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ANOTHER SIDESHOW BOB PARKER FAN

ANOTHER SIDESHOW BOB PARKER FAN

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 0 comments
Labels: bob, parker, rents, sideshow
SIDESHOW BOB PARKER AND HIS CRONIES STICK IT TO COUNCIL TENANTS AGAIN

SIDESHOW BOB PARKER AND HIS CRONIES STICK IT TO COUNCIL TENANTS AGAIN

At a Christchurch Council meeting this morning Sideshow Bob and his cronies defeated a proposal to replace the 24 percent rent rise with a m...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, April 28, 2008 1 comments
Labels: bob, council, parker, rents, sideshow
MONDAY IS D DAY TO DEFEAT SIDESHOW BOB'S RENT HIKE

MONDAY IS D DAY TO DEFEAT SIDESHOW BOB'S RENT HIKE

On a Monday April 28 an attempt will be made to overturn Sideshow's Bob's plan to increase Christchurch council rents by a massive t...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Saturday, April 26, 2008 1 comments
Labels: bob, council, rents, sideshow, wells
HOW MUCH DID SIDESHOW BOB PAY FOR THE ELLERSLIE GARDEN SHOW?

HOW MUCH DID SIDESHOW BOB PAY FOR THE ELLERSLIE GARDEN SHOW?

One of Sideshow Bob's first mayoral acts was to 'buy' the Ellerslie Garden show. It was a decision that got a heap of national m...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, April 25, 2008 2 comments
Labels: bob, china parker, ellerslie, sideshow
AS BAD AS  PUB KARAOKE

AS BAD AS PUB KARAOKE

It was somewhat ironic that, a few days after the Minister of Broadcasting Trevor Mallard had made some barbed comments about Television New...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 0 comments
Labels: barnett, television
FLAWED WORK

FLAWED WORK

SHOCK CAPITALISM : THE RISE OF DISASTER CAPITALISM Naomi Klein (Knopf) Naomi Klein is one of the more popular left wing observers. In fact s...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, April 18, 2008 1 comments
SIDESHOW BOB PARKER DEFENDS BIG RENT HIKE AND THE CHINESE REGIME

SIDESHOW BOB PARKER DEFENDS BIG RENT HIKE AND THE CHINESE REGIME

Barely six months into his mayoralty, Sideshow Bob Parker is making enemies all over the place - and of some of those are in high places. Wi...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Monday, April 14, 2008 0 comments
Labels: china parker, corbett, tibet
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KIWI FM BOMBS OUT IN THE RATINGS AGAIN

The latest six monthly commercial radio ratings were released on Thursday and they provided more evidence that Kiwi FM simply isn’t working...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, April 13, 2008 1 comments
Labels: kiwi, maharey, radio
MY LETTER OF THE WEEK

MY LETTER OF THE WEEK

While Christchurch Mayor Sideshow Bob and his good mate Councillor Barry ‘Baz’ Corbett get to know the murderous Stalinist bureaucrats in Be...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Friday, April 11, 2008 0 comments
Labels: corbett, parker, sideshow
A BAD DEAL FOR WORKERS

A BAD DEAL FOR WORKERS

How much is the newly-signed New Zealand - China Free Trade Agreement 'worth' to New Zealand? Well, it depends on who you're lis...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Tuesday, April 08, 2008 0 comments
Labels: china, trade
SIDESHOW BOB IS IN CHINA!

SIDESHOW BOB IS IN CHINA!

Christchurch Mayor Sideshow Bob Parker is in China to attend the signing of the disastrous New Zealand - China Free Trade Agreement. He'...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Sunday, April 06, 2008 0 comments
Labels: china, corbett, parker
THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT BETRAYS THE TIBETAN PEOPLE

THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT BETRAYS THE TIBETAN PEOPLE

The Labour Goverment's justification for saying and doing nothing about the violent oppression of the Tibetan people has been about litt...

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Posted by Steven Cowan on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 0 comments
Labels: china, clark, tibet
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