Complete political tragic. All over the spectrum policy-wise. Can't stand current govt / PM & want them out. Frustratingly also consider the opposition useless.
Mar 13 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
@nicholasphilp If the business has no significant assets to secure against, it'll be a lot tougher to get a lender to back you.
What do you need the money for - opex, capex, working capital? Will it be invested in a new asset acquisition against which it can reasonably be secured?
@nicholasphilp What's the outlook going forward - do you have a path back into the black?
What's your position with existing creditors; are things looking dicey there, or is the cashflow to keep your suppliers paid looking solid? How much existing debt is the business carrying?
May 4, 2021 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
Had my C19 vaccine today (first dose). Hutt DHB. Here's my experience of how it all went.
Overall I wasn't too impressed with the initial booking process, but everything else has been extremely well executed, and exceeded my expectations.
I was asked to book my vaccination appointment a couple of weeks ago. That booking process was extremely manual, involving emailing identity & organisation information to a community provider I'd never heard of, then waiting for a callback, which occurred a few hours later.
Aug 20, 2020 • 42 tweets • 7 min read
COVID-19, layered defense, and our border.
Many people seem to be criticising National's proposal about requiring a mandatory negative test before boarding a plane to NZ, often on the basis that positive cases will slip through. Here's why that doesn't matter.
#nzpol#covid19
1/40 When defending against a risk with potential for extremely adverse consequences (e.g. nationwide lockdowns, deaths, long-term health problems, major economic damage), the first thing to realise is that *no* single defensive measure is infallible.
Aug 18, 2020 • 48 tweets • 8 min read
By request - a quick overview of some of the managerial problems with the govt response to C19. A long one sorry, and obviously very incomplete - I'm one person, and this is what I can recall off the top of my head in half an hour. Long thread sorry.
#nzpol1/ So, from the start. Back in January, it was clear that this might merit some attention, or might be nothing much. Spending a couple of grand to put a few people in a room brainstorming possible scenarios for if it reached NZ, or became a major global threat, would have been a
Jan 21, 2020 • 24 tweets • 5 min read
National is currently campaigning as if they have no desire to win the upcoming general election. Their actions do not align with that ideal, and lack the coherency and strategy needed for victory.
Long thread sorry.
#nzpol@paulabennettmp@NZNationalParty1. Persuasion required. 2. National looks electable, but... 3. ...they don't look desirable. 4. National has no message. 5. National feels worse. 6. Voters need a reason to move. National isn't providing it.
