party workers want. While those who are more closely aligned with the corporates may support the Nacts I got the impression that the teams that did the work on the ground were closer to a Hone Mana Motuhake grouping than a Tariana National/Act approach.
There is also the question of where the others stand. I first worked with Pita 32 years ago and he has always been an individual of real personal integrity, as did Te Ururoa Flavell in our briefer and more recent professional work together. I don’t know Rahui Katene but get the impression she is a hard working woman and is principled.
Everyone knows this debate is not about Hone, bad language or racisim. It is about the future of the Maori Party and in particular how many more times the male members can be humiliated by John Key and Tariana Turia working together as a team.”
I was subsequently reminded of Katene’s humiliation by Turia on the ETS, and accepted that it wasn’t a gender issue.
And now it is clear that they want Hone. The Maori party can’t afford to lose him because it would be seen as total capitulation to the Nact dominated Turia.
Going to be exciting going forward because I’m sure Hone won’t hold back from speaking his mind for too long.
Also of interest was the reappearance of Derek Fox who walked from the Maori party when they folded to McCully on the Rugby World Cup rights issue.
Who tells Key?
Posted by Trevor Mallard on September 18th, 2009Interesting bit in Dompost recently about a poor speech Key made at an award ceremony. What became clear is that there isn’t a system – formal or informal – for telling Key when he has not done well or has something wrong. Not always a great role to have but someone (or more often 2/3 people) has to do it.
Greasing up to a leader is easy. Giving a full frank and differing opinion sometimes isn’t.
Then again maybe we should believe the spin that Key is so good he gets everything right first time.
