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David Cunliffe will be online after 5:30pm today to clarify any points people care to raise. The comments will be fully moderated. Check the rules below before commenting. This is Budget week and the government is already trying to tell us that the measure of…
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It's 4 months to the election, the election year budget, and political parties are in full sledging mode. John Key will throw out some ridiculous spin / outright lies, so we can expect journalists to challenge that right? Provide some balance, clarifications around what they've…
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This morning the Green Party will do a pre-budget economic policy launch live on line: livestream here 11am 11.30am - 12.30pm. [Edit: my mistake - got the start time wrong] While relatively low key, this is an innovative approach to a policy launch. However, they…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike ...
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A really nice piece from Campbell Live tonight. It's useful to see the leaders of political parties at home. It gives a better sense of who they are than the stage-managed set pieces and soundbites we usually see them though. And from the Campell Live…
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Rob Salmond points to the reality of the to different approaches to the economy. Labour looks at increasing jobs, wage growth, and having the government run surpluses. National looks at a 1% wage growth after inflation after years of falling real wages and no drop…
Economy labour national same old national Steven Joyce unemployment wages
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No Right Turn shows that John Key has no real understanding of the economic and political history of this country. Probably because the last time another economic illiterate from National said that the prospect of reducing unemployment in NZ to below 6% was "a hoax",…
accountability bill english david cunliffe Economy employment helen clark john key labour national Politics same old national unemployment
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Update: Due to a communications failure, this has been rescheduled for Tuesday evening. David Cunliffe will taking some time to write a post and engage on comments about it tomorrow evening. The topic will be about David's "vision for New Zealand and how we get…
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When luck is running against you it is running against you. John Key yesterday was filmed handing out free sausages from a National branded stall. It appears that the effort has hit a bit of a snarler however and the PR effort has left the…
john key national national/act government same old national Satire
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I guess I'm not the only person on these pages who looks on Mother's Day as so much sentimental, commercial junk. I've been of the persuasion that the roots of Mother's Day lay in some religious commemoration that had been gazumped by commercial opportunities. That's…
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Judith Collins has her back against the wall. Weeks of intense scrutiny finally took its toll which culminated in her crazy attack of journalists last week. And the very last thing John Key wants in the lead up to the election is a damaged relationship…
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Last night 3 News picked up on the information provided from an OIA request by Phil Tywford. It shows that Key's government is planning to sell off a significant number of state houses in provincial locations. Many of these houses have been empty for way…
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Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike ...