Democracy and the BOFH, Jonkey, and S92A preparations
Reply is a feature that accidentally got turned on last week when I had a adware/malware outbreak through a security hole (those buggers […]
NRT on National’s ACC antics
I’ve been meaning to write something about National’s attempts to beat up ACC’s costs in order to soften the ground for privatisation (see […]
Fire at will causing discrimination already
The Herald reports the fire at will law is already claiming victims, after Sue Bradford revealed a beneficiary has been denied help for […]
Speculation laffs
Govt set to deny low-paid workers basic rights
The National government couldn’t hold off democracy forever, so today we are graced with the first members’ day of the new term. And […]
Played like a fiddle
Yesterday, when the inquiry came back on whether the shortfall in ACC funding should have been disclosed in the PREFU, Bill English quickly […]
The Atlases shrug, ‘I dunno’
In the Dom yesterday, Hollow man star Richard Long was full of praise for the Key’s PR team, who managed the Jobs Summit. […]
“Not a good look”
I have to agree with Idiot/Savant on the Graham Thomas issue. The idea that there is no written information on the matter is […]
Beneath the headlines – complete sentences
The issue of parole has long been controversial. We’ve also seen one of the core underpinings of our justice system become a manipulated […]
What is to be done?
Kudos to the Maori Party’s Rahui Katene for using her position to highlight the situation at Sealord in Parliament today. But it’s Paula […]
Buyer’s remorse
It’s well known that David Garrett is only in Parliament as ACT’s payoff for their support from the Sensible Sentencing Trust. I’m guessing […]
Welcome to the real ACT party
This their slogan: “ACT – the liberal party” This is the reality: “We’ve got too hung up on people’s rights.”
Key writes off Sealord jobs
Despite making sound profits Sealord are laying off 180 workers in Nelson. They claim the move is part of restructuring and that there […]
National’s real rolling maul
You know what we haven’t heard Key talk about in a long time? Closing the wage gap with Australia. Now he’s in power, is […]
Documenting Act
One of the things I’ve been following in the last few weeks and keep meaning to post about is Bryce Edwards’ series on […]
Real choices
Kate Wilkinson’s attempts to defend the fire at will bill are getting increasingly desperate. She’s just put out an excited press release where […]
The Fire at Will campaign
It’s good to see the Council of Trade Unions offering solidarity to non-union workers who are subject to National’s fire at will law […]
DL Christchurch, change of speaker, plus other DL events
Labour leader Phil Goff will now be speaking at DL Christchurch this Thursday. Therese Arsenau has moved to a later date. When: 7pm, March […]
Funny because it’s true
This has to be the funniest political cartoon I’ve seen in some time, and it’s true too. The innovation we need has to […]
What it’s about
One of the most disappointing things about the debate over National’s fire at will law is how little its supporters understand the basic […]
Let the Nats know that women matter too
National/ACT’s record for women so far has been dismal . Their work rights have been slashed by the Fire at Will law (women […]
Running the lines
No surprise to see The Herald editorial still running National’s lines. Now that Key’s equivocating on National’s planned tax cuts Granny’s right in […]
The idiocy of “glorious defeat”
Chris Trotter has decided to take umbrage at my post about the 1951 lockout. I wouldn’t usually reply to such criticism but this […]
The Mad Hatter’s Job Summit
There was a conference going on in the south of the city, and the Prime Minister, the Cheshire Fat Cat, and his cronies […]
Pragmatically, the tax changes need to go
The debate around whether we should go through with National’s tax adjustments (they’re only cuts for the rich, they’re increases for middle and […]
You’ve got to know to understand (and be able to talk about it)
In the greatest economic crisis in a lifetime, we remain the only country in the world whose government has done nothing to try […]
Bottoms up, Bill
It’s said that, once upon a time, Bill Ralston had a social conscience. He still claims to be a leftie at heart. If […]
Stupid and mean
Today marks the first time in over a decade that workers’ rights have got weaker. From today new workers in small businesses will […]
Remember the big picture, Fran
Fran, you’re pretty smart, you can do maths, and you understand the economy. You’re ideology is fundamentally flawed but at least you’ve got […]
Just saying
Let me just say I’m not against public spending on things like conferences. But I feel obliged to point out the job summit […]
Granny’s little fit
The crazy right-wing antics of today’s Herald would be funny if it wasn’t for the fact it’s the main paper in New Zealand’s […]
Nineteen fifty one
Today marks the anniversary of Holland’s deployment of the army to break the waterfront union in 1951. The documentary produced for the dispute’s […]
It’s raining men
A reader just sent us this one minute montage of photos from John Key’s jobs summit. Enjoy.
Launch of DL – Dunedin
I’ve just got an email on the launch of the Drinking Liberally chapter in Dunedin: Come raise your spirits as you raise a […]
Spot the odd one out
I grabbed the stills from this Herald video of the Jobs Summit – can you see her? Worth watching the first 10 seconds of […]
The praiseworthy and the pitiful
Trevor Mallard for getting himself into one of those complex, multi-blog conversations and pulling it off. A Started when he commented on a Kiwiblog post […]