If National wins ...

**craic** · 24-07-2017, 10:14 AM

Criminals - including those who steal from their fellow men - get a small consideration in their sentence for early admissions of guilt.- It doesn't alter their conviction. Turia was studying law. How much of the money has she paid back from her very healthy salary? Doesn't she realise that this money was taken from one or more other beneficiaries whose needs were greater?

**RGR367** · 24-07-2017, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by Joshuatree

Impressed with M Turias openesss; this is exactly what this country needs. ..............

Sorry but I'm not impressed at all. I might also cross out the Greens for my party vote consideration then.

**Joshuatree** · 24-07-2017, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by fungus pudding

She claims she has never received a benefit she was not entitles to. Has been reported in several papers.

She would say that; needs to be checked out; easy.

**Joshuatree** · 24-07-2017, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by fungus pudding

Having Winston as Prime Minister would be undesirable. Having Little would be unimaginable.

Yes feels like forever when honesty led the country ,i agree about Little. Maybe close your eyes and listen rather then a superficial observation.

**fungus pudding** · 24-07-2017, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by Joshuatree

She would say that; needs to be checked out; easy.

Rest assured that half the journalists and half the opposition will be doing just that.

**Bjauck** · 24-07-2017, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

Been in the UK for last couple of weeks . Reading the news here one realises how utterly divided and chaotic the UK is at the moment with no real strategy towards BREXIT ....
Sadly a large part of that faction is nothing but thugs and is now openly harassing MPs that were not in the Corbyn camp with personal threats even at their home by slashing car tires and dropping stuff at their door step, trying to push them out to get more far left candidates into their seats. ....

The ill-thought and ill-prepared Brexit referendum and result seems to have empowered the extremes on all sides in the UK.

In the 1970's when the UK was going through a tough patch politically and economically, didn't some far left UK unionists come out to NZ and try to radicalise and stir up trouble in NZ as well?

**craic** · 24-07-2017, 03:27 PM

Judging by some posts, they are still here.

**Sgt Pepper** · 24-07-2017, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by craic

Criminals - including those who steal from their fellow men - get a small consideration in their sentence for early admissions of guilt.- It doesn't alter their conviction. Turia was studying law. How much of the money has she paid back from her very healthy salary? Doesn't she realise that this money was taken from one or more other beneficiaries whose needs were greater?

That's right. I recall one senior politician being caught out in the housing allowance scandal in 2009 and paying back $32000 to the taxpayer. I think his name was Bill English

**fungus pudding** · 24-07-2017, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by Sgt Pepper

That's right. I recall one senior politician being caught out in the housing allowance scandal in 2009 and paying back $32000 to the taxpayer. I think his name was Bill English

Can't be compared to an illegal activity, so what's your point?