His nonsensical announcement to teach “financial literacy” in schools, is I’m informed backed by National. No surprise there if so, the Nats not noted for innovative or deep thought.
I know a bit on that topic, it being knowledge easily acquired when I had the need for it as a young adult.
If Hipkins talked to teachers he’d learn they would desperately urge a return to the basics, especially science teachers who are up in arms at the proposed new science-less science curriculum. Less maori wonderfulness and wasting time resurrecting a redundant language no-one speaks would also be high on teachers wish-list.
What next from Hipkins I wonder? Free world cruises for newly-weds, a Ferrari in every garage; the mind boggles at the possibilities.
I know a few Labour MPs, ALL admit the game is up with the coming election and a landslide beckons, as I’ve forecast on this site for 18 months now. The infantile attempt to popularise Hipkins with the “Chippy” and “sausage rolls” invention was simply embarrassing.
Hipkins would be best served thinking about his own future as he’s scheduled to be dumped as Party leader, probably before Christmas.
He’ll be blamed by his decimated caucus for the defeat, this due, they’ll perceive, for his extraordinary strategy of overturning every policy the government he was part of creating, the one exception being the racist maori wonderfulness stuff. That’s been kept in return for silence from his maori caucus during the campaign, yet I suspect it’s the one that will most be responsible for the crashing defeat looming.
Sir Bob Jones is a renowned author, columnist , property investor, and former politician, who blogs at No Punches Pulled HERE - where this article was sourced.
If Hipkins talked to teachers he’d learn they would desperately urge a return to the basics, especially science teachers who are up in arms at the proposed new science-less science curriculum. Less maori wonderfulness and wasting time resurrecting a redundant language no-one speaks would also be high on teachers wish-list.
What next from Hipkins I wonder? Free world cruises for newly-weds, a Ferrari in every garage; the mind boggles at the possibilities.
I know a few Labour MPs, ALL admit the game is up with the coming election and a landslide beckons, as I’ve forecast on this site for 18 months now. The infantile attempt to popularise Hipkins with the “Chippy” and “sausage rolls” invention was simply embarrassing.
Hipkins would be best served thinking about his own future as he’s scheduled to be dumped as Party leader, probably before Christmas.
He’ll be blamed by his decimated caucus for the defeat, this due, they’ll perceive, for his extraordinary strategy of overturning every policy the government he was part of creating, the one exception being the racist maori wonderfulness stuff. That’s been kept in return for silence from his maori caucus during the campaign, yet I suspect it’s the one that will most be responsible for the crashing defeat looming.
Sir Bob Jones is a renowned author, columnist , property investor, and former politician, who blogs at No Punches Pulled HERE - where this article was sourced.
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Hipkins may be blamed for the defeat but the real blame should lie with Ardern.
I do not hold that this government is a Hipkins lead government, he is just the face they are using at present until the end.
Ardern is the cause and reason NZ is the way it is and the reason Labour are so scorned.
She is the leader of this government whether she is still PM or not. Her ethos, her lack of moral, ethical or political courage are the heart and soul of this 'government'.
It is her scurrilous attitude toward the things that all New Zealanders hold close to our hearts as right and proven that makes her unequivocally blameworthy and accountable.
Seems to me so far the current oppositon parties have missed a grand opportunity to lure votes. An appeal like "Fed up with te reo? Fed up with maorification of everything? Fed up with ministry, govt department, RNZ, local body pro maori bias? Fed up with race based favouritism? Aware that co governance will effectively give total control to maori? Afraid for your career and contacts to make your views known? Do you string along to appear conformist? The election is confidentail. You can vote out un democratic pro maori parties in secret with no risk of direct associated cancellation.
The silence on "Maori wonderfulness" which is being replicated by National. Who would want to vote for National on the grounds that they are slightly less useless?
What bothers me is Luxon’s reluctance to publicly address the “elephant in the room” (Māori wonderfulness) Act has. NZ First has.
In the meantime Māori push on. For heavens sake the Waitangi Tribunal are about to do a review of our Police force to see if they are upholding Treaty principles. One big step too far!
NZ First is making the most of this messaging vacuum... as is ACT ( except the debate+ referendum idea can be outvoted by National
Also 1 message to add is: 2 systems - paid for by the 83% only.
Anon @11:38.
I hold the opinion that unlike Seymour who has more to gain than lose, Luxon and National have more to lose than gain from confronting the elephant that is the activist maori agenda.
If Luxon got too close to that beast the complicit media would hound him like they hounded Collins and the first statement they would publish would be to call him a racist.
