Child poverty linked to tertiary education policy in recent report
“The issue of student debt is often cited as a deterrent, but perhaps a greater barrier to tertiary education is the immediate financial hardship while undertaking study.”
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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Special Education Funding – Robbing Peter, Paul, and Mary to pay Tom, Dick, and Harriet
National has come up with many “reforms”, proposals, policies, and ideas that eventually fail, or create unforeseen (or often foreseen; pre-warned; and ignored) problems. On this occasion, the proposal to increase spending for under-fives children with special needs, at the expense of older children, is short-sighted madness that beggars belief.
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Four Rhymes For the Weekend
In defiance of police, priest and prude
Frenchwomen go sunbathing nude.
They are free to get tanned,
But Burkini’s are banned,
It’s illegal to let Islam intrude. -
Popular reforms being stymied by National and Labour
Politicians lose respect when they know something needs to be done but won’t do it for fear of losing a few votes.
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There’s An Easy Solution To The Present Kiwisaver Cluster Munitions Debacle – Kiwifund
Last week, retirement-savers from around the country were shocked to discover that their hard-earned investment funds were potentially going towards funding the invention, sale and distribution of land mines, cluster munitions, and other nefarious products. Nuclear weapons are also apparently on the portfolio-books.
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Sitting Down For Socialism: Jeremy Corbyn infuriates the British Establishment – again.
The entire episode epitomises the way in which the British Establishment and its media attack-dogs have sought to deal with the Corbyn threat.
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The Treaty Settlement Process: Neoliberalism with Maori characteristics
The transfer of wealth (in the form of Crown cash and resources) from the poorest Maori communities to wealthy tribal elites (the Iwi Leadership Group) mirrors neatly the transfer of wealth from the 99 percent to the top 1 percent of income earners that is the hallmark of neoliberalism globally.
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Victoria’s got a secret, and it’s not lingerie, and it’s not “super comfy and super sexy.”
The underwear manufacturer has a much bigger secret, a real secret: they’re hiding workers.
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Minto for Mayor Campaign Launch
For a people’s Christchurch rather than a corporate Christchurch – decisions by us, for us, made here!
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Local Government: Seldom Sexy but Always Essential
The importance of local government is usually overlooked, except in complaint. Conservative voters moan they get nothing for their rates. That the council should do more with less, that there’s no accountability, that councils take money for nothing and rates are too high.