Archive for July 31st, 2005

Follow the leader

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

When Britain declared war on Germany, New Zealand’s Prime Minister said, “Where she goes, we go.� Well, National is about to say the same thing with respect to Helen Clark.
National has been stunned by Labour’s student loan policy, and is now reacting in kind. National’s much talked-about tax policy is reportedly being re-written so […]

Some compassion, please

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

Ahmed Zaoui’s family are applying for the right to come to New Zealand and be reunited after two and a half years of separation. I’m confident that the majority of Kiwis will support their applications. The way Zaoui has been treated, with two years of detention without being shown the evidence under which he was […]

Cynicism

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

On occasion, Parliament is a completely cynical place. People who work there think and say to each other things that ordinary Kiwis wouldn’t dream of thinking or saying. One such case was when David Lange went into hospital last week. I’m sure that both Labour and National strategists thought, “How is this going to play […]