Written By:
r0b -
Date published: 6:05 am, November 21st, 2010 -
11 comments
Categories: class war, equality, poverty, tv
Tags: richard wilkinson, spirit level, tim watkin
The Spirit Level is the book that the loony right of politics loves to hate. Today, Sunday morning political analysis show Q+A features Emeritus Professor Richard Wilkinson, co-author of The Spirit Level (9am on One). Should be an interesting programme…
Written By:
mickysavage -
Date published: 9:39 am, January 26th, 2014 -
207 comments
Categories: benefits, capitalism, class, class war, david cunliffe, Economy, minimum wage
Tags: spirit level, ubi
There has been an abundance of research showing that communities and societies function better when their resources are shared around. But the need to persuade ordinary people that this is so is the most important thing to achieve. Because without popular support attempts to change the current system are bound to fail.
Written By:
karol -
Date published: 7:19 pm, January 25th, 2014 -
40 comments
Categories: capitalism, child welfare, class, crime, david cunliffe, democratic participation, education, election 2014, equality, health, john key, Metiria Turei, poverty, sustainability, workers' rights
Tags: bunji, spirit level
John Key seems to be trying to fudge the evidence of the damaging inequalities in NZ. I recap Bunji’s 2010 series of posts on The Spirit Level showing the benefits of a more equal society. Will this be addressed by Cunliffe and Turei this long weekend?
Written By:
karol -
Date published: 10:39 am, December 13th, 2013 -
157 comments
Categories: benefits, child welfare, class war, cost of living, democratic participation, economy, education, employment, greens, infrastructure, local government, poverty, quality of life, sustainability, workers' rights
Tags:
… will be one that has effective policies to make a more equal, inclusive and democratic society, will seriously address the concerns of those least well-off, and not just pander to the concerns of people on (comfortable) middle incomes.Values in need of a slogan?
Written By:
karol -
Date published: 11:10 am, December 21st, 2012 -
27 comments
Categories: david parker, economy, employment, equality, labour, national/act government, poverty
Tags:
… then maybe more attention would be given to increasing numbers of people struggling to get the necessities of life. Record queues outside Auckland’s City Mission. The Brighter Future never comes. Revisit The Spirit Level.
Written By:
Bunji -
Date published: 7:00 am, November 10th, 2010 -
53 comments
Categories: equality, wages
Tags: recession
Wages rose for the rich and fell for the poor this year, according to a Employers and Manufacturer’s Association survey. Managing Directors got a 3.7% rise from $190k to $197k, whilst the unskilled production workers beneath them saw their wages drop 6.5% or $2000 to $29.5k.
The recession, combined with this government, hurts the poor the hardest.
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