Posts by Steve Barnes
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Hard News: People Take Drugs, in reply to nzlemming,
Okay, but I may go outside the lines.
Ah, post-modern tolerance.
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Hard News: Three months after, in reply to Islander,
A truly dire shortage of any relevantly-skilled people?
Like he suggested, not much skill needed in terms of knocking off bricks and tiles and fitting weatherboards and corrugated iron roofing is not rocket science.
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We still love the poo jokes ;-)
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Muse: Hooray for Wellywood (Really!), in reply to Sacha,
“We have listened and are aware of the range of views and were surprised by the apparent need for a motion.”
Does that mean they are Shitting themselves?
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Then you have to consider the effect of Unionism in Australia, more along the lines of the Mafia style Unions in the USA rather that the worker driven Unions in the UK. This has the effect of marginalising the labour end of the work force into a form of slavery for the benefit of "Organised Labour".
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Back to Quotesville
Take for example FIFA, which has effectively taken charge of South Africa for the World Cup. Along with the International Olympic Committee, FIFA is sport’s Wall Street and Pentagon combined. They have this power because host politicians believe the “international prestige” of their visitation will bring economic and promotional benefits, especially to themselves. I was reminded of this watching a documentary by the South African director Craig Tanner, Fahrenheit 2010. His film is not opposed to the World Cup, but reveals how ordinary South Africans, whose game is football, have been shoved aside, dispossessed and further impoverished so that a giant TV façade can be erected in their country.
Pilger again.
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Anyway. Back on topic. What happened to Wayne Brown's proposal about taking off brick cladding and concrete tile roofs and replacing with weatherboard and tin roof?. The concept was simple and at the same time brilliant. Low skill level to achieve and resulting in rubble to fill gaping holes.
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In New Zealand "Outrageous Fortune" was considered "Cutting Edge" TV. I my opinion it was a low budget version of "Coronation Street"
One of the reasons I left the UK -
We are fortunate
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Slings and arrows.... and by opposing etc...