It strikes me that all ethnic groups divide on class lines, that is, ethnicity is a challenging basis upon which to argue for alternatives to Capitalism. Whilst post Modernism has wasted so much time and effort in renewing a tired pluralist understanding ...
I think the Clark government tried to adhere to traditional Labour values, but had to deal with consequences of a decade or more of neo-liberal groundwork and ideology. it was assailed for doing so e.g. the ERA fight. Thereafter, in the roiling process ...
Do you mean me? If so, go for it đ
Indeed. And many others feel the same.
No decision on leadership of the Labour Party should be made today. Any decisions about leadership should follow a careful and comprehensive review of, first, the recent campaign, and. second, the broader settings in which Labour has chosen to work in ...
Labour party over spending in unproductive areas has caused inflation and paying people to stay at home. The way to decrease inflation is o put people out of work by raising interest rates. Thats what the reserve bank does. Who cares about the productive ...
Im 70 years old. This labour government is the worst government in my life time. The labour party kept printing money and this caused inflation. Once again the productive tax paying workers in nz are paying the price. I for one have no work because people ...
Seymour nailed it. Dont take issue with what he said. Try and understand what he was saying. Bureaucrats are sucking tbe tax paying productive workers of nz dry.... While they have their saftey "jobs"
It is a sad moment when a principled stand on the fundamental platform for a fairer society is described by a competent journalist as petulant. Such was the gist of Claire Trevettâs recent Herald piece on David Parkerâs exit from the Taxation portfolio. ...
My support for fundamental tax reform is long-established. The two most immediately-responsible and knowledgeable ministers (Robertson and Parker) also favour reform. The PMâs dismissal of tax reform begs the questions: when will it ever be the time for ...
The attacks in the âdangerousâ Left in the UK LP have long roots going back to Harold Wilson and before (remember the "âŠ.tightly-knit group of politically-motivated menâ about the dockers). Militant took on the role of whipping boy subsequently. Mr Starmer...
I think a few people see this as a serious idea, and not a stalking horse. There are currents of a pernicious ageism flowing, no doubt justified by previous reverse behaviours. Another current in contemporary pluralismâs hold on politics.
You know, I think, that to be the case. And the same person you took to task for partnership work later. Always consistently grounded in a class analysis.
A fair analysis, with perhaps one further point needed. Those of us grounded in what many see (wrongly, I suggest) as an outdated class perspective place some emphasis on the long-term drift of the Party and left politics away from that class perspective ...
The employer party in the ILO had been gearing up for some time to use the ILO as a weapon against organised labour. The ILO traditionally advocated both worker voice and collective bargaining (in 1919, as an antidote to Communism). Employers (one of the ...
And, as I think you understand, that's why I remain convinced that the only route forward for sustainable progressive economic and social policies is a Labour Party committed to a sustainable post capitalist (indeed, socialist) society, which, in turn, ...
Churls who do not recognise the achievements of this government in the face of extraordinary adversity are to be expected. In particular, the Leftâs ability to praise or thank is striking. When we mount our high horse of rectitude we make Austenâs Mr ...
To be clear, my desire is precisely to rebuild a strong party base that is committed to socialist principles. That project is made easer by the recent rule change, but requires party members to decide if they see the party's future as a class based party ...
Itâs a debate, but the important question is whether the simple change today is allowed to lead to that debate. If we donât get this right now, we face very difficult times in the future as the electoral cycle plays out.
Iâve tried the âRender unto Caesarâ shorthand explanation but it confused Mr Trotter. I see voting on The Leader as a limited exercise of power which brings with it a much greater threat - the loss of presidential and council authority to a unitary ...
Happily here because this is an issue of fundamental importance for the future of the Party. I canât do the historical argument justice here, but the LP Constitution emerged as a clever way to balance the interests of the Party - long-term, through the ...
I strongly support: 1) the proposal to return the choice of parliamentary leader to the Caucus. I would have returned to the pre-2012 arrangement happily. The 2012 changes may have given party members a vote on the leadership but they simultaneously ...
Most of you have hit the nail on the head. Don't always blame the farmers for whitebait stocks decline Blame those on the river who are selling their catch. For many it's ONLY ABOUT THE MIGHTY DOLLAR. To those who say that whitebait patties for sale at ...
"There are circumstances beyond rape where a mother might not know the fatherâs details, or might not wish the father of her child to be known." Indeed - and there are also exemption in the Law beyond rape. See section 70A (3) of the Social Security Act ...
... be around I hope. Cheers Nigel.
Fair enough a house price crash would cause too much of a downturn. So obviously lower and middle incomes need to rise a lot. Checkout staff should be on $30 an hour. Teachers , Nurses etc should be on $120K per year. There is enough money currently being ...
So John Key , how do you feel about people sleeping under bridges? JK : We've had a bit of a discussion about that and we are quite comfortable with that really, I mean there is no real safety issue here as the vehicles are well above them and being under ...
Mike Hosking is so stupid he thinks he's a genius . He doesn't know what he doesn't know. I saw him in public a few months back, severe hunchback, like a deformity, very small and weak looking. Just get more side on standing photos of him out there and ...
He says the centre-right tag is "not detrimental", and he's totally right - it won't. However his values and his actions demonstrate he is a progressive Labour candidate.
I do 12 hr shifts. 4 on 4 off. 3 rosters days then 3 rosters nights. It's a good pattern if you take care of yourself, rest etc. We work labour day etc, penal rates plus time in lieu as money as we are 24 x 7. Most guys don't mind that. Labour day is a day...
Beaten by an arguably centre party that compared to Pierre Trudeau would be considered centre right in policy. The whole playing field is rather right of only a couple of decades ago.
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