Hey Righty
One of our commenters prism asked a good question on Open Mike the other day: The honeymoon for the Nats stretches on and […]
Bill’s pants are on fire
Bill English claims (echoes of another Bill!) that he did not have pecuniary relations with his family trust: “I didn’t have a pecuniary […]
$15 min wage march tonight
The Campaign for a Living Wage will be taking to the streets of Auckland’s CBD tonight to demand a minimum wage of 15 […]
Key OK with ministers’ backdoor perk
I’m sure you noticed Hide’s latest shenanigans – getting his partner taxpayer subsidised international flights despite Key’s directive not to. Key (surprise, surprise) is ‘comfortable’ with […]
Four day week good – science
Yes Mr and Ms Work-Life-Balance, science is on your side. Last month the New Scientist summarised research from Utah that showed workers were […]
The best dividend is POWER!
At this point it seems a bit pointless coming to work this morning. I’m sitting in a dark office with the cheeping of […]
Treasury provides cover for Nats’ rightwing agenda
National’s favourite public servant (who got himself a nice pay rise), John Whitehead, has been offering dire warnings of the future. $2 trillion […]
Breakfast is on us
Check out the invite we got to ‘Plain English’. Incredible. I didn’t even know until watching the Campbell Live story that David Cunliffe and Roger […]
Open mike 30/10/09
We’re trying a daily “Open mike”. This is a place for anyone to post comments on topics that might be of interest, and […]
One of these things is too like the other
Now TVNZ is pulling the Bill English ad, I notice the web ad is also gone. In it’s place is something so vapid that I pray it […]
Outdoor smoking ban stupid
According to Radio NZ the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is declaring a ban on smoking outdoors. The ban covers 30 beaches […]
Sue Bradford’s valedictory
Some highlights from Sue Bradford’s valedictory speech. We’ll link to the full version once the Greens get it up. Update: Frogblog has a […]
Nats flying high, on your dime
Why is our agriculture minister spending as much as the Prime Minister on international travel? David Carter has spent $72,000 on international travel […]
Anyone remember this guy?
With all the noise around Obama you don’t hear much about this guy now. He was politically naive but knowingly and willingly acted […]
On Cameron Slater and mental illness
A few months ago, a couple of us worked out that Cameron Slater, following his little spin in the media where he gloated […]
$15 minimum wage, it’s only fair
The campaign for a $15 an hour minimum wage is gathering pace. Initially, Unite kind of set out on their own on this […]
Political marketing expert fooled by English ads
If you thought TVNZ’s promo ad for its Plain English series looked like an ad for the National Party you’re not alone. Seems […]
Good on you Sue
Ever since the Greens were elected into Parliament for the first time, Sue Bradford has been one the MPs I have admired the […]
Bill’s latest rort
I hadn’t seen the Bill English ad until now. I guess I had kind of assumed it couldn’t be that bad – surely […]
English condemned
Bill English stands condemned. Only in part by the Auditor General. Her report is ambiguous: The result was that the Crown was renting […]
Open mike 29/10/09
We’re trying a daily “Open mike”. This is a place for anyone to post comments on topics that might be of interest, and […]
Myth-busting: ACC and injuries
One of the Right’s silly myths, never backed up by any facts, is that not privatising ACC leads to more injuries. The logic […]
Caption Competition
Question
Why on earth is Labour supporting this police state bullshit? The article says Labour MPs were concerned about the extent of powers being […]
Examples of rest break exploitation
Over at Kiwiblog, David Farrar is doing his usual apologetics for National by trying to spin its removal of guaranteed rest and meal […]
What’s so urgent?
As we endure the 6th consecutive week of National putting Parliament into urgency, new stats show that this government is abusing urgency to […]
Double-talk from Dipton
Here’s what Double-Dipper Bill English had to say about taxpayer-funded advertising before the last election. National has raised fresh concerns about Labour cashing […]
Get back to work!
The reprieve from the rain may have been the only thing worth celebrating this Labour Day. Probably pissed that there isn’t a holiday […]
National wants to take a break – yours
You’ll have seen in the paper that National is going to legislate, most likely under urgency, to let employers deny workers the right […]
An apt description of John Key PM
I haven’t seen a better description of John Key after a year in office than Pete Hodgson’s latest post. When he does one […]
Remember who they’re fighting for
This memo was sent by the Insurance Council to its members in 2005 but it may as well have been sent this week. […]
Banks threatens your council services
John ‘in your guts you know he’s nuts’ Banks has isolated himself out to the right of Rodney Hide when it comes to […]
Open mike 28/10/09
We’re trying a daily “Open mike”. This is a place for anyone to post comments on topics that might be of interest, and […]
National’s polling hypocrisy
Having previously led the charge on the Labour polling story, John Key has gone very quiet on the issue now that a former […]
MMP strengthening our democracy
As the assorted rich, white old men behind Peter Shirtcliffe start their campaign to dump MMP, it’s worth remembering that the diversity we […]
Fed Farmers -stunning specificity to bring dollar down
Have a listen to Sean Plunket’s interview this morning with Fed Farmer’s economic spokesperson Philip York. Fed Farmers is calling on the government […]