Saying one thing and doing the other
Both Key and English now on record as being “concerned” about rising inequality. So why are they acting to increase it?
The Fighting Foreign Corporate Control Bill
With support from Labour, the Greens and the Maori Party NZ First is promoting the Fighting Foreign Corporate Control Bill. The support of one more MP will be sufficient to sent the Bill to select committee for consideration.
Open mike 22/07/2015
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Daily Review 21/07/2015
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Serco should be sacked
Video from the urgent debate today in Parliament concerning Serco and that company’s failure to abide by basic standards of imprisonment.
The great state house sell off – small groups need not apply
Treasure has indicated that the sell off of State housing should occur in minimum lots of a hundred houses. Only large wealthy organisations need apply and claims that the sale was about the building of capacity amongst local social service providers cannot be reconciled with this.
Benefit numbers falling – through the cracks
As the Nats celebrate “falling” benefit numbers it turns out that almost half who leave the benefit are not going in to work. So what happens to them?
Go Trump Go!
For entertainment purposes we could do no better than having Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for the US presidential election.
Open mike 21/07/2015
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Daily Review 20/07/2015
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NRT: Facilitating tax cheats
I/S at No Right Turn on a reported rush in demand ahead of new rules for real estate transactions aimed at cracking down on tax cheats and speculators.
National Debt cracks the ton
The Crown has reached an unfortunate milestone and national debt now exceeds $100 billion.
National doesn’t know what it’s doing on foreign buyers
National on a foreign buyers register: Smith says no, English says yes, Collins says maybe, Key says – bad Labour!
Charge Cameron Slater or let me hack systems
If the police have no intentions of enforcing those laws protecting computer systems, as they haven’t for Cameron Slater, then shouldn’t they tell us? I’d love to openly and freely hack into systems without legal retribution – just like Cam does. Why should we leave the fun to well connected technological idiots like Cam?
Open mike 20/07/2015
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Labouring it.
With overall confidence dropping and Labour being all over the headlines for the past week, Labour’s support…
TV One Colmar Brunton Poll
The latest One News Colmar Brunton poll is out. National drop one to 47%, Labour gain that point to lift to 32% , the Greens rise to 13% and NZ First are steady on 7 %. Consumer confidence plummets 9% points to just 36%.
The two realities of Health and Safety at work will be on show this week
This week three big things are happening which will show how detached this Government is from the realities of workers and their families […]
Signposts and weathercocks
In Mhairi Black’s maiden speech she talked about signpost politicians whose principles are clear and weathercock politicians whose principles shift with the breeze.
Dear John Roughan
Dear John Roughan – I don’t think you’re a stupid person, but sometimes you use your platform in The Herald to say stupid things.
Open mike 19/07/2015
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Local right wing media on climate change
Jack Tame on Newstalk ZB has recently brought refreshingly realistic commentary on climate change. Meanwhile in the Herald climate change is thought to be a good thing because summers become warmer.
Doledrums
C’mon people, sing along!
‘The benefit arrives and life goes on, the benefit arrives and life goes on …’
National have failed and they have no idea what to do about it. But I do.
Election now, please.
Labour on fire at will
It was reported yesterday that “Labour would retain 90-day trial periods, but make them fairer”. Despite last minute claims to the contrary on Twitter, I think that this is probably correct.
Open mike 18/07/2015
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Daily Review 17/07/2015
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RM: Labour jumps 6% – LAB/GR coalition leads
Roy Morgan poll declares a “centrist” NZ First could act to replace the National Government, on latest poll results.
Weekend social 17/07/2015
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I bet he does
Fonterra job losses just the beginning?
Terrible news for the 523 Fonterra workers who are losing their jobs – we wish you well.
Gutting Southern health care is wrong
“Southern DHB commissioner called in to cut costs gets pay increase – to $1400 a day” – but that’s not the interesting bit…
How can Auckland Supercity reduce residential rates?
What can be done to reduce Auckland’s residential rates take to make Auckland City a fairer, more sustainable and more affordable city?
Auckland house prices – the good ol’ days ’05
Home ownership rates have been crashing since the 1990’s. Auckland house prices have been classed as “seriously unaffordable” since 2006 or earlier. The answer is to make sure that houses are no longer considered a financial asset for capital gains.
Open mike 17/07/2015
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Daily Review 16/07/2015
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NRT: Watching the state
I/S at No Right Turn on the police “routinely demanding personal information from New Zealand companies – and receiving it – without any form of warrant or statutory authorisation”.