Comments on: Murray McCully’s attack on New Zealand’s foreign aid programme http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/ Edited by Gordon Campbell Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wither New Zealand Aid? | Development Policy blog http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-13193 Wither New Zealand Aid? | Development Policy blog Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:00:24 +0000 http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/#comment-13193 [...] decision to subsidise Air New Zealand flights from Samoa and Cook Islands to Los Angeles (discussed here). The subsidy might have development benefits – linking relatively isolated island states to [...] [...] decision to subsidise Air New Zealand flights from Samoa and Cook Islands to Los Angeles (discussed here). The subsidy might have development benefits – linking relatively isolated island states to [...]

]]> By: samuel welsh http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-11636 samuel welsh Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:26:28 +0000 http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/#comment-11636 we should help out but budjet too. we should help out but budjet too.

]]> By: Stephen http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-11552 Stephen Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:54:24 +0000 http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/#comment-11552 Everyone who has had anything to do with foreign aid knows it does not work (except for emergency aid after natural disasters). The money would be much better spent on promoting trade and related training. Only trade and a developing economy will reduce poverty. 'Feel good' aid just increases dependency. Everyone who has had anything to do with foreign aid knows it does not work (except for emergency aid after natural disasters). The money would be much better spent on promoting trade and related training. Only trade and a developing economy will reduce poverty. ‘Feel good’ aid just increases dependency.

]]> By: Russell Brown http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-11274 Russell Brown Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:18:37 +0000 http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/#comment-11274 Damn your eyes, Campbell! <i>I</i> was going to link to my old post! Although I should emphasise that I'd prefer neither of us had to. Damn your eyes, Campbell!

I was going to link to my old post!

Although I should emphasise that I’d prefer neither of us had to.

]]> By: JQ http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-11273 JQ Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:30:29 +0000 http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/#comment-11273 Ha that's funny I never knew the above about Cully. Origin: 1655–65; perh. shortening of cullion cul⋅lion  –noun Archaic. a base or vile fellow Ha that’s funny I never knew the above about Cully.
Origin:
1655–65; perh. shortening of cullion
cul⋅lion 
–noun Archaic. a base or vile fellow

]]> By: stuart munro http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/comment-page-1/#comment-11271 stuart munro Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:20:35 +0000 http://gordoncampbell.scoop.co.nz/2009/03/09/campbell-mccully%e2%80%99s-attack-on-nzs-aid-programme/#comment-11271 cul·ly (kl) Archaic n. pl. cul·lies A fool or dupe. tr.v. cul·lied, cul·ly·ing, cul·lies To fool; cheat. This is no more than we might expect, McCully is after all just another Trevor Mallard without the Third Way veneer. Neither of them was ever remotely fit to govern anything. cul·ly (kl) Archaic
n. pl. cul·lies
A fool or dupe.
tr.v. cul·lied, cul·ly·ing, cul·lies
To fool; cheat.
This is no more than we might expect, McCully is after all just another Trevor Mallard without the Third Way veneer. Neither of them was ever remotely fit to govern anything.

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