If Labour win in 2008.

Imagine, have nightmares perhaps, can you see Cullen in an interview post the 2009 budget.

No no no, you have it all wrong, the new housing tax that hicks in when you have more than 40m of properties is not a key tax policy, I jokingly called it the tax Key policy once but that was supposed to be off the record. Got him with the retrospective implementation, eat that big boy.

Labour Day – the more things change….

…the more they stay the same.

Today to celebrate the 40 hour week, with a ‘day off’ I will complete a project for a small client. Some modifications to their time billing system. A project that needs a few hours of concentration that is hard to squeeze into a week already packed with up to 50hr’s of work and a family.

The family are out checking out a few sales.

Labour, a good name for a holiday celebrating the spin and not the reality.

Night Riding

Last Tuesday (2nd August) we did another Kaori Sanctuary circumnavigation. Starting at the Scout Hall at Campbell St we skirted around the fence and down the dual use track to the Sanctuary overflow carpark. (Past the old gold mine) I clipped my light on a low tree on the way down, loosing a light bracket. Bit of tape and it was sorted. Over the top, taking the option of riding up car parts. It was wet and muddy. Down the dual use to the scout hall again from the top of Wrights and outta there. Nice ride on a cold misty night.

Dear Leader

From stuff: Clark says no to party censure of Field

A priceless little piece of Helen's work. "Despite Labour supporting a failed Greens motion that would have meant Mr Field was handed a parliamentary censure last week, Miss Clark said yesterday she would not consider a similar move by the party."

So, when they know it will fail they feign support, but sorry we don't actually believe that support was genuine.

What I can't believe is that Helen Clark is too frightened to test a by-election in a Labour safe seat.

Tui award.

From Stuff: Clark the most effective leader in poll

Cullen wins: "Finance Minister Michael Cullen spoke at the Herald's Mood of the Boardroom function yesterday, saying he was part of an activist government with a clear strategy to reform the economy. "

Yeah Right !


Activist... try interventionist corrupt government with an ideology that is transforming the economy - badly.

Nightriding

5 riders turned up for the ride tonight. Some wicked riding, quite a few long sets of steps to ride, and quite a few to carry the bike up. Ride leader showing some excellent drop and roll form when he failed to negotiate a corner on stairs. No damage. It's still quite wet out there but not as muddy as last week. We started at the bottom of the Brooklyn hill, made our way out to the coast loosely via the City to Sea walkway, back up Ohiro road and down Brooklyn hill to where we started.

11.52 k's, ride time 1:19:22,Avg: 11.97, Max 58.4

Winding up the Spin Dr's

DPF over on Kiwiblog has been publishing some great graphs of political polling in NZ.

I quite enjoy reading political poll results, it's interesting. What horrifies me about it though is that our political parties use this information to decide critical things like, should they tell the full story about an MP's dodgy dealings and risk an election or should they whitewash the whole thing.

However one way to shake the tree is to always answer ‘Labour’ in all political polling. If asked (in a random phone survey, or any poll) ‘if an election was held today who would you vote for?’ always say 'Labour'. They will get cocky and seek to increase their majority and they may end up shafted by their own greed.

Nightriding

Small group tonight, only 3. We powered our way around Makara Peak. Ride leader turned up on a full carbon single speed. Lightest mountain bike I have ever seen. Still it needs to be said, him having only one gear appears to be the only way I can beat him up the steep bits :-)

It's very muddy and wet up there, some of the tracks we were planning to ride were closed so a few last minute modifications to the plan were required.

The message is good

Stuff: Go out and work, ministry staff told

Go for it guys, what have you got to loose !

Health Funding

Stuff: Fewer elective operations performed - Nats

This alone is disgusting. "But Mr Hodgson said it took several months to get an accurate picture of health boards' month-by-month performance."

So Labour fund more, the output is less and they claim to have it under control when it takes months to know how many operations were done.

"He said he was particularly concerned about the interface between primary health care and hospital services. " Let me guess, GP's are getting frustrated telling their patients they might die before they get an operation, making their relationship with the Hospitals very poor.

Just admit it Labour, you have made a hash of Health !