Posts by Ron Davis
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Hard News: News from home ..., in reply to Seriatim,
"His (Little's) critics are looking sillier by the minute."
Maybe a little unjust. More likely his critics are altering their views by the minute as Little steps out in public as opposition leader. That's been my experience anyway. -
Hard News: News from home ..., in reply to TracyMac,
I believe that many of us will be working hard to change the constitution. The last LED meeting of my own electorate seemed to be unanimous in believing it should be changed. It's up to Labour members not to waste energy bitching about the manner of Little's election but to stir up the right waves. I say this even while I'm beginning to believe that Little is looking more and more like an inspired choice. He, of all people has the mandate to take the unions to task and sounds like he won't be taking any of the old cloth-cap nonsense that so soured our movement in the general public's mind.
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Hard News: News from home ..., in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
So Nash parks legally, and like everyone else parking near a CBD, he denies a spot to some other motorist, who, if they had parked there would have denied a spot to someone else. I've no doubt this is, or could be made into a PR problem. But where's our sense of proportion? Oh, I forgot. We readily melt in the warmth of an "aw shucks" smile while ignoring the cold hard fact of a huge fiscal problem right ahead of us re Super entitlements.
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Hard News: News from home ..., in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,
True. I did mean Parker. As for CGT being on the back burner for now, what Little said twice on National Radio with Kathryn a few days ago was that CGT and Super67 "would not be on the policy statement" for the 2017 election. To me that was parallel to privatization not being on the policy statement during Lange's first election campaign as opposition leader. But guess where it was? In the bottom drawer ready for an airing once the treasury benches were won. I'm pragmatic enough not to pick fault with that. I hope that's not too two-faced of me.
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2pm on the 18th I determined to hand back my little red card. By 9am on 19th it occurred to me that without giving Little a "go", how could he prove that which meaningful enough numbers amongst us had decided he could do well. Am I or the majority always right? I've been proven wrong before (as with Clark). So, I've decided that Little must pass a few tests before I hang up my cloth cap. I expect him to have the qualities needed to convince Palmer to stay on in finance, to draw Robertson close on the front bench, and to select a deputy from such as Jacinda, Grant, or Nash. The last name at least on the front bench would show a commitment to succession-planning that Clark notably failed in. Friends, if the party at large had been brave enough to opt for Grant, surely it has sufficient bravery to test the new leader fate has decreed we have before turning off him and/or the party.