Just pointing out facts tim23. Pains me to do it, but I feel it's a civic duty.
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Who would of thought national appear to be the big spenders on the campaign trail- wonder how it will all be paid for doesn’t appear as though anyone on nationals front bench knows how to use a calculator - if the economy isn’t growing and you are spending more that indicates National will campaign on the promise of cutting services - that went well last time didn’t it ....
You can replace QB with a different holiday, I have no objection to that, however what is being proposed is an additional holiday, which is a populist policy; what non self-employed worker would not want additional employer paid holidays?
Labour needs to provide some policy details on the health and economic recovery ahead of us, especially with such large debt, and already lumbering businesses with on one of the largest minimum wage increases to date just days before a full L4 lockdown. What other increases to wages/taxes etc. are planned or likely to come?
I see the unions are already pontificating that the pandemic should not be used as a reason to stagnate workers wages, and therefore the 1 APR 2021 minimum wage increase must go ahead.
Not sure how that's relevant to the topic at hand, or is that in response to another post?
Wish the election was tomorrow ..... wouldn;t have to put up with all this unexciting campaigning stuff.
Only good thing about the campaign is that it seems to have got the PM, Hipkins and Woods off the TV at 1pm each day
Here’s your answer from Cindy herself!
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12362963
Ardern laughs when I bring up a recent opinion piece that called for people to stop calling her "Cindy" because it is sexist and belittling.
I sense she doesn't like the name. She told The New York Times in 2018 she hated it.
But she's diplomatic.
"I've had a range of nicknames over my time in politics and none of them particularly bother me.
"When people put 'auntie' in the front I always find it a term of endearment."
So it's not sexist?
"I've never given it much thought. I've had nicknames my whole life. Jacinda is just one of those names that's easy to turn into a nickname.
"There's some [nicknames] I prefer over others though."