But anyone with Irish heritage (or just a sense of common humanity) will likely shudder to know that Viscount Palmerston was culpable for the suffering and death of hundreds of starving, sick and destitute people sent away on the notorious ‘coffin ships’ during the Great Irish Famine. In he...
This is some sick stuff that is going down. Don’t be fooled. The bill is about control, greed and service to big business by parliamentarians who, everyone thinks, are supposed to be working for the people of the country. Fortunately there are ways to get around the Food Bill – soon...
Here's anotherexample. Today, we are the only advanced country on Earth that doesn'tguarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers. Forty-threemillion workers have no paid sick leave -- 43 million. Think about that....
Proposed principle 1: The Government of New Zealand has full power to govern, and Parliament has full power to make laws. They do so in the best interests of everyone, and in accordance with the rule of law and the maintenance of a free and democratic society. Proposed principle 2: The ...
On the surprising recommendation of the Majority Report on changes to the divorce laws at the end of 1912 she expresses some pleasure. But she does consider it’s not the responsibility of the State to decide whether a marriage is unhappy or has become dangerous to the society and therefore ...
well, if u insist tat malaysia belong solely to ur race, it’s ok. but i must warn u b4hand, tat with o without the specialty, the other races still survive well, thus, if worst come to worse , they might leave this country n the loss will be on ur err..”malay unggul” race...
Today all of that is water under the bridge although the laws remain on the books. NZ Muslims are no more of a threat today then they were a decade ago, but with the exception of the usual right-wing fanatics ranting in the blogosphere, the public mood is largely relaxed on the issue...
(2022·全国卷)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Henry Tyler made the catch of the year on the weekend. When he saw a young child hanging from a sixth-floor apartment balcony (阳台), Henry ran one hu...
Even the traffic wardens who ticketed me and Jacquie twice since December for our lack of a residency permit (one that Auckland Transport had told us didn’t exist), ignored what to me was a blatant arrogation of traffic laws. And all the while that I cursed this couple under my breath...
members are from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 18:00. The leadership of the secretariat of the Foundation and some of the posts are subject to part-time and irregular working hours; strict working regulations on overtime and compensatory time off, casual leave and s...