Posts by ScottY
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I have always dismissed everything Owen McShane writes as nonsense. But I had no idea he was so traumatised by the death of Princess Di. Maybe he just needs a hug. (gag...)
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Oops - just reread your post - you said late news. Sorry John Campbell...
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What can this mean? Can we trust Ryall more, or less, because of his ties? Is he under stress and getting dressed in the dark?
I suppose it's altogether possible the Minister has more important things to concern himself with than what colour tie he is wearing. I didn't see the story, but clearly Campbell Live has decided serious journalism is old hat.
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"He should have retired". That ought to be the epitaph of every boxer. Such is the poetic brutality of the sport that (with few exceptions) it raises men to great heights then brings them literally crashing down again.
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Only in the UK would they let a tied game be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Wouldn't it have been less painful for all concerned to have just tossed a coin?
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Jack, the new regime is supposed to ensure that applications won't be accepted unless they've come from licensed advisers. In theory this will make it harder for unlicensed advisers to make a living. So I suspect your local wideboy won't be able to "help" very much.
I don't have any involvement with this area of law, so I'm not sure whether it will address the problems. But something has to be done.
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The guy really is a national treasure.
More like fool's gold. I've suspected for some time he gets his radio listeners to compose his opinion pieces.
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Rich, I was about to post much the same thing.
For the record, here is the full text of the section 11 exemption
The licensing requirement has been around for months. You do have to wonder why so few advisers have bothered to register.
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I would happily wager that the electors of Mt Albert know more about Russel Norman than they do about David Shearer.
Indeed. But being well known isn't always an asset. Otherwise Winston would still be in Parliament.
The electors of Mt Albert have probably seen Norman on TV or heard his name before, and they probably know that he is a Green Party co-leader. I suspect they know little else about Norman, though. At most he'll draw off enough left votes to ensure a National win.
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I think Russel Norman has every right to describe Shearer as a 'grey man' - he is Norman's opposition in this byelection and he is effecively colourless to most Mt Albert voters, having been flown in from overseas at the behest of party leaders and not at the invitation of the local electors.
Or does Labour support mean that all objectivity is lost?
I object to the portrayal by Norman and others of Shearer as being to the right of the party. David Farrar's mischief-making of last week has been swallowed by the media without any analysis. Judging by Sean Plunkett's performance this morning, even Morning Report has taken the bait. Russel Norman is, as a politician, entitled to take advantage of this perception, but we're also entitled to call him to account for it.