Don’t state house tenants want to live in Asquith Ave in the Prime Minister’s electorate?
In an earlier post I detailed how the Labour government has embarked on the mass privatisation of state house land…
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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The Cyclops Adrian Orr & the real way to fix inflation
PART 1 – Understanding inflation The homeric cyclopes is not known for its intelligence and raising interest rates to…
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Why Marx was right when he said that wage rises do NOT cause inflation
The Reserve Bank is increasing the cash rate they charge banks by .75% to 4.25%. They say they must charge…
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How to stop Capital/Revenue tax avoidance and save the real economy.
The real economy is of course the supply of goods and services to satisfy peoples needs and some wants. In…
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British Tories are raging socialists compared to our Labour Party government
Wow! Who would have thought it? The British Conservative Party government has moved to the left of the New Zealand…
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Why Marx was right about capitalism needing to have periodic crises (Part 3 of 3)
Two weeks ago I began this three-part series to help understand what is happening to the world economy today and why pro-capitalist…
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Mounting Israeli Occupation violence – one of the deadliest years for Palestinians
On 28 October this year, Tor Wennesland, Special Co-ordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, told a United Nations Security…
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Christopher Luxon – why not a boot camp for tax dodgers?
Christopher Luxon – why not a boot camp for tax dodgers? These are our biggest criminals who steal massive sums…
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PODCAST: Trumpism’s Election Failures and Trump’s Bid to Win Back the Whitehouse – Buchanan and Manning
In this, the 22nd episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning deep dive into the consequences of the United States midterm elections.
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The Facts Don’t Always Tell The Truth.
WHAT WOULD YOU THINK of a man who offered himself for high political office with the following credentials? He was…