Luke Foley NSW Labor

[NSWCROW]

Why?

Pathetic

Expected nothing less either

 

[Hawk Dork]

He did to the backbench and with senior Nationals threatening his pre-selection in New England possibly all the way out of the Parliament.

Slap on the wrist with a wet lettuce
He knows what he did and so do the Party, they outed the girl.
More heads should have rolled over that.
and thats not including the tax payers money and nepotism with the other one

 

[spinynorman]

Out of curiosity, is Jonno a campaigner (Victorian, so never heard of him before)?

He's dead, so it's a bit rough to speak ill of him.

But yes, he was.

 

[Demosthenes]

No. Are you?

You’re wrong. Labor’s primary vote went down in Wagga. They finished third in first preferences and didn’t even make the two candidate preferred runoff. Labor didn’t trounce anyone in Wagga.

Primary vote isn't an instructive measure on a two party basis when you have a strong third candidate.

Labor picked up a huge swing on 2PP vs the Liberals, which is the measure that will count when it comes to who forms government in March. I'd have thought that would be obvious to anyone.

 

[its free real estate]

Primary vote isn't an instructive measure on a two party basis when you have a strong third candidate.

Labor picked up a huge swing on 2PP vs the Liberals, which is the measure that will count when it comes to who forms government in March. I'd have thought that would be obvious to anyone.

They picked up a “huge” 2PP swing in which they weren’t the second party. Almost every other candidate also picked up a huge 2PP swing, because it was a rejection of the corrupt former member from the Liberal party, not because they had belief in the Labor party or any other candidate.

The odds prior to the Foley allegations were still heavily in favour of the Liberals, given they are more accurate than the polls, the likely result was a Liberal victory.

Labor are likely to pick up a swing in the next NSW election, but it was not and will not be anything close to 13 percent.

 

[sherb]

Poor David is all contrite now.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...gc03ttZ1rZONDX-gjG0WHKIJHs#Echobox=1541873516

 

[Bunkdar]

Watched his replacement on insiders today and enjoyed a lot of what he said but not really convinced it rings true...

Funniest bit was when he got questioned about being drunk in parliment 6 years ago and the response was " he learnt lesson and has teetotal since "
So these people running the country drink alcohol for lunch during Parliament time.....
Is their any other occupation that allows alcohol at lunch break ? OHS is ignored when running the country ?

 

[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Primary vote isn't an instructive measure on a two party basis when you have a strong third candidate.

Labor picked up a huge swing on 2PP vs the Liberals, which is the measure that will count when it comes to who forms government in March. I'd have thought that would be obvious to anyone.

I wouldn't ignore the extent to which the NSW labour was on the nose. There's really no indication that it's fundamentally changed. Foley can now be consigned to history, but to be he wasn't they guy for the job anyway.

Eight years is a long time but I'm not certain it's long enough. I think we will see a strong minor party and independent vote, and some version of a hung parliament.

 

[Baltimore Jack]

I wouldn't ignore the extent to which the NSW labour was on the nose. There's really no indication that it's fundamentally changed. Foley can now be consigned to history, but to be he wasn't they guy for the job anyway.

Eight years is a long time but I'm not certain it's long enough. I think we will see a strong minor party and independent vote, and some version of a hung parliament.

It's Labor

 

[spinynorman]

Is their any other occupation that allows alcohol at lunch break ? OHS is ignored when running the country ?

Most office jobs, I would have thought? Ever been in a pub on a Friday for lunch?

Getting drunk at lunch is less common, but certainly for people in events etc who might attend lunch functions it's definitely a thing.

 

[Johnny Karate]

NSW ALP seems a different beast to the rest.

This. The last Federal leader they produced was Latham.

Gladys will shit it in next year. No real choice in NSW.

 

[Bollox]

Watched his replacement on insiders today and enjoyed a lot of what he said but not really convinced it rings true...

Funniest bit was when he got questioned about being drunk in parliment 6 years ago and the response was " he learnt lesson and has teetotal since "
So these people running the country drink alcohol for lunch during Parliament time.....
Is their any other occupation that allows alcohol at lunch break ? OHS is ignored when running the country ?

