100 days and the first broken promise
In their first 100 days Labour has offered us “not-National” policies but little else – unless a Woman’s Weekly Prime Minister is considered in the common good.
New Zealand Politics
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Why Steven Joyce is about to be shot in the face
Joyce is the canary in the coal mine for any Leadership challenge.
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Why charter schools have to go – Dr Liz Gordon
The National Party in Government, especially during the neo-liberal era, has had a habit of foisting stupid education policies onto the rest of us, which are intended to act as the ‘thin edge of the wedge’ towards privatisation
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Waitangi Day 2018 – The joy of a leader who understands the Treaty, Māori will vote Jacinda forever & how Iwi Leaders have to acknowledge the political rise of Urban Māori
Jacinda’s desire to show Waitangi Day the respect it deserves with a 5 day tour visiting every Marae large and small alongside Ministers meekly lined up to do the BBQ cooking for Waitangi Breakfast is building a movement of aroha amongst Māori which will create a legacy relationship that is going to dominate Māori politics.
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Waitangi Day 2018 – How Te Reo posturing is becoming empty middle class wank
We should be thankful that Māori have been so generous in their forgiveness of this atrocity. Watch the fury of pakeha having to mow their berms to appreciate how one sided our preciousness of ownership is in this country.
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Winston does right thing – drops case against journalists, targets National Party scum
Winston has done the right thing by dropping his case against the Journalists involved in publicising leaks about his super overpayment.
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When Hooton is going public that means the National Party Leadership Coup is in full effect
Hoots has gone public in the NBR with his musings on the National Party Leadership Coup…
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Pay the full Working for Families package to all low-income families on April 1
The government has announced goals to halve child poverty in three critical measures over the next decade. These are realistic and achievable targets that will be welcomed. However, it is wrong for the government to delay the introduction of their boost to working for families for a further five months until July.
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Statement for general release from Nadia and Justine
Yesterday we heard rumours we were allegedly being sued by Israeli law firm Shurat HaDin. We believed this was…
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Pike River re-entry, Royal inquiry into state abuse and Child Poverty legislation – this is what political leadership looks like
…this is what real political leadership looks like and while there are concerns and legitimate criticisms to be made on some of these issues and we should voice those concerns, it is still an incredible achievement in 100 days.
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