On Matthew Hooton Against Winston Against China
There was something odd about Matthew Hooton’s NZ Herald piece this morning castigating Winston for his remarks about the People’s Republic of China.
There was something odd about Matthew Hooton’s NZ Herald piece this morning castigating Winston for his remarks about the People’s Republic of China.
Last nights Poll is just so extraordinary in terms of MMP, it creates unique Winners and Losers.
Moana shares her thoughts on a rollercoaster week for the Government.
Last nights explosive Newshub Poll that put Labour on a staggering 56.5% makes real internal polling that has hinted at the exact same momentum.
TO SAY the Left’s reaction to Grant Robertson’s “Recovery Budget” has been mixed would be a considerable understatement.
Tons of reaction to the Budget that confines itself to who got what and who missed out, and why that is a bad or good thing. Have you noticed that it’s all about the distribution of income as fair or unfair, but no mention of who produces the wealth in the first place, only bland unspoken assumptions that we all do, more or less?
The electorate wants kindness, they don’t want arsehole.
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?
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
So we are at Level 2, we’ve dodged a public health nightmare and have all sacrificed in the greatest tradition of Democracy. Unlike authoritarian regimes who can impose their will via military force, NZ is a liberal progressive democracy that had to rely on well informed citizens acting in solidarity for the collective good and we passed with flying colours.