Yeah, like John Keys " I was brought up in a state house" .....yes John... we know!
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Another broken Labour promise?
[QUOTE=belgarion;490242]And if removed, I will leave sharetrader for good. Why? Because it has become a political tool. I will not however, go quietly, I will contact the owners and ensure they are aware of a site that perpetuates unquestioned silliness and bigotry. Note: This thread has been saved in the event STMOD removes ANYTHING!
Unions have always assumed that their members are devout Labour supporters and that they can then take their members subscriptions and hand a large part to Labour to further support the cause. Simple statistics, the vote, proves them wrong. This is one of the principal reasons for the loss of power by the unions - they simply lose the support of their membership. But the bottom line is, the public see this sort of thing and is likely to have a negative affect on the Labour vote. Travelling to town yesterday with a lady passenger whom I know to be a long-term faithful Labour supporter when I was surprised by an outburst "I will never vote Labour while they in with the Greens, The idea of a labour/Greens government turns me right off" I may not have used her exact words, which were probably a bit stronger her sentiments were clear.
I guess the part of the statement that needs a bit of logical analysis is whether or not this is a scandal.
I don't think it is a scandal. It's too out in the open for that but I also don't think it is right.
Same goes for the business roundtable setup with National, the insidious relationship between doctors and drug companies, the natural conflict of interest inherent in a stockbroker giving advise… etc etc
What matters the most is if the message/response is understood. Technically you are right in the above FP but I had no trouble understanding Belgarion's and Heffner's responses. Whether I agree with the content or not is an entirely different matter but the above examples do detract from all the good posts and points you make.
Capital letters are important too… there is a big difference between 'helping your uncle Jack off a horse' and 'helping your uncle jack off a horse'… although I doubt even this could be misinterpreted… unless it came from Rolf Harris.