Yesterday Labour announced further Housing Policy. The announcement was handled by David Cunliffe, David Parker and Phil Twyford. It is good to see these announcements being shared around. The proposals are: 10,000 affordable houses to be built in Christchurch in the first four years of…
One of Steven Joyce's favourite refrains is that Labour is trying to take us back to the 1970s. You know, those dark days when unemployment was near non-existent, wages were high, growth was strong despite external shocks, we had nearly no foreign debt, profits stayed…
We finally found someone better than Helen Clark. Plenty of things David Cunliffe can’t do, crack jokes, discuss All Black winger prospects. But what he does is set pieces that rock the house like New Zealand hasn’t seen since Billy Graham toured New Zealand in…
National and the Insurance Council are in lock-step in their opposition to KiwiAssure (though their terror at the prospect of a new insurer rather makes a lie of their claim that the insurance market is competitive). That's no coincidence, the two are very closely linked.…
Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step right up to the mike…