Because of my technical incompetence I have failed to produce a copy of my recent bill for my Zoom account to show you all. However, here’s a copy of the account payment: Zoom.Us 888-799-9666 Www.Zoom.Us Ca $272.05US. I wrote across the invoice I kept for my records “No GST – bastards”. I … [Read more...]
Why did the coalition Government got rid of the Productivity Commission?
It’s because the Commission Chair Dr Ganesh Nana wrote things like this: Our business models continue to focus on volume, rather than value and again that’s a misunderstanding of productivity – increased revenue is not productivity. Revenue can be generated by, just as we have done, … [Read more...]
At last there are seriously good articles on how neo-liberalism is failing us badly
I recall in the 1980’s, when I chaired a Labour Party electorate committee, moving out of the chair to argue with our local MP on how wrong neo-liberalism was, as its impacts I felt were dreadful. I was working with communities all over the South Island which were being decimated by this newly found … [Read more...]
The migration, tax cuts and housing shortages are inflationary
It was the wet blanket on National’s hopes for a summery economic honeymoon. Last week Bernard Hickey (my favourite commentator) wrote: The Reserve Bank last week upgraded its interest rate and house price forecasts to account for: The Reserve Bank’s forecasts and comments in … [Read more...]
It is really important thaat we critically analyse who is advising our leaders
Recently Martyn Bradbury wrote: The Neoliberal NZ experiment: You are never allowed to question the de-unionised work force that amputated wages, you can never question selling off our assets, you can never criticise the growth mentality, you are never allowed to attack the free market … [Read more...]
Living Wage Election Forum
An incoming government can make sure public sector workers are paid a living wage. At our Election Forum, we’re asking political parties to keep paying a Living Wage to core public sector workers, and to extend a Living Wage to workers in publicly funded education and health. This includes school … [Read more...]
The Loft Social service defunded
In the Press on Saturday it was reported that The Loft, a valuable social agency in the East has had its funding declined by MSD. We will follow this one up as this is an agency which is relied on by a large number of people from a vulnerable portion of our city. In the weekend there was an … [Read more...]
Roger Douglas move over – Neoliberalism must go
Neoliberalism has got us into the present mess and it has no way of getting us out. Whether it is AI, Climate Change, Vaping, Uber, AirBnB, Tourism…. for nearly forty years we have said – let the market decide. The “Free Market” and the removal of regulation has not brought us to Nirvana, it has … [Read more...]
Garry Writes 29 November on inequality
This week we have Eugenie Sage, Green MP, to speak to us about the 3 Waters legislation. Eugenie was on the Select Committee which considered the Bill. Like most people concerned about the 3 Waters legislation I will be interested in Eugenie’s observations about the process and where she sees the … [Read more...]
Garry writes 29 March 2022
I remember sitting at a Labour Party conference in the 1980’s and hearing an old lady addressing the conference telling us all how delighted she was when Norm Kirk got the path to her clothesline of her state house concreted. Richard Prebble (remember he used to be a Labour MP) got up and completely … [Read more...]
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