You prattle out that term most likely as a demeaning term but it reeks of cloth capped knuckle dragging UK unionists who seem enamored with perpetuating the class system.
Hey ross69… the class system sucks! This is NZ, get over it.

“Messrs Mallard and Little have confirmed to Ms Collins that was not their intention and wish to make that clear publicly that in the event such meaning was taken they regret it.”

Only a card carrying, myopic leftard could possibly interpret that statement as meaning something other than a backtrack by the Labour bovver boys.

Collins got what she wanted – despite the bleating and wailing from Mallard and Little, they had to either prove Collins was lying (they couldn’t prove it because she wasn’t) or they had to retract their ill conceived comments (and so they did).

Sheesh…..

Collins should have been upfront from the very beginning and explained how Boag’s email was leaked.

Explain something you have no knowledge about. That’s an interesting concept ross69.

We can see, repeatedly, that you try to practice it, but the vast majority of us appreciate that it isn’t actually possible.

Collins should have been upfront from the very beginning and explained how Boag’s email was leaked. Why did she print a copy of it and who had access to it? Why did she forward it on to others when it was strictly confidential? You know, basic questions which she hasn’t been able to answer.

You are absolutely right – Mallard and Little should have just apologised immediately on being called out. Or better yet, not have levelled the accusations in the first place. I guess their caregivers were just a little too busy at the time.

You’re the sort of socialist who would support Malllard swinging his fists inside the house when he can’t control his childish temper then denigrate a “tory” for using harsh language – your opinion is irrelevant !

Puncher Mallard and double dipper Little have backed down on their big strong position of no fear – get over it !

Mr Mallard late yesterday confirmed he was also refusing to cooperate with Ms Collins’ court action.

“I see no reason to co-operate in what is clearly a vexatious action.”

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10806430

If it was a “vexatious action” Trevor, why did you settle?

Well, you’d have to have a fanciful imagination and/or be a rabid Tory supporter to think that. If it were true, Collins would have got exactly what she wanted. Instead, she got neither an apology nor vindication. She called it quits before her reputation could be restored. Weird.

and the public will be entitled to think that she was the source of the leak.

‘Entitlement’ doesn’t mean anything. Mallard and Little have backed off accusing her of that and they say they never meant to imply she lied when she said she hadn’t leaked.

The public is entitled to think Mallard and Little were blustering with no evidence,in other words falsely accusing Collins – which Mallard repeated in tweets and on Facebook.

She got neither that declaration nor an apology. In other words it was a lose-lose for her, and the public will be entitled to think that she was the source of the leak.

They may smirk with their little semantic ‘win’, but the public don’t play semantics. Regret means caught out in their eyes.

Collins didn’t get what she set out for; no two ways round that.

I’m wondering if she was given the word from on high to pull this as a trial was just going to be a distraction the government didn’t need, going to court always carries the risk of defeat. Juries can be an awkward bunch.

Plus it just drags the whole ACC thing back into the public eye.