$13,000 annual UBI for every Kiwi & more take home pay: TOP UBI Policy and COVID-19 stimulus
COVID-19 crisis provides once-in-a-generation opportunity for systemic tax & welfare reform, now is the time for brave action Wellington…
Month: May 2020
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Cannabis referendum Bill’s recipe for success
The world-leading full version of the cannabis referendum Bill is a recipe for success that gives voters a stark choice, writes Chris Fowlie.
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Waatea News Column: For goodness sake – legalise cannabis now to create jobs!
The cannabis referendum is 5 months away, the moment it passes the Government must swing into action to allow the industry to start hiring people as soon as possible.
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Dr Liz Gordon: A peculiarly political pandemic
At the heart of this blog is the triangular relationship between the law, trust in government and human freedom. All three elements are important. The corpus of the law represents the current status of justice in Aotearoa (for good or bad), including challenges, Judge-made law, common law and the intentions of Parliament.
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Political Caption Competition
The Ghost of Herman Munster feasts on the flesh of dead birds in the garden of midnight
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Monday – 4th May 2020
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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Jailing of Jakarta Six fuels virus fears over Papuan political prisoners
Human rights advocates and civil society groups are voicing their condemnation of Papuans being held in crowded and risky Indonesian jails for taking part in peaceful demonstrations and a “Free West Papuan political prisoners” campaign has gone viral on social media.
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Horror of our toxic welfare system laid bare to working class white people & why that will hurt Labour
WINZ is a neoliberal weapon used to punish, intimidate and terrify those unfortunate enough to require their assistance. It’s not built to actually help people and now it’s being required to, there is massive bottleneck from the purposely obtuse processing regime.
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How will NZ avoid conflict with China, Jami-Lee Ross’s new Political Party & can we trust Winston? Really?
I want to believe Winston.
I really do.
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Matthew Blomfield – The police want to take every dollar Ron Salter has ever made
A South Auckland businessman is under siege by police who are using laws designed to target gangs and drug dealers to come after his family business, his home, and even his children’s assets. At a time when we’ve handed police extraordinary powers to deal with a health pandemic, Matt Blomfield argues that trust is being betrayed.