Comments on: Behind the secrecy

By: Dark visions at The Standard

Dark visions at The Standard — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:56:19 +0000

[...] privatisation, slashing benefits, no minimum wage, regressive tax system, strategic deficit, policy for sale to business interests, Iwi and Kiwi at each other’s throats. What a [...]

By: Merryl Lynch: Nats will privatise ACC at The Standard 2.01

Merryl Lynch: Nats will privatise ACC at The Standard 2.01 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:19:34 +0000

[...] National met secretly with the private insurance lobby to collude on ACC policy, which was then deliberately withheld from the public to avoid political [...]

By: EFA lets voters know who bankrolls parties at The Standard 2.01

EFA lets voters know who bankrolls parties at The Standard 2.01 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:20:25 +0000

[...] huge sums to National but there is evidence that donors included the Insurance Council, who made a secret deal with National to privatise ACC, anti-MMP campaigner and multi-millionaire Peter Shirtcliffe, and [...]

By: Kremlinology: National on ACC at The Standard 2.01

Kremlinology: National on ACC at The Standard 2.01 — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:36:28 +0000

[...] what’s their policy now? The hints are privatisation is still on the cards. National is still in secret talks with big business about policy. In recent days, both Bill English and Pansy Wong have been quoted [...]

By: Labour 4eva

Labour 4eva — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:03:52 +0000

'possilbly (sic) even selling' - link please. Been waiting to prove that John Key is corrupt. Now you have done it - I just need the link to prove to the Nats at work! There must be one - surely? [Tane: This is an allusion to the fact National received $2 million of secret donations in the last election and, given their refusal to disclose who their donors are, it's fair enough to ask whether their selling out of New Zealanders on ACC involved cash donations from the policy's beneficiaries.]

By: The Standard Week - 06-13 June at The Standard 2.01

The Standard Week - 06-13 June at The Standard 2.01 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:30:01 +0000

[...] Behind the secrecy If National were willing to go behind closed doors and sell New Zealanders out to industry lobbyists on ACC last election, what reason do we have to believe they won’t sell us out again this time on consumer protections? [more] [...]

By: James Kearney

James Kearney — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:19:33 +0000

“Corrupt! Corrupt! Corrupt!”

By: Steve Withers

Steve Withers — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:35:27 +0000

I’m sure that ACC is a target this time around too. Anything where an insurance monopoly provides better cheaper service to NZ will be opened up to “competition” so a few wealthy donors can pay less for insurance and the rest of us pay a lot more…..for less.

Mindful of the electricity “reforms”. That worked the same way with the same result.