Labour / NZ First Government

[minimoke]

Bridges is sinking into his unliked mire, spat the dummy and got booted out.Good Job Poor sour grapes leadership.

Just as well you don't get booted out for "um"'s and "ah"s. Adern would be out in the blink of an eye. Mallard doing his best to destroy democratic process by booting people out on a whim - Labour can feel very happy they have such a guardian angel sitting up there ready to put an end to those pesky questions.

[BlackPeter]

National sticking it to Jacinda.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/pol...-pm-on-sroubek

Interesting that the "biggest bully of all" (Trevor Mallard) is now making the rules. I guess it is all about power. He is not just a proven bully, but as well well known for physical attacks on his adversaries if he is running out of arguments. Poor form, Labour, but what else would we expect from a party with such little talent. Shame to not just leave him in parliament but to even make him speaker.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...-bullying.html

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=10483091

[minimoke]

Jacinda's minder should also be booted out

Got to give him credit. He sees a PM under pressure and in the midst of lies so hes done the loyal thing and drawn matters to a close. Adern is clearly telling porkies (in her befuddled, best Clare Curran imitation) when she answered she did not know who made representations on Sroubeks behalf. It was her (and Stay-at-home Dad's) mate Richie Hardcore.

[winner69]

Got to give him credit. He sees a PM under pressure and in the midst of lies so hes done the loyal thing and drawn matters to a close. Adern is clearly telling porkies (in her befuddled, best Clare Curran imitation) when she answered she did not know who made representations on Sroubeks behalf. It was her (and Stay-at-home Dad's) mate Richie Hardcore.

Hardcore ....surely not his real name?

But he’s been photographed with Jacinda a few time ....probably just photobombed herbeh

[minimoke]

Ian Lees Galloway seems to be getting deeper into the poo. So he didn't read much of the Sroubek file when he made his decision. Wouldn't have mattered if the Dept had put more paper in the file . He wouldn't have read it. So a lazy and incompetent minster has been found out.

But it seems that Sroubeks wife is in a "safe House" living in great fear. But we now have Immigration officials knocking on her door. They were announced, uninvited and ought not to have known the address. What has ILG done with his Dept to get more information to support his position. How has he (or the Prime Minster) managed to get the police to divulge what out to have been a secret address. Why is the Prime Minister continuing to support him. Why are her mates backing Sroubek? Why is the Leader of The House protecting the Prime Minister. Something very fishy happening here.

[winner69]

Ian Lees Galloway seems to be getting deeper into the poo. So he didn't read much of the Sroubek file when he made his decision. Wouldn't have mattered if the Dept had put more paper in the file . He wouldn't have read it. So a lazy and incompetent minster has been found out.

But it seems that Sroubeks wife is in a "safe House" living in great fear. But we now have Immigration officials knocking on her door. They were announced, uninvited and ought not to have known the address. What has ILG done with his Dept to get more information to support his position. How has he (or the Prime Minster) managed to get the police to divulge what out to have been a secret address. Why is the Prime Minister continuing to support him. Why are her mates backing Sroubek? Why is the Leader of The House protecting the Prime Minister. Something very fishy happening here.

That guy Steward seems an interesting character

[minimoke]

How wierd. I thought Captain Calls were the sole prerogative of the Captain. Seems like Twyford has been a very norty boy. Hes been and gone and changed the penalties on Kiwibuild property flickers. Remember all the fuss about capital gains and how Labour woudlnt allow kiwibuild to be flicked within 5 years of buying. Well turns out Twyford made the Captains Call to change to time frame to less than 3 years with reduced penalties. Didnt run this policy change past the Prime Minister. She found out about it by watching the TV news. Bet he's in the dogbox

[westerly]

Interesting that the "biggest bully of all" (Trevor Mallard) is now making the rules. I guess it is all about power. He is not just a proven bully, but as well well known for physical attacks on his adversaries if he is running out of arguments. Poor form, Labour, but what else would we expect from a party with such little talent. Shame to not just leave him in parliament but to even make him speaker.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/polit...-bullying.html

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=10483091

Gerry Brownlee would leave Mallard far behind in the bullying competition. Mallard an Henare was about personal comments made in Parliament. Brownlee ejected a protestor at a National party meeting using what was considered excessive force. It proved quite expensive for Brownlee.
Poor form National, shame he is still in parliament.
All good entertainment

westerly

[minimoke]

Gerry Brownlee would leave Mallard far behind in the bullying competition.

No dissention from me on that point. Brownlee is a truly horrid man. But he learnt from the master (Mallard) and has now set the new bar. The problem is Mallard. He is Speaker and supposed to be impartial. I bet hes still a card carrying member of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union.

[Joshuatree]

Trouble is we have a national leader under intense pressure who carries on like a prosecutor who cares nothing about the truth of anything and is also offensive and rude as hell, challenges the speaker in a stunt to get attention, knowing he will get thrown out, knowing the media will give him prime time and the $100 million green fund gets little to none, i guess that was a success but he is just not leadership material, dead man walking imo.