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Fabians Lecture Tonight: What Will Fix New Zealand's Economy? In Auckland: Room 260-206, Owen G Glenn Building, University of Auckland Business School, 12 Grafton Rd Time: 5.30-7.30pm Selwyn Pellett of the Productive Economy Council will discuss with Rick Boven from the New Zealand Institute exactly what…
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If the political world can be split into Left and Right, is there any issue which is better at dividing us than welfare? Here's a triplet of facts. 1) Every "developed" country needs a welfare system to take care of those who are, for whatever…
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Lost your job? Screw you. Health problems? Screw you. Fired for no reason? Screw you. Can't afford a house? Screw you. Figure you'll upskill while there's no jobs? Screw you. Making a few million a year and want tens of thousands of dollars more in…
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Unions are getting together to oppose the government's changes to employment law with rallies in the four main centres. The pitch is about fairness and respect rather than buying into the far left's war on the government. Thank goodness, is all I can say, given that John Key…
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Phil Heatley says he fears for the future of state housing. I can't help but agree, but the problem is that it is Heatley and his government that are making the future of state housing so dire. They have cancelled investment in new state houses…
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According to the Herald (which, helpfully, doesn't provide any details) a new survey from the Business Council for Sustainable Development shows "strong support for extending the period between general elections." Referenda in 1967 and 1990 strongly rejected a four-year term, has public opinion mysteriously shifted?…
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I regard the invasion of Iraq as one of the most shameful events in America's history. The made up cover story about "weapons of mass destruction" was quickly shown to be a lie. It was always about the oil. And for too many of those…
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For the poll junkies - yes there's been another poll. It's headed "Labour make gains", but it's margin of error stuff, so don't get too excited. The TV One Colmar Brunton poll tonight showed Labour up 2 points to 35 per cent. National remained ahead…
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So the latest unemployment figures aren't 0.8% up and 19,000 more unemployed (and many more jobless), they're 0.3% down (from the worst peak since National were last in power). Besides, somehow John Key believes that our employment percentage is better than Oz. I'm sure those…
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