David Slack

1 week ago | subslack.substack.com | David Slack

Asked to comment on the passing of Bob Jones last week, our Prime Minister said he’s a living legend. Such is the B-bursary brain power of our leader. A dead guy is a living legend. No surprise then that all he grasped from Brooke van Velden's robot talk about vandalising pay equity was: OMG this could save the government billions!!!He truly is all bumpe…

1 week ago | subslack.substack.com | David Slack

1. What did Nicola Willis say this week about her budget? a. There will be no lolly scrambleb. Do or do not. There is no tryc. Get in losers, we're going shoppingd. Is butter a carb? 2. What was the full price of a 500g block of Anchor Butter at Woolworths on Wednesday? a. $2b. $7c. $11d. Due to the Privacy Act we cannot provide that informatione. Fonterra…

2 weeks ago | subslack.substack.com | David Slack

When I was fifteen I discovered the joy of a free bar. All you had to do was say Bacardi and Coke, thanks to the guy in the white shirt and bow tie. I watched my cousin, all private school confidence, get the drinks in, and followed his lead. Another, thanks and another and another and soon I understood what the fuss about booze was all about. Just lik…

2 weeks ago | thestandard.org.nz | David Slack |Euan Graham |Justin Bassi |Malcolm Davis

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3 weeks ago | subslack.substack.com | David Slack

It's raining in Cockermouth and we're following our host up the stairs. We’re telling her it’s a lovely building and she’s explaining that it used to be a pub and a nightclub and a backpackers, but no more. There were floods in 2009 and 2015 along the main street, huge floods, fully drowning the buildings. It nearly wiped them out, she says. Thirty years …