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Budget Debate Interrupted for Urgency

The Budget debate was interrupted following the Leaders speeches and Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee moved that the House go into urgency for the introduction and passage of The Taxation (Annual Rates And Budget Measures) Bill and The Taxation (Canterbury Earthquake Measures) Bill.

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Gordon Campbell: On The Sharma Chameleon

Gather round the camp-fire, folks. Let me tell you about the Ice Age era of the fourth Labour government, when mean, sabre-toothed tigers like Richard Prebble ranged at large within the Labour caucus. A being so mean and fierce that - legend has it – he once made Michael Cullen cry. So while Labour MP Dr Gaurav Sharma may (or may not) have suffered cruelly at the hands of his colleagues one thing is clear: former Labour whip Kieran McAnulty is no Richard Prebble. If you can be bullied by the likes of Kieran McAnulty, you might need to have your hand held while you cross the road in the political traffic...
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