Equal Partners – Yeah Right
October 31st, 2004 at 9:49 am by David FarrarNZ First has said that a condition of any future coalition be that they be an equal partner.
Well that makes it easy for Labour and National.
“No – bugger off”
With great power comes great responsibility, and to be blunt NZ First has never showed any signs of responsibility. They makes the Greens look mature.
NZ First is genetically incapable of playing a constructive role in Government, well while Winston is leader. He has gone into every election since 1984 oppossing the Government of the day.
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October 31st, 2004 at 11:30 am
i found his statement that no one will be able to form a Govt without NZF quite arrogant – perhaps there are rumbles in the membership that they are sick of being in opposition?? (or maybe certain MPs who hanker for cabinet)
Vote:October 31st, 2004 at 11:30 am
No to mention the fact that the party winning power in the last two elections has got into power in part due to opposing Winston and his policies…
Vote:October 31st, 2004 at 11:33 am
exactly – i think both Labour and National would be very wary of coalition with NZF while Peters is leader
Vote:October 31st, 2004 at 3:33 pm
Conner. This time I’m agreeing with you and your mates instead of annoying you. The Maori part of my ancestry rejoiced when Winston was in his ascendancy. (that was a long time ago) Potentially, he had the prime ministership in his hand and, like John Tamihere, huge mana with Maori and Pakeha. He was a bridge between two peoples but, like JT, he threw it all away, not by way of impropriety but rather by demonstrating he is incapable of being a team player. So I’m afraid you’re right. He is “soiled goods – not for sale.” Good for a bit of entertainment at question time but that’s about all. Get some decent orators into the house and he won’t even be good for that.
Vote:October 31st, 2004 at 4:22 pm
what i want to know Adolf is how did you work out that the Constar and I are mates?
Vote:October 31st, 2004 at 7:40 pm
The real test is not whether Don Brash or Helen Clark rule out the chance of governing alongside Winston or not, but whether their caucus agrees to do so. It is entirely possible that either Don or Helen could be forced aside by ambitious “colonels” who like the thought of holding the treasury benches more than sticking to the leader’s line.
Vote:November 1st, 2004 at 10:14 am
In Labour, we don’t have any Colonels. They’re a National Party curse. As are Young Turks.
Seriously, who does Winston think he is? He’s never going to be put in government again by either party. A government might rely on his party to not vote against them, in a minority situation, but that would be about it. The thought of being in power with Winston makes my blood curdle, and I have never even had the experience….
Vote:November 1st, 2004 at 12:28 pm
It would be a very sad say if Winston were ever in power again, particularly if he were an “equal partner” (sound familiar?:-)
Vote:It would be especially bad if he were to implement his Muldoonist policies – buying back Telecom! Why? It works well when not in state control, in its first year after sale it turned a huge loss into a profit, and calling costs reduced substantially. It is also much more efficient now than before 1987, when it took up to six weeks to install a phone. When (if?) Local Loop unbundling comes into effect then that will be all the better. Man he is a plonker.
November 1st, 2004 at 2:01 pm
Winston says equal partner to mean seats around the cabinet table, just like last time when he was given the oppotunity …. who signed the coalition agreement then 3 national party leaders back ?
Vote:November 1st, 2004 at 3:54 pm
Gaz, you are making it up .
Vote:Telecom was made into a profitable company when it was an SOE, long before it was privatised.
It helped that busineses had to pay for all local calls which were once free like residential customers still get.( how they would love to change that- thankyou Richard prebble)