Written By: - Date published: 11:23 pm, May 16th, 2012 - 22 comments
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The Jackal raised the issue of corruption in relation to John Banks in a comment here and has written more about it on his blog. It appears on the evidence of DotCom’s lieutenant that when he was a Member of Parliament Banks was offering to accept a financial consideration in respect of any act to be done by him in his capacity as a member of Parliament. This makes Philip Field look like a Good Samaritan. Banks has to go.
Written By: - Date published: 10:56 am, May 17th, 2012 - No comments
Today there was the characteristic signature of a Talley’s Group company spin that I’ve observed over the last five years on this site with their worker relationships. They lie, prevaricate, and fracture the truth. They appear to be completely untrustworthy and incapable of good faith bargaining. In my view they are the absolute arseholes of NZ managers and companies.
Written By: - Date published: 10:47 am, May 17th, 2012 - No comments
Judith Collins has finally filed defamation action against Trevor Mallard and Andrew Little. She’s waited until close to the Budget so that the story would be quickly overshadowed and then forgotten. You see, Collins had foolishly got herself between a rock and a hard place. Suing wasn’t the optimal choice but she’s too prideful for the alternative.
Written By: - Date published: 7:30 am, May 17th, 2012 - 61 comments
If there was any doubt that National has an anti-teacher, anti-education agenda, it’s gone. Increasing class sizes will ‘save’ $43m a year by reducing the number of teachers that would otherwise be required by 500. National standards will be used for performance pay. It’s a cut to the frontline, a cut to our kids’ learning. And Parata’s comments suggest more to come.
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 17th, 2012 - 43 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 3:36 pm, May 16th, 2012 - 11 comments
There are 72 days to the Olympics, which is what many people are counting down to – but the planet will be much more interested in the Rio+20 conference in 36 days. This is the chance for world leaders to put global society on a sustainable path.
Written By: - Date published: 2:53 pm, May 16th, 2012 - 71 comments
The Herald recently carried a story about an Auckland couple – Simon Mabin and Chantelle Joseph – who bought a 970 square metre vacant section in Parnell two years ago, and sold it last month for $2m – more than twice as much as what they paid for it. They did absolutely nothing to the …
Written By: - Date published: 10:19 am, May 16th, 2012 - 31 comments
TVNZ7, in its current form, will stop broadcasting on the 30th of June and will be changed to a plus one channel along the same lines as TV3 Plus One. Now I don’t know about you, but I could live without seeing another repeat of Come Dine with Me.
Written By: - Date published: 7:52 am, May 16th, 2012 - 97 comments
John Key might be regretting his moan about the media yesterday. His reward has been to be shown to be lying in the banks.com affair. Key has previously claimed he first heard of Dotcom the day before he was arrested. A new email, however, shows Dotcom’s staff met with Key personally months earlier over his attempt to purchase the Crisco mansion.
Written By: - Date published: 7:12 am, May 16th, 2012 - 27 comments
His policies (such that they are) aren’t working, his government is now being questioned, his economy is stuck in the doldrums, so naturally Key is looking for someone to blame. The media!
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 16th, 2012 - 66 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 10:03 pm, May 15th, 2012 - 18 comments
Rebekah and Charlie Brooks have been charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to the News International phone-hacking affair. Now it’s in the courts, this albatross will hang around Cameron’s neck through to the next election.
Written By: - Date published: 12:23 pm, May 15th, 2012 - 39 comments
So, Cunliffe was invited on The Nation. He said, yup but not if leadership nonsense is raised. Garner agreed. Then the leader office said it should be Parker as Finance spokesperson this close to the Budget. Cunliffe agreed. And this is meant to be some huge ado? Get real.
Written By: - Date published: 11:03 am, May 15th, 2012 - 21 comments
A short, poignant guest post.
Written By: - Date published: 9:48 am, May 15th, 2012 - 7 comments
Sometimes during union bargaining that has hit a wall, workers will vote to ‘work to rule’ – ie not do extras beyond the terms of you contract. It’s perfectly legal. In fact, it should be what we all do every day. Working beyond rule is gifting time and effort to the boss for no compensation. But National wants employers to be able to cut your pay for doing your job.
Written By: - Date published: 8:22 am, May 15th, 2012 - 12 comments
Unemployment’s up, wages are flat, retail and export prices in freefall. Last budget National promised 4% this year – it’s 1%. But never fear, the brighter future is just around the corner – again. Key says growth will be strong in 2013/14 -2 years from now. Does anyone still believe him?
Written By: - Date published: 7:32 am, May 15th, 2012 - 125 comments
Remember when John Key said he’d love to see wages drop? Yep? How about when Bill English claimed our low wages were our competitive advantage. Uh-huh.
Well the changes they’re bringing in to undermine working Kiwis’ bargaining power will do exactly that.
Written By: - Date published: 7:13 am, May 15th, 2012 - 28 comments
I guess we should give credit to National, in this time of economic stagnation, for the one and only growth industry that they have accomplished.
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 15th, 2012 - 91 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 5:02 pm, May 14th, 2012 - 8 comments
An interesting press release from David Clark, sponsor of the “Mondayisation” bill. It looks like the process of constructing the official advice on this matter was deliberately biased. Why?
Written By: - Date published: 11:43 am, May 14th, 2012 - 75 comments
1 in 80 New Zealanders left for Australia last 12 months. Emigration so far this year is 15% higher than the same months in 2011. 6,000 people attended the 3rd Aussie jobs expo in Auckland in 18 months this weekend. The question is becoming not ‘would you go to Aussie’ but ‘what was the final straw for you to decide to leave Aussie’. Here’s a few reasons.
Written By: - Date published: 10:48 am, May 14th, 2012 - 38 comments
Gay marriage looks set to become a “key election issue” in the Obama vs Romney presidential contest. How utterly depressing.
Written By: - Date published: 9:15 am, May 14th, 2012 - 11 comments
Remember National’s ‘fiscally neutral’ tax cuts? Turns out they’ve cost $2 billion in their first 18 months. Now, the Right’s story changes, of course. Without those reckless tax cuts, we wouldn’t be facing zero budgets. They were never meant to be fiscally neutral, they were stimulus spending – right, cause this economy is so stimulated.
Written By: - Date published: 6:43 am, May 14th, 2012 - 68 comments
I chuckled to read Fran O’Shillivan on Sunday: “John Key has made a strategic decision to burn some political capital and front-foot major Government decisions” – yeah, all those major decisions: $1m for contraception, ‘tackling cyber-bullying’, a petty pokies for convention centre deal, even their centrepiece policy – asset sales – won’t benefit the economy a jot.
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 14th, 2012 - 83 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 10:40 am, May 13th, 2012 - 87 comments
Labour has gambled on Shearer’s broad real-world experience and appeal to the electorate. Over time the contrast with Key, who is now well and truly just “another bloody politician”, will be more and more pronounced.
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 13th, 2012 - 82 comments
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Written By: - Date published: 3:37 pm, May 12th, 2012 - 12 comments
In a shock new announcement the Prime Minister has confirmed recipients of corporate welfare will be forced to vaccinate their children.
Written By: - Date published: 2:48 pm, May 12th, 2012 - 312 comments
It is the Nats’ belief that those on a benefit have fewer human rights than the rest of us. They can simply be told what to do. So now we have a compulsory vaccination debate.
Written By: - Date published: 6:17 am, May 12th, 2012 - 58 comments
Seems as though Dicken’s Oliver character was an ungrateful little ingrate who actually had it pretty good, all things considered. Gruel has to beat left over savaloy water, no?
Written By: - Date published: 6:00 am, May 12th, 2012 - 75 comments
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