Labour’s feel-good list
Labour’s intent to manufacture social outcomes is as strong as it ever was. Labour’s next conference will vote on a
Month: October 2013
Over selling
A rule in professional life is to manage expectations; don’t over promise, but over-deliver. Despite the professionalisation of politicians, the
Kohanga Reo (cont)
My experience is that politicians really do believe that the role of media is to help publicise how good they
Christopher Hitchens “The only people truly bound by campaign promises are the voters who believe them.” ― Christopher Hitchens, The
“It is perhaps a sign of the strength of our republic that so few people feel the need to participate.
Keeping family out of politics
If you keep your family out of politics, you must be consistent. In a recent political ‘sex scandal’ Auckland Mayor
Power elite rally for Brown
A nervous ruling class is claiming the private lives of our great and good are not fair game. But they
Fighting politicians (cont)
An Australian politician, Victorian MP Geoff Shaw, got into a scuffle with taxi driver protestors on the steps of Parliament.
Kohanga Reo hubris
Being politically untouchable incentivises hubris. Spending of public money by staff of the Kohanga Reo trust has been uncovered. The
