Lindsay Mitchell lindsaymitchell.blogspot.com Social Security benefits were legislated in 1938. The Labour government harnessed the collective financial power of all workers to provide for those who fell on hard times through no fault of their own (quite removed from today’s premise where own-fault is ignored). Participation was
Blaming Simon Bridges for his party’s dreadful polling at the end of a global pandemic is as unfair as it is unreasonable, but relentless negative media coverage finally brought about his demise. Jacinda Ardern’s meteoric rise in the polls, an expression of gratitude from the public that COVID-19
Todd Muller National Party Leader We confront the greatest economic threat of a generation, and it’s my view that we have the team and the comprehensive plan to ensure that we will rebuild New Zealand in a way that matters to New Zealanders. Watch my full interview with Newshub
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Of all fields of expertise and excluding the bogus ones (sociologists, chiropractors etc) none match economists for talking nonsense when it comes to forecasting. If that sounds extreme, bear in mind the fact that economic forecasting is invariably wrong is now a specialist field of
Dr Muriel Newman nzcpr.com In his weekly newspaper column, Dr Steve Elers, a senior lecturer in journalism at Massey University explains the importance of recognising the underlying philosophy that drives those who are running our country. He says: “We would be fools to believe political decisions are primarily evidence
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The virus epidemic has brought in its wake an even bigger epidemic of stupidity, epitomised by an outbreak of “Buy New Zealand Made” pleas. This advocacy is world-class stupidity. What if every nation adopted that line? The effect here would be poverty of starvation proportions
The longevity of the current government has nothing to do with the Nats’ rearranging their chairs on the Titanic or the suppression of our rights after Christchurch and during Covid. The CoL’s demise will happen when the failing economy inevitably hits rock bottom. Gratitude to the prime minister for
Not long ago, a family-run hospitality business in my town posted a plea for help on the local Facebook page: please come and buy our stuff! In anticipation of some big annual events in Tasmania, months ago they had ordered piles of perishable stock. Now it was all sitting in
Nick Stewart CEO of Stewart Group The Adviser Talk · Canny View: Budget 2020, higher taxes on the way The government has unveiled Budget 2020 under the most challenging economic conditions since 1984 and with expectations from the whole nation that it will cushion the economy from the fallout from COVID-19,
“Green steel” might sound like Derek Zoolander’s contribution to celebrity climate activism, but according to a public policy think-tank, it’s totes the future of the Australian economy. But, like most green fantasies, it seems to be long on wishful thinking and short on hard detail. A new report
Peter Cresswell pc.blogspot.com The economic crash was already baked in before the virus arrived. It was already going to be bad. The shortest ever recent recession, in 1980, lasted for six months. And this one — the popping of the “everything bubble” was already going to be big. “Coronavirus
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Viv Forbes saltbushclub.com Viv Forbes is a geologist, financial analyst and weather watcher with long experience in Australian rural and mining industries. The Lockdown Depression is rushing towards us. Many in politics, media and industry are digging the hole deeper, some through panic and ignorance, others cynically pushing anti-industry
