tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post1090800596622943452..comments2024-03-29T11:07:51.893+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: A Quiet Sunday Afternoon In Blockhouse BayChris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-39730532926054263042012-05-11T15:42:53.665+12:002012-05-11T15:42:53.665+12:00"Blockhouse Bay"is not fasionable"...."Blockhouse Bay"is not fasionable".<br />Really? One would have thought it was very fashionable going by the very over-priced housing in this rather run-down, quaint little area!! Some streets contain shoe-boxes all going to auction, and obtainting near-million dollar prices!!<br /> <br />The gentleman who stood up and spoke about the Zionists raised a good point, and a point that was no really answered by Mr Cunliffe.<br /><br />All in all, a fine little outing, and Cunliffe certainly has something over the smiley but careful Key-like Shearer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-39775229313814238982012-05-10T17:05:08.540+12:002012-05-10T17:05:08.540+12:00Despite my realisation that the world has changed ...Despite my realisation that the world has changed over the last 30 years, I still long for a Labour Party that actually has distinctive left wing policies. Policies that differentiate it philosophically from the right and are more than just about 'management' of the country. I suppose I bemoan the shift that Engels described as from the 'government of men' to the 'administration of things'.<br /><br />As a long-time ad man I would liken the parity between Labour and the Nats as to two identical supermarket products. The difference in consumer choice will come down to how they relate to the 'brand'. The move to personality politics does not reflect a dumbing down but a decline in differentiation. The voter chooses on personality, if they choose at all.<br /><br />This is the heart of the Blockhouse Bay phenomena and David Cunliffe's analysis. There is, however, no reason why a party should not have both - policies and real leadership. My fingers are crossed.Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-41455806707248600392012-05-09T11:43:47.818+12:002012-05-09T11:43:47.818+12:00I think the NZ public also looked at the Labour po...I think the NZ public also looked at the Labour policy (the one you failed to mention Chris) of removing GST from fresh fruit and vegetables-saw how stupid and illogical it was and decided that the party was much the same.<br /> Personally I find Cunliffe so deeply unattractive as a person - and I suspect many other do as well that I would delighted if he was the Labour leader - the party would spend many years in the wilderness. <br /> I think we need a really effective opposition and at present Labour are certainly not that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-61784050847140534912012-05-08T22:32:16.506+12:002012-05-08T22:32:16.506+12:00In the late 90's I worked in a large NZ Corpor...In the late 90's I worked in a large NZ Corporate that contracted BCG to lead a progamme to improve profitability through creating value (as opposed to cost cutting (austerity)). BCG brought in half a dozen highly qualified consultants from around the world, they were lead by David Cunliffe. As a fairly Senior member of staff of this organisation I along with many other people were cynical of consultants, we had seen many come and go, collect their 7 figure cheques and move on without any improvement. BCG under David Cunliffe were different, they had an enormous intellect and capacity for work. They focused on CREATING VALUE, not Cutting jobs. The results were impressive. It is exactly what this country needs. We are clearly seeing National 'tank' our economy. I have nothing against David Shearer but I dont think he has the skills that I have witnessed in Cunliffe. And I am absolutly certain that John Key and his mob dont either.dairy farmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-74192531964800556342012-05-08T21:29:17.536+12:002012-05-08T21:29:17.536+12:00I agree with you Chris. 'National lite' ha...I agree with you Chris. 'National lite' has led to major dissatisfaction and defection from the Labour party. Labour really need to wake up to the fact that most New Zealanders want a fair and equitable society.melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386101716624756218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-58671481495057221842012-05-08T19:43:37.345+12:002012-05-08T19:43:37.345+12:00And then Jim sat in a Labour cabinet for 9 years t...And then Jim sat in a Labour cabinet for 9 years that kept Roger's dream alive. Chris, I guess that makes you the only one who refused to sell out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-56554363273456887542012-05-08T17:13:17.074+12:002012-05-08T17:13:17.074+12:00Heh, check this one out...
there was a bogan under...Heh, check this one out...<br />there was a bogan undercurrent in the ’Bay in years past.<br />Go ‘silent T’.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa8eK7QjZ1Y&feature=PlayList&p=25158E86406D4CFB&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=1Tiger Mountainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-19570612215350940962012-05-08T13:07:47.723+12:002012-05-08T13:07:47.723+12:00Labour needs someone who can do more than merely e...Labour needs someone who can do more than merely enunciate policies that are different to National's.<br /><br />It also needs someone who can explain exactly what's wrong with National's austerity mantra and who can, moreover, explain this to the satisfaction not just of Labour loyalists but of the voting public at large. <br /><br />It's been obvious to me for a few years now that Cunliffe is that very someone. <br /><br />Labour needs to get over its petty resentments and fragile (and apparently rather poisonous) little egos. If it doesn't, it will deservedly lose out to the Greens as the core party of the left and centre-left.Victornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-63090453834676713002012-05-08T12:19:25.377+12:002012-05-08T12:19:25.377+12:00I sincerely believe that David Cunliffe is the onl...I sincerely believe that David Cunliffe is the only hope for the Labour Party. He has the passion and charisma the party so desperately needs to convince the million or so who didnt vote to get out next election day. What were the caucus thinking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-60315517384011534962012-05-08T10:55:24.322+12:002012-05-08T10:55:24.322+12:00Anonymous @ 9.26am: To be relieved to hear a Labou...Anonymous @ 9.26am: To be relieved to hear a Labour politician articulate and stand firmly behind core Labour values is not to mistake that person for the second coming. Did you detect messianic tendencies in the wave of manufactured adoration that accompanied John Key's rise? <br /><br />In Shearer's latest speech he seemed to blame Labour's defeat on a lack of thrift with equal conviction. Did he too display an "I know best" attitude? <br /><br />In a sense they are probably both right: the lack of "thrift" will have contributed to Labour's getting less corporate sponsorship than ACT, while the Nat Lite policies will have caused many to sigh and refrain from voting. Interestingly enough, Labour's low polling, arguably due to the latter, will also have contributed to the lack of corporate funding.<br /><br />The evidence suggests that this is where Labour's problem lies: go left, and alienate the big donors, go right and alienate a large section of the voters. Fail to offer those voters hope and you might get the money to get your diluted message out there, only to have it fall on deaf ears. <br /><br />I am to the left of the party, and favour the risk that goes with the Cunliffe approach. A one-term, austerity government could well prove to be Labour's last stand as a political force. Look at Queensland. Look at Greece, where they came in third behind a Greek Mana equivalent.Olwynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-57433233538885234972012-05-08T09:26:58.187+12:002012-05-08T09:26:58.187+12:00Chris, if you think Cunliff is the second coming f...Chris, if you think Cunliff is the second coming forget it. I note already the “I know best” labour doctrine why voters deserted them is his mantra and is another HC in drag. As long as Labour is filled with social engineering nutters promoting working for families for beneficiaries, you are destined as the “natural opposition party”.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com