Ruth Gardner's Blog 13/05/2011: Crying over Carpet

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 May 2011 entitled, "Crying over Carpet".

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Carpet pulled up to be replaces in the James Hight Library.

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A worker grinds the carpet glue off the floor of the James Hight Library.

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Silt from liquefaction outside the Merivale Mall. A pile of carpet pieces sit in front of the mall.

Cracked

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A large crack in the concrete floor slab of a building in Barbadoes Street. The photographer comments, "This is a picture of the cracked concrete floor in a shop in the Christchurch CBD. I have a similar crack in my home, but I have not lifted the carpet to look".

Hubbard, James, 1949- : "The benefit system is there and can sort of get a…

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Minister for Social Development Paula Bennett stands on a large carpet that represents the 'dole'; she has swept the detritus of 'job initiatives', 'unemployment' and 'job summit' under the carpet with a broom and says 'The benefit system is there and can sort of get as big as it needs to' Context - the Government has announced its business assistance package to Christchurch is to be watered down and then cease over the next few weeks. John Key and Paula Bennett have said that 'the dole will be there for them'. Clayton Cosgrove Labour's Canterbury Earthquake Recovery spokesperson says Prime Minister John Key and Social Development Minister Paula Bennett are cruelly missing the point in terms of Canterbury people who lose their jobs in the wake of the earthquakes. He says "They want jobs, and they want to know what the Government is going to do about ensuring Christchurch businesses can get up and running again". (Business Scoop 5 April 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).