tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post7647944559477687782..comments2024-03-29T11:07:51.893+13:00Comments on Bowalley Road: The Journey: A Political Memoir - Posting No. 4Chris Trotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09081613281183460899noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-39101858926686255632013-06-05T13:49:36.914+12:002013-06-05T13:49:36.914+12:00Always knew Otago had the better writers. Using ...Always knew Otago had the better writers. Using this in informal journalism tutorial.<br /><br /><br />Paul Wigginshttp://twitter.com/paulwigginsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-4919745859640162532012-05-10T10:11:12.382+12:002012-05-10T10:11:12.382+12:00So people actually used to sing more than one vers...So people actually used to sing more than one verse of the National Anthem?Graeme Edgelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928755583921638414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-55814001090664659552012-05-08T06:02:10.865+12:002012-05-08T06:02:10.865+12:00As with other posts in the series, this brings bac...As with other posts in the series, this brings back a lot of memories for me. <br /><br />I recall a number of anti-tour marches in Auckland when we went past pubs on Friday nights or Saturday afternoons and were showered by abuse and quite a lot of beer. On one such occasion, I (just) saved a Trotskyite friend from assault when he made an heroic but misguided effort to recruit some of the masses to the anti-tour cause. <br /><br />The tour demonstrated the growing gulf between liberal opinion and working class culture, which first became apparent in 1975 and still mattered to the result of the 1981 election. As you have pointed out many times, Muldoonland is still alive and well.Neil Stockleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049181290242914014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3753486518085091399.post-75686290964380182412012-05-07T15:43:26.369+12:002012-05-07T15:43:26.369+12:00Evocative writing Chris. The late Tom Newnham’s “B...Evocative writing Chris. The late Tom Newnham’s “By Batons and Barbed Wire” remains the benchmark for ’81 tour books. Meaurant’s, revealing but boring, Trev Richard’s “Bones” rather egotistical and Welly/Chch centric.<br /><br />A long held by some analysis has it as a middle class protest and on the face of it that is so. Me and my Samoan comrade from a south Auckland car plant (his cousin was Fred Faleauto RIP, drummer from then ascendant Herbs band) attended weekly training sessions before matches and demos week in week out that winter. The other union members bar two (from 429) supported our right to walk off the job without sanction from the boss, while not being into the active protesting themselves. Stop the Tour stickers on all fork hoists etc.<br /><br />What Richards book missed was in Auckland Will “I” and the King Cobras and two other then mainly street based gangs got into it as well. Tow truck drivers were egging the cops near Eden Park on the day of the last test. I think there was a substantial abstention factor amongst working class kiwis at the time. Which does not excuse the left for failing to organize more working class people, fer crissakes even some marae welcomed the seff effrican assholes on. Ultimately silence is condoning so it was good to see the people described grow a pair for once, ironic in today’s world of WFF in work tax credits<br /><br />Cool lookin gal too!Tiger Mountainnoreply@blogger.com