Plenty.
Banking, Treasury Ops, Advertising, Insurance, maybe 100,000 assorted salespeople.
I dont think our parliament houses around the nation have a monopoly on a few glasses of wine at lunch.

Are you suggesting a minor amount of alcohol isnt good for business ?

 

[Bunkdar]

Plenty.
Banking, Treasury Ops, Advertising, Insurance, maybe 100,000 assorted salespeople.
I dont think our parliament houses around the nation have a monopoly on a few glasses of wine at lunch.

Are you suggesting a minor amount of alcohol isnt good for business ?

Must be a white collar thing.
Some Blue collar jobs I had to piss in a cup and no way could consume alcohol
Imagine if they piss tested the industry's you mentioned.
Do they even test drivers for coke at the drug bus yet ? They didn't for a long time.....wonder why 0<o

 

[Bunkdar]

Most office jobs, I would have thought? Ever been in a pub on a Friday for lunch?

Getting drunk at lunch is less common, but certainly for people in events etc who might attend lunch functions it's definitely a thing.

Not my world but I believe what you say is true
Most councils spend serious $ on Alcohol.... That's ya rates at work
It would piss me off if the politicians are footing this on tax payers

 

[Ant_]

This. The last Federal leader they produced was Latham.

Gladys will shit it in next year. No real choice in NSW.

Obeid is the worst of the lot.

Corrupt campaigner even threatened his old colleagues with legal action just recently.

https://www.bluemountainsgazette.co...d-warns-mps-to-go-easy-ahead-of-poll/?cs=9397

 

[Demosthenes]

Foley abandons his defamation case:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-28/luke-foley-backs-down-on-legal-threat-against-abc/10562988

 

[NSWCROW]

What a dickhead

 

[Bad Horse]

Foley abandons his defamation case:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-28/luke-foley-backs-down-on-legal-threat-against-abc/10562988

Colour me surprised.

Wonder how many Labor figures lined up to advise him in the strongest possible terms to finally do the right thing here.

 

[Maggie5]

Think he should change his name to Fool-ey.

Has cost his party votes.

 

[Bad Horse]

Think he should change his name to Fool-ey.

Has cost his party votes.

Were it not for the horrific shitshow it would be for the unfortunate people concerned, a defamation trial could have been good in some ways.

Watching strong and credible evidence being presented to substantiate the truth of the imputations, watching him being deservedly immolated in public, some sense of justice and validation for those effected, a resounding judgement, an award of costs on solicitor/own client basis. Similar feelings about Doyle to be honest. But nonetheless this is better for the victims in practice, but not for justice as a whole.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Colour me surprised.

Wonder how many Labor figures lined up to advise him in the strongest possible terms to finally do the right thing here.

Having consulted a number of lawyers who told him he didn't have a case, acknowledging this and dropping the threat is not "doing the right thing."

 

[Bad Horse]

Having consulted a number of lawyers who told him he didn't have a case, acknowledging this and dropping the threat is not "doing the right thing."

Id certainly prefer him to boil his own head in a vat of acid but at least the ALP can put him behind them now.

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

Watched his replacement on insiders today and enjoyed a lot of what he said but not really convinced it rings true...

Funniest bit was when he got questioned about being drunk in parliment 6 years ago and the response was " he learnt lesson and has teetotal since "
So these people running the country drink alcohol for lunch during Parliament time.....
Is their any other occupation that allows alcohol at lunch break ? OHS is ignored when running the country ?

At the very least, if politicians are going to beat up on dole recipients and introduce drug testing, they should have to be tested too.

They both draw on the public purse. No real difference as far as I can see. Why should pollies be exempt?

 

[Hawk Dork]

Needs to come out do an interview and publicly apologise for his behaviour.
Now

 

[Bunkdar]

At the very least, if politicians are going to beat up on dole recipients and introduce drug testing, they should have to be tested too.

They both draw on the public purse. No real difference as far as I can see. Why should pollies be exempt?

The war on drugs has always been a reason 2 violate the lower class or wateva group the establishment don't like of the time
Do they test for cocaine at drug bus yet ? Why was it left out from the beginning ?

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