As I said, more to lose than to gain so maybe it is a case of catching flys with some honey....at this stage.
In all the justified moaning about the current government with its obnoxious policies and practices, we have to ask these questions repeatedly, and ever more loudly. Which Party is emphatically offering:
1. realistic clawback?
2. realistic alternatives?
A few too many seem to believe this election is in the bag for National. One major cockup from them and it could be a very close race. And National is certainly not immune to such electioneering cockups. There is still a large undecided vote that might be spooked the wrong way very easily.
Can we all remember the parties relative positions little more than a month out from the 2017 election ?
Can we all remember the position National was in little more than 2 years ago ?
Perhaps we should let Luxon win the election before telling him what he should do. I think he has done a remarkable job so far.
One person that is definitely counting the chickens too early is David
Seymour, quite possibly chasing chasing some of his flock straight back to National.
But such is personal opinion in the age of instant media gratification, we all know best !
For Hipkins I suspect it's going to be 'a long way to the shop if you want a sausage roll'.
A Historical note - to the many.
When this Country came of age, and our Parliament was established, at "end of the fighting for which party would inhabit the Debating Chamber" (there were many trying) - we ended up with 2. Those 2 remained the "inhabitants" of the stable, with associated managers, committee people, finance agents, strappers, and others who stapled themselves to the Party of their choice.
When this happened, we then had the "division of people", those to 'right/National' and those to the 'left/Labour'. This division then created the voting patterns going forth - from Grandad/Grandma down through parents to siblings. You 'voted according to family tradition' left and/or right, you did not "cross to the other side to vote" - it would have meant, exile".
We still have that approach, when General Elections occur. Labour know this, but we have to wonder about National as many "may have crossed to the other side - either ACT or NZ First (many of the older Kiwi's did)". The only thing that has changed is the introduction of MMP - this would have given the age group at that time, the opportunity to walk away "from tradition" and seek an alternative Party to vote for - in many cases it would have been the Green Party or possibly ACT.
If you want a comparison look at the State of Victoria, Australia at their last State election - look also at the derision being made against Daniel Andrews (State Premier) at the time (and why), look also at who was the "ineffective" opposition (then) - and look at the end result. This State is solidly Labour (a historical fact)- so guess who the winner was!
So watch, here in NZ, those "very solid staunch Labour supporters (this includes the Pacific People in Auckland) & the Unions" come out, their vote just has the possibility of putting Labour back on the Treasury Benches-irrespective of their failings.
If you do not believe me - what has NZ Union recently done! Same thing happened in Victoria.
We also have, in NZ, the -
1/- "oh dear I am not sure' (aka undecided) voters
2/- "could not give a T... " voters
3/ - "ones who will not vote"- (aka Why bother, they are all the same..)
- the first two, are the ones that can "swing an election" against predicted outcomes.
Happy Days - who has booked "their flights to Australia"??
Luxon is sitting on a barbed-wire fence. He's damned if he does or if he doesn't condemn Maori wonderfulness. It's a pity we can't be told (for fear of the cancellation tactics) what he will do after the election.
In any case I'm not voting for National because they will not improve the housing affordability for our young people as in renting or buying.
For true racism I suggest you visit The Maori Party website. Wonderful and hugely expensive social policy for their own true Maori whanau. Paid for by the colonial occupiers of course.
We have an obligation to vote for the only two parties who can turn the racism juggernaut around. Swallow a rat and vote ACT or hold your nose if you have to and vote NZ First.
MC
Bob I think chipkins is only part of the problem, this all started under ardern let's not forget. I went to listen to David Seymour and Act on their roadshow and the first thing Seymour said ' I really want to thank Jacinda Ardern', a gasp of disbelief went around the crowd.....Seymour continued ' because had ardern done her job correctly there would not be 400 people turning up on a cold wintery night at 7 pm to listen to me'. I don't really care what happens to any of this destructive incompetent labour lot as long as they don't come back.
Bob, slightly off topic however I am interested in views. I caught the end of labour propaganda arm news (tvnz) who said to visit ' vote compass.'
I said to the family this is just a way to get fence sitters to vote labour. We all went and did the survey and sure enough it came up for me that I am 42% aligned with labour!!! That's about 41.99% to much.
Yep I'm one of those swing voters who looks at policy before casting a vote but there is no way I'm aligned with this current govt at all.
So this begs the question is it impartial? I don't believe it is and it's there for labour's benefit. I hope I'm wrong, I love being proven wrong. Thoughts?
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