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I wonder if Patrick Gower could keep a straight face while writing this: Social Development Minister Paula Bennett has dropped her additional Disability Issues portfolio because Prime Minister John Key wants her to concentrate on the growing numbers of people losing their jobs. Note his…
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I am outraged to learn that the Department of Labour told its employees they were not allowed attend the pay equity rally at Parliament yesterday. A leaked email from the department to its staff said: "Attendance at such a demonstration may well be perceived as…
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Fran O'Sullivan had some interesting things to say in today's Herald on Mark Weldon's recent address to SOE board members, telling them to develop strategic plans for part-privatisation, first mentioned by Trevor Mallard on Red Alert. This was the most revealing comment: Of course, Weldon's…
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I see John Key is promising new ideas to stop job-losses: We've got an economic strategy ... and I intend over the next few weeks to spell out my thinking in that area It strikes me as another one of his vague PR-driven promises. Like…
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Why does this myth that the private sector is better persist in this country? At every turn, the bosses show themselves to be a bunch of greedy, short-sighted half-wits. Take Line 7. Outsourced their production to China. Built their business model on the assumption that the NZD…