There’s an old anecdote about a visitor to Maoist China noting all the workers toiling with buckets and spades to dig a massive dam. Why not get a couple of bulldozers? he asks. Because, the cadre replies, then we wouldn’t have full employment. It’s easy to laugh
Mark Cameron ACT Rural Affairs spokesperson and Ruawai Dairy Farmer A positive proposal from the ACT Party to ensure environmental regulations are managed by regional councils and taken out of the hands of Wellington bureaucrats will today be voted down by the Government. As the only person in Parliament who
Chris Penk First published by The BFD 22th June 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. What becomes of the “non-essential”? A government whose chief virtue is PR can normally be relied on to have “good optics”
This Government is step by step leading desperate business owners down a pre-determined path that will end with our society being divided into the vaxxed and the un-vaxxed. The un-vaxxed will be treated as second class citizens, stripped of many of their basic human rights. Unvaccinated customers could be barred
Further reports of confusion about whether businesses are entitled to the wage-subsidy at alert level two shows the Government must urgently improve the scheme, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Government MPs have sent mixed messages about whether firms are eligible for the wage subsidy at
In March 2020, Jacinda put us all into lockdown. At the time the whole pandemic was bewildering but she told us that if we locked down once and got on top of the disease, it would be best for the economy in the long run. “Do It Once, Do It
Chris Penk First published by The BFD 20th June 2020 The BFD is serialising National MP Chris Penk’s book Flattening the Country by publishing an extract every day. None of your business Perhaps the most telling remark on either side of the argument about the lockdown’s length came
National is calling on the Government to extend the Covid-19 temporary loss carry-back scheme to support businesses who are continuing to struggle under lockdown, National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly and Associate Revenue spokesperson Simon Watts say. “The loss carry-back scheme allowed businesses that anticipated to run losses for the
Mason Goad fee.org Mason Goad is a student at the Schar School of Policy and Government, located at George Mason University. Back in December of 2020, then President-elect Biden said that he would not make vaccines against COVID-19 mandatory, nor did he think they should be mandatory. Given the
New revelations that the Work and Income website only published the deadline for the first round of the wage subsidy two and a half days before it closed reinforce the need for that deadline to be extended, National’s Social Development and Employment spokesperson Louise Upston says. “Applications opened on
As Auckland enters its fifth week under Level 4 lockdown, the Government must present its plan to assist businesses to get through the stringent restrictions, says National’s Shadow Treasurer Andrew Bayly. “The worst result is for businesses to fail from a lack of cashflow as a result of the
Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister Yesterday, we announced the next steps in our COVID response as together, we continue our efforts to stamp out Delta. If you missed the update, Auckland will remain at Alert Level 4, and the rest of New Zealand will stay at Alert Level 2, until Tuesday
The Government’s decision to extend the Level 4 lockdown in Auckland and Level 2 restrictions elsewhere in the country without additional urgent support will be the end of many businesses, National’s Economic Development and Small Business spokesperson Todd McClay says. “The number of business casualties expected in the
Dave Pellowe goodsauce.news Scott Morrison’s illiberal position on vaccine passports is just shocking to me. I am, like so many of you, wanting Morrison to succeed and do well for the sake of the nation, but after he revealed in this video what his values really are, we
The Government’s confirmation of the availability of Recognised Seasonal Employer workers from selected countries is not enough to fix its rotten approach to labour supply, says National’s Horticulture spokesperson David Bennett. “Prior to the Delta Covid outbreak the Government announced the availability of RSE workers from certain countries.
David Seymour ACT Leader The ACT Party has today heard about the devastating impacts the lockdown and Delta Level 2 is having on our hospitality industry. The Government didn’t want the Epidemic Response Committee to continue because it didn’t want to hear real stories from real people about
