NZ Politics
Tax – A Burden We Don’t Need
We have to keep the tax gatherers well away from the seat of power. The coalition may not have given us all we voted for but they are certainly preferable to those occupying the opposition benches. This is why tactical voting has come to the fore and why it is so important.
Witch Hunt Nears Its Grisly End
A pack of witch hunters pops Janet Dickson’s career. Who are the real witches?
The CTU Already Wrote Chippy’s Budget
The union wrote the invoice. Chippy just signs it.
This Is a Fragile Recovery
A debate is raging over the state of New Zealand’s economy, as we head towards the election. Some say a recovery is well underway, while others claim it remains in crisis. Both can’t be right, so let’s see what the data shows. But first, some background. When
An Agenda Drives the MAPAS
For all the talk about mirroring demographics and countering disadvantage, race-based entry programmes to our medical schools rest on a highly contested political ideology of separatism that, for obvious reasons, is rarely presented to the general public as its underlying rationale.
Proudest Legacy. Selective Memory.
They invented the scheme, waited for National’s homework, forced the boss, softened the worker and skipped the cut they cried about.
Wind It Up Or Make It Binding.
One side wants a finish line. The other wants an unelected veto. Wind it up or watch them put it above you.
If It Happened Here
A country that woke up to 1,195 of its own dead should not have to ask Wellington’s permission before finishing the job. A country that has the right to exist has the right to defend itself.
