Bruce writes about priorities, not just in a narrow sense, but in terms of what we think is important. How we dress, our standards, what we are prepared to accept and how we conduct ourselves. The point he makes is that all of these things are important to what we are trying to achieve. I think the time has arrived for us to focus our minds on such matters.
Early on in his article he writes about our politicians: a very good place to start. If you look at what our Parliament has morphed into, everything he is talking about is applicable.
Our elected representatives are highly paid; they should turn up to work looking fit for purpose, and that means smartly dressed. For men, a tie and jacket or suit; a cowboy hat is not acceptable, nor is the wearing of “protest” attire representing some political cause.
It might be deemed a harsh comment but the right side of the House pays more attention to upholding standards of dress than the left. Call me old fashioned but in my world how one dresses conveys an impression about the person and points to how they view their job and indeed their work ethic.
This is also borne out by a comparison between this Government and the previous one.
This Government is determined to get things done and it looks the part. Its predecessor achieved very little, if anything. We now have a Coalition that wants to succeed, not just for itself, but for all Kiwis.
The Labour Government cherry-picked priorities based on ideology, and even those were beyond them because they were so lazy. They scrapped all targets, paid no attention to detail, and made no real statistics available to hold them to account.
Early on in his article he writes about our politicians: a very good place to start. If you look at what our Parliament has morphed into, everything he is talking about is applicable.
Our elected representatives are highly paid; they should turn up to work looking fit for purpose, and that means smartly dressed. For men, a tie and jacket or suit; a cowboy hat is not acceptable, nor is the wearing of “protest” attire representing some political cause.
It might be deemed a harsh comment but the right side of the House pays more attention to upholding standards of dress than the left. Call me old fashioned but in my world how one dresses conveys an impression about the person and points to how they view their job and indeed their work ethic.
This is also borne out by a comparison between this Government and the previous one.
This Government is determined to get things done and it looks the part. Its predecessor achieved very little, if anything. We now have a Coalition that wants to succeed, not just for itself, but for all Kiwis.
The Labour Government cherry-picked priorities based on ideology, and even those were beyond them because they were so lazy. They scrapped all targets, paid no attention to detail, and made no real statistics available to hold them to account.
Regarding list MPs, with no real responsibilities apart from sitting on a few select committees, Bruce mentions the current overhang of three MPs whose extra seats cost taxpayers an extra $517,000. That is a huge waste of money. One Green Party MP has been on full pay while potential skullduggery involving them is being investigated. If we’re to be brutally honest, it could be argued that the entire Green Party is nothing but a drain on the public purse.
The same could be said about the Maori Party and the Maori seats. When it comes to performance it’s hard not to put Labour in the same waka. They are, after all, the people who got the country into its current mess and it’s going to take the collar-and-tie brigade and appropriately dressed ladies to get us out of it. Bruce makes a good point asking if we would expect much from the All Blacks if they turned up late and shoddily dressed? Would they look like they were intent on doing what it takes to win? Surely the same applies to our MPs.
Bruce laments what we regard as important; for instance talkback radio early last week was centred on MPs’ living allowances when there are far bigger economic, social and even racial issues facing the country. Later in the week it was the PM’s comments on business delegations in terms of “A” listers and “C” listers. Chris Luxon was simply emphasising he had the right people on the trip to Japan. This lister nonsense was largely driven by ‘children’, as Mike Hosking so aptly named them – the journalists who were following him on the trip.
Maiki Sherman and Amelia Wade are among the most juvenile. Their priority was not to report on anything of substance. They were there primarily for any ‘gotcha’ moment that might arise, and it did, in the form of the C-lister comment. Amelia had the cheek to ask him if it was rude; her body language and smirks tell you all you need to know.
The PM is undertaking these trips to drum up business and trade, working to get the country out of the economic hole inherited from Labour. Are these journalists interested in that? No they’re not, and it’s probably beyond their comprehension. Bruce commented: “Should he have said it, probably not. Does it matter, not really.” But it does matter to left wing biased journalists whose unashamed actions seem focused on getting rid of a democratically elected government. If that means lowering their standards and those of their profession, no matter. It’s what they’ll do. Disgraceful.
This Government is intent on upping the performance of the country. Ministers have targets, they have numbers, they have researched to get the details so as to know what is required in the areas they have been delegated. Everything that the last lot failed to do. There is a sense of dissatisfaction currently reflected in the polls but give them a chance.
Change won’t happen overnight and it’s more than a one-term fix but, given the right due diligence, it can be done. Dressing for the task is a good start. Setting goals and expectations is also important and prioritising is what matters to achieving aims, not just for the government, but the country as a whole.
Education, roads of national significance, other infrastructure including water management, getting people into work, reviving energy policies, freeing-up from red tape and sorting law and order. All failures under the last Government but finally being given suitable emphasis by the Coalition.
Given time the Coalition will ‘get the country back on track’.
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
The same could be said about the Maori Party and the Maori seats. When it comes to performance it’s hard not to put Labour in the same waka. They are, after all, the people who got the country into its current mess and it’s going to take the collar-and-tie brigade and appropriately dressed ladies to get us out of it. Bruce makes a good point asking if we would expect much from the All Blacks if they turned up late and shoddily dressed? Would they look like they were intent on doing what it takes to win? Surely the same applies to our MPs.
Bruce laments what we regard as important; for instance talkback radio early last week was centred on MPs’ living allowances when there are far bigger economic, social and even racial issues facing the country. Later in the week it was the PM’s comments on business delegations in terms of “A” listers and “C” listers. Chris Luxon was simply emphasising he had the right people on the trip to Japan. This lister nonsense was largely driven by ‘children’, as Mike Hosking so aptly named them – the journalists who were following him on the trip.
Maiki Sherman and Amelia Wade are among the most juvenile. Their priority was not to report on anything of substance. They were there primarily for any ‘gotcha’ moment that might arise, and it did, in the form of the C-lister comment. Amelia had the cheek to ask him if it was rude; her body language and smirks tell you all you need to know.
The PM is undertaking these trips to drum up business and trade, working to get the country out of the economic hole inherited from Labour. Are these journalists interested in that? No they’re not, and it’s probably beyond their comprehension. Bruce commented: “Should he have said it, probably not. Does it matter, not really.” But it does matter to left wing biased journalists whose unashamed actions seem focused on getting rid of a democratically elected government. If that means lowering their standards and those of their profession, no matter. It’s what they’ll do. Disgraceful.
This Government is intent on upping the performance of the country. Ministers have targets, they have numbers, they have researched to get the details so as to know what is required in the areas they have been delegated. Everything that the last lot failed to do. There is a sense of dissatisfaction currently reflected in the polls but give them a chance.
Change won’t happen overnight and it’s more than a one-term fix but, given the right due diligence, it can be done. Dressing for the task is a good start. Setting goals and expectations is also important and prioritising is what matters to achieving aims, not just for the government, but the country as a whole.
Education, roads of national significance, other infrastructure including water management, getting people into work, reviving energy policies, freeing-up from red tape and sorting law and order. All failures under the last Government but finally being given suitable emphasis by the Coalition.
Given time the Coalition will ‘get the country back on track’.
JC is a right-wing crusader. Reached an age that embodies the dictum only the good die young. This article was first published HERE
2 comments:
Lack of discipline, lack of respect for others, lack of gratefulness for the benefits of colonisation just some of the reasons our country is failing. The stirrers need to get a grip!
I would be interested to know if these left facing journalists are really determined to destroy this Govt, or it's their bosses and editors who re- write their stories to continue this destructive process ?
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