Posted in Corruption, Labour on May 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Funny thing about Labour’s refusal to remove corruption in a timely fashon.
It gets worse.
So bad, that even the left is aghast. So I quote the ironic statements of Idiot/Savant here, because for a guy who was head over heals for the Electoral Finance Act, he sure hates the end results of a government who encourages [...]
Posted in Corruption, tagged Taito Phillip Field on May 9, 2008 | No Comments »
The man who really nailed Labour’s reputation as the party of corruption is to stand trial.
Remember, this guy would be still in that party had he not suggested that he’d still say in parliament regardless.
After four weeks of evidence and 50 witnesses at a depositions hearing, District Court Judge Charles Blackie ruled a prima facie [...]
Posted in Corruption, Winston First on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Just heard on the news that New Zealand First has paid up. But then it sounded like they’d distributed money to charities instead.
I guess we’ll find out tomorrow.
Posted in Corruption, Labour on February 18, 2008 | No Comments »
I was reading Owen Glen’s words in the paper, and suddenly something clicked.
“There was a little bit of controversy to do with some church that had done something.”
Now, if that’s what he actually said, it could actually be true. The Destiny Church were stirring up controversy long before the Exclusive Brethern.
The next paragraph proves some [...]
Posted in Corruption, Labour on January 22, 2008 | No Comments »
Putin is having his presidential opponent investigated.
Russian prosecutors are to open a criminal inquiry into the presidential candidacy of former PM Mikhail Kasyanov, Russian news agencies say.
Reports say prosecutors are looking into whether some of the signatures on his nomination papers were faked.
Mr Kasyanov once served under President Vladimir Putin but was dismissed [...]
Posted in Corruption, Fisk the Left, Labour on November 7, 2007 | No Comments »
NRT says:
Last week, the government introduced a bill into Parliament - the Appropriation (Continuation of Interim Meaning of Funding for Parliamentary Purposes) Bill - aimed at bringing clarity to parties’ Parliamentary spending by extending the current definition of funding entitlements until 2009.
Indeed, it will be very clear that parties can spend money on whatever they [...]
Posted in Corruption, Helen Clark, Labour on October 4, 2007 | No Comments »
Kill the Bill.
Posted in Corruption, Fisk the Left, Labour on September 29, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Nicky Hager has had a go at blogging on No Right Turn. Not much difference to the usual fare if you ask me.
The great weakness of much journalism is a process-worker approach to assembling quotation-based stories. It often feels as if the journalist just holds a tape recorder up to the politician or other ‘newsmaker’ [...]
Posted in Corruption, Crime & Law, Labour on September 14, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I have grave fears about the proposed Organised Crime Unit.
Not the new unit itself, it’s clearly something that we need badly.
No, I am talking about dismantling the Serious Fraud Office to do it. I note Annette King’s comments (on the radio) to the effect that “many” SFO members will be moved to the new unit. [...]
Posted in Corruption, Labour, Politics on September 6, 2007 | No Comments »
If you do nothing else on Friday, put in an electronic submission on the Electoral Finance Bill. DPF points out how.
Okay sorry this is late and abbreviated but you still have 30 hours left until end of Friday to have your say on the Electoral Finance Bill.
The bill in its current form will regulate almost [...]
Posted in Corruption, Despots on August 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Seems that Chavez was caught trying to buy off someone elses election.
But what caught my eye was the figure - $800,000.
Must be the going rate!
The trouble started on Aug. 4 when Venezuelan-American businessman Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson’s luggage inadvertently went through standard scanning procedures, instead of being exempt from such an examination because he was [...]
Posted in Corruption, Labour on August 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Labour is now lashing out at Australia over, well, nothing actually. Oh, they have the excuse that some of their finest paid our airline to fly them to fight murders and rapists under a UN mandate. Hey, that’s not an excuse at all!
No, like may things Labour has done, this reminds me of Zimbabwe. This [...]
Posted in Corruption, humour on August 3, 2007 | 6 Comments »
From the BBC:
An online game in China that allows players to eradicate corrupt officials has proved so popular its website has crashed, state media reports.
Since its launch eight days ago, the game, “Incorruptible Fighter”, is reported to have been downloaded more than 100,000 times.
The game was devised by a regional government in east [...]
Posted in Corruption, Labour, Labour thinks we're all stupid on July 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Herald has Benson-Pope’s resignation statement in full. It is a disgrace, just like the man.
“It is with considerable regret that I have tendered my resignation from Cabinet,” David Benson-Pope said today.
“I believe I have served the community and my colleagues well, but I am not prepared to allow a sideshow to be prolonged, which [...]
Posted in Corruption, Labour on July 27, 2007 | No Comments »
I was reading this article, when this fragment caught my eye.
…by rigging rules on parties and elections. It has made it hard for the opposition to put its case on television …
Where have I heard talk like that? Oh yea, that would be New Zealand. Yesterday. Under a Helen Clark government. Changing the law to [...]
Posted in Corruption, Helen Clark, Labour on July 26, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Is someone actually seriously suggesting there is meaning in this government?
There’s zero integrity - no standard of behaviour means anything. We’ve had bribery, assault, misleading the house, prima facie criminal cases made… none of which have led to the expulsion of ministers from cabinet in recent years.)
We’ve had complete backflips on so many positions, including [...]
Posted in Corruption, Labour on July 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
If you haven’t read what kiwiblog is posting on the proposed electoral act (I prefer the title “Helen Clark PM for Life”), you are in serious dereliction of your civic duty.
This bill has the potential to destroy our democracy and freedom of speak. Think I’m kidding? Here’s what DPF says at the conclusion of one [...]
Posted in Corruption, Left on July 23, 2007 | No Comments »
Socialists crack me up. Who else would invite an MP accused of fraud to speak about “preachers of hate”, while having an explicit hate symbol in their own logo?
Let me guess, they were infiltrated by capitalists who re-designed their logo while they weren’t looking?
HT: TBR.CC
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