Conceding Nothing – To The Undemanding Non-Voter.
TO SAY the Left’s reaction to Grant Robertson’s “Recovery Budget” has been mixed would be a considerable understatement.
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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Budget fallout – Child poverty was once at the heart of this government
Does child poverty now not matter? Why, since the problem was so clearly identified was it then ignored? And of course, these children live in families with adults who are also impoverished- so does that not matter either?
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Why Are The Most Desperate Ignored In The Budget?
Unite Union wants to know why the most desperate sectors in New Zealand have been ignored in the budget, and wants a new package of support released soon
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Mild rebuke instead of sanctions serves Zionism
According to a Times of Israel report on the unity government agreement, on 1 July this year, between Benjamin Netanyahu…
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Labour’s new 8000 State Houses are an illusion
Excuse us Ms Woods but the facts on planet earth are the following:
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On National On Labour On Human Rights In (A) Crisis
So let me get this straight. The National Party is objecting to the Government’s recent Public Health Response bill … because of its deeply held stances around the protection of human rights, opposition to warrantless searches, and scrupulously consistent abject horror at the concept of abrogation (or expedition) of democracy.
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Dr Liz Gordon – Adult and Community Education and the end of neoliberalism
It was the smallest little announcement and the biggest thing in the world that caught my attention during the budget.
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The Day Labour Came Home.
THIS WAS THE DAY my old comrades Bruce Jesson and Gerry Hill never got to see.
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An extraordinarily underwhelming budget
Despite the large numbers my feelings after reading it and the accompanying news reports is one of extreme disappointment at a missed opportunity.
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Budget 2020 state housing rebuild deeply disappointing
The budget announcement that the government will deliver 6000 additional public houses (and 2000 transitional houses) over the next four to five years is deeply disappointing