GUEST BLOG: Bryan Bruce – You can’t get the right answer if you keep asking the wrong question.
In short the government has to regain control of the mortgage market it abdicated to the privately owned banks in the early 1980’s
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Very good fluoridation political call, Dr Verrall
Infectious diseases specialist Dr Ayesha Verrall was a surprise cabinet appointment being a first-time MP. Despite the rarity she’s not mucking around. This is evidenced by her legislative proposal, as Associate Minister of Health, to shift decision-making over water fluoridation from local authorities to the Director-General of Health (in effect the Ministry of Health).
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GUEST BLOG: Douglas Renwick – Doomism and challenges for the environmental movement:
Climate scientist Michael Mann’s recent book ‘The new Climate Wars’ argues that the battle to convince people that climate change…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Pointer to Government rethinking on district health boards?
On 4 March I blogged on Otaihanga Second Opinion about recent indications that the Government was rethinking its position on one…
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GUEST BLOG: Dave Brownz – MARX VS KEYNES: WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH ‘PEAK’ IDEALISM?
The NZ Labour Party hanging onto the coat-tails of dying capitalism will end up in the same graveyard of “progressive…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Health system at risk by Government abdicating leadership of Simpson review implementation to business consultants
The Government is putting the health system at risk by abdicating the leadership duties and responsibilities of its Health Transition…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Rheumatic fever highlights challenge of social determinants of health
Arguably the biggest challenge facing New Zealand’s 20 district health boards (DHB)s is that the biggest driver of health demand and therefore financial costs is external to the health system. This places DHBs in the unenviable position of being unable to do much more than being an ambulance at the bottom of the cliff.
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GUEST BLOG: Lois Griffiths – THESE CHAINS WILL BE BROKEN
These Chains Will Be Broken is a collection of narratives by some of the many Palestinians, men, women and children…
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GUEST BLOG: An Open Letter to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on International Womens Day
Dear Jacinda, Happy International Womens Day. 90% of the hotel workers that Unite Union represents are women. Hundreds are currently…
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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – DHB deficit drivers
On 1 March 2021 Minister of Health Andrew Little was reported by the Otago Daily Times giving Southern District Health Board (SDHB) a stern message over its high deficit level.