Douglas Reid

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[Simeon Brown @SimeonBrownMP]

Chris Hipkins has just told New Zealanders that Labour will scrap the country’s energy backstop and reinstate the ban on oil and gas exploration.

You have to ask, does Labour’s energy policy come with a free can opener? Because if Hipkins gets his way, Kiwi families will be eating cold spaghetti from a can, in the dark.

Labour’s plan to keep the lights on and power bills down? You’re looking at it.

Just hope. Hope that it rains.

But when the sun doesn’t shine, the wind doesn’t blow, and the lakes are low, we need a backup. You can’t run a country on wishful thinking.

New Zealand needs renewables and a reliable backstop, so every household has secure, affordable power, and so we can protect the jobs Kiwis work so hard at.

[Simeon Brown @SimeonBrownMP]

The COVID Royal Commission has landed, and it confirms what many New Zealanders suspected. 🧵

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@zipitsweety @aniobrien Hard against TPM?
They 100% support TPM.

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@publicaddress The WT has unfortunately been overtaken by extremists who's prime focus is to keep themselves employed by constantly expanding their remit.
They are stuck looking backwards. Certainly don't represent my views

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@NewshubNZ I'm wondering what on earth a, "wet temperature," may be?????

Weather: Tropical cyclone expected to 'directly influence' New Zealand conditions this weekend https://t.co/2020baUb5k

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@mintyhiggins Oh my.
Antivirals existed pre-Covid. If you are at risk and sick, please see your GP. You can still get antivirals!
Don't go to work if you are sick. Your employer doesn't want you there- it's a h&s risk- RAT test or no RAT test.
We need more individual accountability in NZ.

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

Great to see some robust analysis on remote working together with a call out on confirmation and status quo bias.
Leaders who can embrace technology can indeed create superior alternatives to in-person collaboration. https://t.co/wlHq9NzMoN

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@newhub if you are going publish these types of claims, you need to fact them after the fact. Please do your jobs for once.

https://t.co/SC3bCdzAqI

[The Platform NZ @theplatform_nz]

Holier Than Thou with @bespin3r - A segment highlighting all the people dodging public accountability this week #theplatformnz

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@aniobrien Yep. That was an ababsolute shocker. What was she thinking: trying to start WWIII?
Both Chrises did well on that one.
I turned the TV off.

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@DavidParkerMP Humm. Can't even get @chrisluxonmp name right @DavidParkerMP

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@michaelwoodnz Too soon for you to back on-line. 2035 will also be too soon.
In a government full of incompetency and liars, you still manage to sink to the bottom.

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@rpcnz @michaelwoodnz 100%. One of the best comments of the day. The way this government has treated its essential workers is criminal.
They should have all resigned and contracted back through one of many brothers/ cousins/ partners/ mothers of Ministers consulting companies.

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@jemmasplace @cjsbishop https://t.co/vxaWUOcbF3

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@KiwiCraig74 @cjsbishop https://t.co/vxaWUOcbF3

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@nzlabour Says the government desperately cutting services cause they are massively overspending and FINALLY figured it out it's driving inflation and making their core voter base worse off.
Worst government in our history since Muldoon

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@MarjaLubeck @nzlabour Then why did they fight equal pay for nurses all the way to the employment court?

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@kiwimusiclover He also brought in a type of profit share arrangement with all employees

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@RBPHOTO99 @kaiviti_cam There is actually very little evidence that lockdowns saved any lives.
Best you could say is that they marginally helped the health system to cope.

[Douglas Reid @NZ_DougReid]

@nzherald Don't see why this is a story.
Just because a government policy isn't smart doesn't mean if you shouldn't take free money when it's offered to you.
You'd be stupid not to.