GUEST BLOG: Ross Meurant – Conservative v Liberal: Why I walked from National and Judith Collins Executive
In February 2018 I was elected to the executive of Judith Collin’s electorate.
In February 2019 I did not seek re-selection.
Author: The Daily Blog
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GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – Collins already looking for the loopholes
It was interesting to watch Judith Collins commenting on the Cullen tax review on TV3 yesterday morning. It revealed a lot about how her mind works.
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GUEST BLOG: Gerard Otto – Farmers throw tantrums all over NZ
“It’s not fair , it’s too hard”, said Fred, owner of a 105 Hectare Beef farm.
“Why should farmers have to pay tax on income when workers have had to for years? This lot will be voted out if they do that fair tax thing”
He had a point, Farmers were fucked off that they would also have to pay tax just like workers and they stood around today throwing shade at the fenceposts, muttering and sighing heavily.
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SAFE says Baboon deaths at Wellington Zoo were irresponsible
The Four baboons who were euthanised at Wellington Zoo today again highlights the inherent cruelty of animal captivity for entertainment,…
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Tax Working Group: CGT a lost opportunity to explore solutions to inequality – CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) welcomes the Tax Working Group’s (TWG) final report and acknowledges the huge amount of time,…
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Is Corbyn Allowing Yesterday’s Enemies To Win Again?
What the world is currently witnessing in the UK, is the “pre-emptive split” that simply has to happen if the looming, uncontrolled, disintegration of the British Right, and the left-wing victory such an unmediated break-up would permit, is to be circumvented.
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GUEST BLOG: Geoff Bertram – Climate change & Free Trade
The panel on a sustainable world at the hui in October 2018 on What an Alternative and Progressive Trade Strategy for New Zealand argued for major changes to address pressing environmental issues. Economist Geoff Bertram explained how a trade strategy could help to address climate change.
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Political Caption Competition
When your ego is so huge it leaves the body and makes itself a t-shirt
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 24th February 2019
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
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National’s Environment Discussion Document Business as Usual
National’s new Environment Policy Discussion Document released this weekend in Raglan has plenty of virtue signalling, and motherhood and apple pie. But despite the Party’s claim of an ambitious approach, it fits neo-liberal solutions to ecological problems, and in many ways reflects business as usual.