Written By: - Date published: 1:41 pm, April 5th, 2016 - 27 comments
Video of Andrew Little discussing the Panama Papers and John Key’s response.
Written By: - Date published: 9:13 am, April 5th, 2016 - 42 comments
John Key and National are floundering and trying urgently to work out what lines they should use concerning the release of the Panama Papers.
Written By: - Date published: 8:00 am, April 5th, 2016 - 66 comments
Deborah Russell provides expert analysis and commentary on the treatment of foreign trusts in New Zealand and how there is actually a loophole.
Written By: - Date published: 7:01 am, April 5th, 2016 - 29 comments
The Panama Papers show that NZ operates a tax haven. Key’s denials don’t hold up, particularly in the light of at least two three prior warnings that his government has received.
Written By: - Date published: 10:53 am, April 4th, 2016 - 11 comments
I/S at No Right Turn on the “jihadi brides” lie. “This sort of shit is why we cannot trust our spies, or the Ministers who “oversee” them…”
Written By: - Date published: 9:19 am, April 4th, 2016 - 92 comments
A huge leak of confidential documents which reveals how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth suggests that New Zealand plays its part.
Written By: - Date published: 9:42 am, March 31st, 2016 - 67 comments
Flogging off Kiwibank is not an option.
Written By: - Date published: 8:00 am, March 31st, 2016 - 117 comments
Labour’s discussion of a possible UBI is still generating debate.
Written By: - Date published: 7:04 am, March 30th, 2016 - 181 comments
Is our political culture getting more angry and aggressive? If so, why?
Written By: - Date published: 7:30 am, March 29th, 2016 - 95 comments
Fran O’Sullivan has spilt the beans. John Key thinks that overseas terrorism and by implication climate change are good for the New Zealand economy and that the country should not do anything about overseas corporates paying low tax rates because investment will occur. And he wants New Zealand to become a haven for people overseas fleeing from terrorism and climate change. But only if they are wealthy.
Written By: - Date published: 7:33 am, March 28th, 2016 - 81 comments
Almost enough to make me feel sorry for the man.
Written By: - Date published: 11:19 am, March 27th, 2016 - 200 comments
Bernard Hickey makes some excellent points on the Unconditional Basic Income / Guaranteed Minimum Income.
Written By: - Date published: 11:44 am, March 26th, 2016 - 124 comments
Attracting a fair bit of comment this morning – Duncan Garner on Key, Clark, and the nature of their legacies.
Written By: - Date published: 8:21 am, March 25th, 2016 - 105 comments
Here are some reckons, for what they’re worth.
Written By: - Date published: 6:50 pm, March 24th, 2016 - 238 comments
… same as the old flag.
Key didn’t take the country with him.
Now let’s get back to the real issues.
Written By: - Date published: 8:30 am, March 24th, 2016 - 135 comments
Bragging rights I guess to whomever best predicts the outcome.
Written By: - Date published: 7:30 am, March 24th, 2016 - 144 comments
John Key and an array of National sock puppets have misrepresented Labour’s UBI proposal as party policy and as being very expensive when it is not party policy and when a variety of different potential forms have been raised for discussion.
Written By: - Date published: 8:27 am, March 23rd, 2016 - 81 comments
Key backed down on using taxpayer money for his payout to Ambrose – but he is still using it to cover his legal expenses in the case. Why?
Written By: - Date published: 2:08 pm, March 22nd, 2016 - 66 comments
John Key’s office has announced that he will now pay the agreed damages from private sources.
Written By: - Date published: 7:02 am, March 22nd, 2016 - 42 comments
The teapot payout shows that, while Key is keen on distinguishing between his various hats when he’s trying to dodge responsibility, he is just as keen on ignoring the differences if it lets him dip into public money.
Written By: - Date published: 9:40 pm, March 21st, 2016 - 27 comments
Now that the Key tea pot tapes defamation case has been settled and John Key has accepted that Bradley Ambrose accidentally recorded the content of Key’s discussion with John Banks the original tape can now be released …
Written By: - Date published: 2:21 pm, March 21st, 2016 - 68 comments
Key has made a payout in the Bradley Ambrose defamation case over the “teapot tapes”.
Written By: - Date published: 7:03 am, March 21st, 2016 - 88 comments
The weekend Dominion Post editorial doesn’t pull any punches.
Written By: - Date published: 7:44 am, March 20th, 2016 - 39 comments
Amakiwi analyses why foreign corporations are hurting New Zealand’s economy and questions why they should be allowed the estimate their profitability.
Written By: - Date published: 8:27 am, March 19th, 2016 - 10 comments
TVOne has discovered that National’s preposed climate change aid spend announced at COP21 would result in a reduction in the amount spent compared to previous years.
Written By: - Date published: 7:58 am, March 19th, 2016 - 22 comments
The Police’s return yesterday of Nicky Hager’s data, equipment and belongings is – too little and too late – a measure of justice for Hager. But the process doesn’t end there, and open questions remain.
Written By: - Date published: 9:04 am, March 18th, 2016 - 12 comments
Paula Bennett has conceded that the Emissions Trading Scheme is not working and that the two for one scheme which halves the cost of carbon credits for major polluters will be phased out. But when?
Written By: - Date published: 7:01 am, March 18th, 2016 - 33 comments
The Nats are refusing to aplogise to the Muslim community for the distress and offense caused by the “jihadi brides” lie. Apologies are for Key’s pet attack blogger, not for innocent communities that have been exploited for political gain.
Written By: - Date published: 9:27 am, March 16th, 2016 - 46 comments
The dairy crisis is escalating with a further drop in prices occurring overnight. And John Key has chosen to defend the Government’s handling of the crisis by attacking Andrew Little. He would be better off explaining what his Government is doing to address what is becoming a crisis.
Written By: - Date published: 3:28 pm, March 15th, 2016 - 107 comments
Or not.
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