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Lets look at "Our"plan shall we. One of those lists shows a sense of direction and plans on how to get there while the other reeks of having been desperately pulled out of ones sweaty arsehole in the wake of bad press. Which one do you think is which? None of the above have any weight or even any semblance of a practical policy behind them.
They are nothing more than hot air on par with the previous national government saying they will make NZ pest free by , but now writ large and wholesale rather than just one single area. And the rest don't help either as things like "Create an international reputation we can be proud of" seems to indicate that we currently don't have a reputation we can be proud of while "Ensure everyone who is able to is earning, learning, caring or volunteering" is so vague and nebulous that its clear that this is a list by committee of spineless and brainless jellyfish who somehow found themselves in charge of ruining a country.
All of these 12 points are just nothing but self sanctified farts being sniffed wholesale by people so smug with themselves but who have clearly no idea of what they are doing and when faced with a crisis or an actual issue which needs addressing have instead fallen back on the comfortable bureaucratic illusion of action by group think and list making which is more commonly known as the disease called Injelititis or Palsied Paralysis.
I've been everything you want to be Today we have a government which cant agree on its direction, cant govern its members and is now desperately careening from one crisis to another in a sweaty fever dream where its become abundantly clear the disparate elements of this coalition government are held together by one single solitary thing: Jacinda Arden, or more correctly Jacindamania.
Twist it round and look it from any angel you like, struggle with it and agonize about it or even silently squirm in sweaty denial BUT in the end you will have to accept that the reason why we currently have the the highly suspect government we have is because of the sudden, and mostly unexpected rise of Jacinda Ardern to the leadership of Labour just two months for the election. Yes, its painfully true and also desperately worrying but dont say its not so because if you think its anything else that got us where we are then you are a god damned liar; and a fool to boot!
Think about it. Then suddenly, Little quit, Jacinda Ardern became queen and the rocket took off. And the only thing that changed between Little stepping down and the eventual coalition agreement with NZ First, three months later, was Jacinda Ardern. Go look at the latest Colmar Brunton polling and skip to page 7, where it shows the party vote over the last decade. Jacindamania sucked back Labours wayward voters from the Greens and dragged down the party vote of every other political party in that election go check the numbers of you don't believe me while also raising the overall percentage of people who voted, after two decades of decline.
It killed wholesale both the Maori and United Future parties and swept their MPs off the political chess board in such a dramatic and sudden fashion that NZ politics, for the first time since MMP began, had a major reduction in the number of political parties in parliament. Also, sitting inside Jacindamania, and fueling its monstrous rise, are the massive expectations by the general public for change, real change, away from the imbalanced tenets of neo-liberalism and rapacious capitalism and towards a freer, fairer place to live.
Flag as inappropriate. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to listen online or offline wherever you are. Laptops and Computers You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser. More by Michelle Willingham. See more. The Accidental Countess. Michelle Willingham. The Accidental Countess whisks listeners away to 19th-century England for a tale of passion and intrigue.
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More filters. Sort order. Jun 12, Heather Wiese rated it it was ok. It's not a bad Regency Romance, it just didn't really catch my attention, and it was a bit convoluted. Hannah is the daughter of a Marquee and expected to make a very advantageous match. At a ball she is kidnapped by a Baron presumably so he could take her off and ravish her forcing her into marriage, but that really wasn't explained, although he did admit to wanting to marry "up". He is away from war healing from a wou It's not a bad Regency Romance, it just didn't really catch my attention, and it was a bit convoluted.
He is away from war healing from a wound and is soon meant to ship back. He has had his eye on Hannah for awhile, but knows that he is beneath her in status and therefore they can never be. He heroically saves her from the crazy Baron, but then Hannah becomes sick and they end up staying out hours before he can return her to her house. This of course causes her to be compromised even though NOTHING happened besides a kiss and her parents try to force her into marrying the Baron so that he won't tell of her "ruination.
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Hannah's dad then decides to send her off to relatives in Germany to wait out the scandal and hopefully find a spouse there. The Baron is, thankfully, no longer in the picture at this point. Meanwhile there is this whole thing with Michael maybe being the son of the King of a made up country near Germany, and Hannah and him coincidently end up on the ship over there together. Angst ensues. Parentages are figured out.
True love prevails. May 27, Cecilia rated it it was ok Shelves: elibrary-books.
Story of brothers switched at age of three might have been more enjoyable if characters felt more authentic. Heroine in particular was problematic for me, veering wildly from 'priggish and obedient' to 'uninhibited and no slave to convention' willing to be a mistress, because then hero might eventually want to marry her - gag and back again, finally settling on resisting all advice, apparently so that she can wear whatever garish clothes she wants. Almost didn't finish, because the fates of Story of brothers switched at age of three might have been more enjoyable if characters felt more authentic.
Almost didn't finish, because the fates of these characters was really not all that interesting to me. Dec 22, Amy Sanders rated it liked it. Good quick read, was looking for something to read while I clean house. As much as I like Hannah's independence, I always question whether or not this would have been feasible in the s. Mar 09, Debbie Doc rated it liked it Shelves: historical-fiction , chic-lit , fiction , read-in , mystery , challenge-addict , meet-greet-read , romantic-suspense , historical-romance.
Several pages overlapped by giving the same detail verbatim. Michael Thorpe was a lieutenant and a forbidden temptation to Lady Hannah. Lady Hannah was a Marquis daughter and as such was expected to live by the list of her mother. Her life was so dictated that her mother would measure her waist daily and never allowed her to eat many sweets. Michael and Hannah met at a ball hosted by her parents. Lady H 3. Lady Hannah was put in a compromising position when one of the men from the ball kidnapped her so that he could force her to marry.
Michael located Hannah and her captor and ensued a scandal throughout London. Unbeknownst to Hannah and Michael, Michael was kidnapped as a toddler and is actually in line to the Throne. I really liked the changeling Prince part of the story as it created some suspense. However, the characters didn't seem genuine and the story lacked substance. Overall, it was an easy and relaxing read.
The Accidental Princess book. Read 59 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. FROM DUTIFUL DEBUTANTELieutenant Michael Thorpe is a. The Accidental Princess book. Read 10 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Inside the lilac hedge, two sets of glittering emerald eyes.. .
Mar 27, Helmisade rated it it was ok Shelves: romance , historical-fiction , have-a-copy. This author thinks I'm stupid. She keeps explaining everything very clearly and then repeating those explanations on every other page. Many thoughts and feelings of the characters were obvious from the dialogue or could have been made clear with better dialogue , but the author still insists on describing them over and over again.
By page 10 I knew that the hero didn't think he was worhy of the heroine, but I had to read an analysis of this fact even around page This combined with some hil This author thinks I'm stupid. This combined with some hilarious descriptions of the more sensual parts of the story made the book a bit of a painfull read. Still, I can't say I expected much anyway.
This is a harlequin historical, after all. The plot is silly, but I like a little silly in my life sometimes. And to the credit of the author, I never guessed who the villain of the story was. May 12, Amanda rated it it was ok Shelves: brain-junk-food. I really doesn't take much to impress those of us who undeniably love reading Harelquin especially the historical romances The writing was so repetitive, that I imagined the editor just fell asleep and approved everything Beyond all the repeating of I really think this story had a potential to be a really great I really doesn't take much to impress those of us who undeniably love reading Harelquin especially the historical romances I really think this story had a potential to be a really great regency novel, but it fell short, by a lot I give it 2 starts because I actually could force myself to read it to the end and not vomit and Jan 03, Eye-shuh rated it really liked it.
I really liked this one!