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Is Government Debt Really Out of Control?

Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 I suspect that most New Zealanders don’t give a lot of thought to the size of the government debt. But every now and then the media reports

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Luxon’s Christianity Red Rag to Bull Media

Luxon’s Christianity Red Rag to Bull Media

Graham Adams Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom The question of whether National made the right choice last

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Luxon Is a ‘Big Fan’ of State Control

Luxon Is a ‘Big Fan’ of State Control

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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Bridges Isn’t the One
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Bridges Isn’t the One

Josh Van Veen Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Josh Van Veen is an Auckland-based writer and political analyst. He is currently the Chair of Progress New Zealand, an independent research and advocacy group established to promote democratic citizenship and social cohesion. A former member of

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Kids Crying Out for Their Mothers

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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Lazy Thinking

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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The ‘Fish and Chips Brigade’

The ‘Fish and Chips Brigade’

Michael Bassett bassettbrashandhide.com Political historian Michael Bassett CNZM is the author of 15 books, was a regular columnist for the Fairfax newspapers and a former Minister in the 1984-1990 governments During my days in Parliament, I participated in a few attempted, as well as successful, coups. They aren’

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Act in Haste Repent at Leisure

Act in Haste Repent at Leisure

Bryce Edwards Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. This Government has a problem with urgency. Critics from both left and right have long complained about their

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Are You Ready for Air Aotearoa?

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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Something Rotten in the State of New Zealand

Something Rotten in the State of New Zealand

Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under

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Newsflash: Huge Drop In Jobseeker Numbers!

Newsflash: Huge Drop In Jobseeker Numbers!

Lindsay Mitchell Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio, tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits

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Ardern on the Hook over Three Waters

Graham Adams Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Graham Adams is a journalist, columnist and reviewer who has written for many of the country’s media outlets including Metro, North & South, Noted, The Spinoff and Newsroom Jacinda Ardern was very happy to front the Three Waters

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Forget Building a House You Can’t Afford the Land!
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Forget Building a House You Can’t Afford the Land!

Don Brash bassettbrashandhide.com Don Brash was Reserve Bank Governor from 1988 to 2002, and National Party Leader from 2003 to 2006 The Government and the National Party recently announced agreement about the need to make it easier to build more homes on residential sections in our major cities, presumably

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Lessons from the Anti-vaccine Protests

Lessons from the Anti-vaccine Protests

Branko Marcetic Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Branko Marcetic is co-host of the podcast 1 of 200 and a staff writer for Jacobin magazine Thanks to the disruptions of the last year and a half, I’ve had the debatable fortune to experience the pandemic

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Lobbying Revolving Door Just Keeps on Turning

Bryce Edwards Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. On Thursday it was announced that the recently departed Green Party Chief of Staff in Parliament, Tory Whanau,

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Brace Yourself for Ugly and Intolerant Politics

Brace Yourself for Ugly and Intolerant Politics

Bryce Edwards Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Dr Bryce Edwards is Political Analyst in Residence at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the director of the Democracy Project. Right-wing political commentator Matthew Hooton recently tweeted to say that his favourite New Zealand left-wing politicians

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