Critical analysis breaking down New Zealand news coverage, media framing, and political narratives behind the headlines.
National always had an inane surge of female voters under John Key. These female voters are now comparing Jacinda with Paula Bennett and they are walking back to Labour. This is why National are freaking out and lashing out viciously at her.
So how does it all play out politically? Where are the 4 Political Parties that will decide any change in abortion law on this?
The ramifications of the mass surveillance of beneficiaries is starting to be understood by the NGOs who are now finding their funding threatened.
We need a commitment from the Opposition that there will be an immediate moratorium on all foreign interests taking water including the existing contracts.We need to prioritise the water needs of the environment and people first and then business second.
Why the hell are we allowing a foreign country to take our water for free? Isn’t it enough that our Government’s slavish worship of the free market allows bugger all measures to stop our land from being flogged off to foreigner interests, but are we allowing our water to be taken as well?
Congratulations to all the young women and men who protested against rape culture at Parliament yesterday. Their commitment to challenging the cultural status quo should be applauded and supported, they give genuine faith to the possibility of real and fundamental change…
The only ones National seem capable of housing are the rats.
As far as I’m concerned, an abortion is a medical decision between the woman and the Dr doing it, it really has sweet bugger all to do with anyone else.
English is ramming through hard right doctrine to appease his angry right wing God. He is killing off secular Government obligations which he sees are sinful by pretending to resource only the truly needy. It’s a clever way to fool people, but it’s simply making the neoliberal welfare state even more punishing and more draconian.
By proposing a change in 20 years time, English has managed to do 3 brilliant things.