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John Key drops 8 points as leader in the TVNZ poll but National is ‘unscathed’ over proposed asset sales? yeah right

www.nbr.co.nz/article/national-strong-polls-nn-86491

“TVNZ-Colmar Brunton and 3News polls last night showed National was unscathed despite its proposal to partially sell state-owned assets.”

“Prime Minister John Key was still first choice for prime minister in both political polls, despite taking an 8-point hit in the TVNZ poll to 48 percent.”

Hmmmm………… Prime Minister John Key takes an ‘8-point hit in the TVNZ poll’….. doesn’t quite sound like National was ‘unscathed’ over its ‘proposal to partially sell state-owned assets’?

I notice that the John Key /National Government PR spin machine has gone into turbo-drive.

The majority of New Zealanders have not had a collective frontal lobotomy, and do remember that what is good for big business is usually not good for most of us, and HATE the ‘P’ word – “PRIVATISATION”.

So – John Key has moved away from mentioning the word ‘privatisation’ (partial or otherwise) and the term now referred to is ‘mixed ownership’…..

Good try – but sorry John – it won’t work.

It is my prediction that the John Key ‘ordinary bloke’ honeymoon is well and truly over.

As John Key’s ‘true blue’ corporate raider colours increasingly show through his carefully spin-doctored packaging – his (and National’s) slide in the polls will continue.

Hopefully dramatically.

The most ‘dramatic’ poll result would be if I were to be elected as the new MP for Botany on my clear anti-privatisation /anti-corruption ‘Public Watchdog’ platform.

Penny Bright
Future MP for Botany?

http://waterpresure.wordpress.com

Penny Bright | Monday, February 21, 2011 – 11:22am

February 20, 2011 Posted by | Botany By-election 2011, Fighting corruption in NZ, Fighting water privatisation in NZ | Leave a comment

What is this John Key-led National Government doing about all those lazy corporate welfare beneficiary ‘bums’?

www.nbr.co.nz/article/key-stands-some-poor-make-poor-choices-foodbank-comment-nn-86501

What is this John Key-led National Government doing about all those  lazy corporate welfare beneficiary ‘bums’?

Exactly how many consultants and private contractors (the ‘contractocracy’) are there employed across all State sectors, compared with in-house employees (the ‘bureaurocracy’)?

Where’s the ‘cost-benefit’ analysis that proves that paying all these private ‘piggies in the middle’ – guzzling at the central and local government public troughs, is a more ‘cost-effective’ use of public monies?

Surely cutting corporate welfare for the greedy would free up public monies for the needy?

If the voting public of Botany elect me – I’ll act as a ‘Public Watchdog’ from INSIDE the House and help find out EXACTLY how much public money is being effectively ‘ripped off’ by corporate welfare beneficiaries.

Am REALLY looking forward to getting that opportunity.

(Am already asking Prime Minister John Key the questions nobody else is:

like – “Is John Key personally profiting from NZ’s growing indebtedness?”

Grey Power Papatoetoe Public Meeting 3 February 2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXwNoaOpDMw

Penny Bright
Future MP for Botany?
https://waterpressure.wordpress.com

February 20, 2011 Posted by | Botany By-election 2011, Fighting corruption in NZ, Transparency in Govt spending | Leave a comment