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Who leaked the Fair Pay Cabinet Paper?

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 12:39 pm, December 7th, 2023 - 33 comments

My initial impression was that the person who leaked the Fair Pay Cabinet Paper to the media was probably a disgruntled Public Servant but was it?

The inspiring Pope Francis

Written By: advantage - Date published: 5:36 pm, December 6th, 2023 - 18 comments

Pope Francis has been pope for a bit over 10 years. He’s made a difference.

Labour needs to open the military-political front

Written By: advantage - Date published: 10:13 am, December 3rd, 2023 - 28 comments

The new National coalition cares little about defence. Defence is surprisingly a large and under-appreciated strength for Labour.

Just One Term

Written By: advantage - Date published: 9:06 am, December 2nd, 2023 - 74 comments

There is every reason to believe National will be chucked out in 2026.

Gangs rejoice as Pseudoephedrine is back

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:51 am, December 2nd, 2023 - 18 comments

For a Government that hates gangs you would think that they would be more circumspect with policies that may enrich gangs and increase illicit drug use. But this is exactly what the current Government is planning.

Nigel Haworth – Back to the Future?

Written By: Guest post - Date published: 10:08 am, November 27th, 2023 - 22 comments

“Labour should be as focused on production as it is on distribution. Labour’s job is not simply to distribute such resources as accrue to the state; it is to promote production and trade that underpin fairer distribution, but under particular conditions.”

The Left Do Not Own Maori

Written By: advantage - Date published: 11:52 am, November 26th, 2023 - 52 comments

Labour, the Greens and liberal parts of the media have not adjusted to the fact that liberal and Maori are different things.

Highlights quoted out of the National-New Zealand First coalition agreement

Written By: advantage - Date published: 9:36 am, November 25th, 2023 - 73 comments

Some of the more unusual policies from the National-New Zealand First coalition agreement.

What Is peace Anyway?

Written By: advantage - Date published: 7:29 am, November 16th, 2023 - 12 comments

We are further away from peace in parts of the world than a decade ago. But pessimism about peace isn’t a foregone conclusion.

Caption contest

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 2:28 pm, November 15th, 2023 - 64 comments

Keep it seemly.

Negotiation of chaos

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 8:23 am, November 15th, 2023 - 132 comments

So the coalition negotiations are going as well as I thought they would.

Australia just made a high impact treaty with a Pacific Island state that puts a question on New Zealand about climate change

Written By: advantage - Date published: 11:30 am, November 11th, 2023 - 9 comments

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano have announced a deal whereby Australia is offering permanent residency to Tuvaluans affected by climate change, and a security guarantee that will bind both countries close together.

What will National do about special voting rights?

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:55 am, November 11th, 2023 - 45 comments

One of the most democratic changes that Labour made to the electoral system was to allow people to enroll and vote on election day. The right hate it. And may be planning to change it.

Labour’s leadership

Written By: redfed - Date published: 10:06 am, November 3rd, 2023 - 34 comments

Now that the dust is settling it is time for the Labour Party to think about its future.

The Injustice of Blackball

Written By: advantage - Date published: 8:04 am, November 2nd, 2023 - 14 comments

There is no “just transition” occurring on New Zealand’s west coast and there should be.

Don’t get angry, get organised

Written By: mickysavage - Date published: 10:58 am, October 23rd, 2023 - 87 comments

Labour day is a good day for all progressives to start getting organised for the next three years and working on the election of the next progressive Government.

Politics By The Armful

Written By: advantage - Date published: 11:07 am, October 17th, 2023 - 9 comments

I’m going to show you what a large scale effective political act in a second hand store looked like recently.

The lost art of the heckle

Written By: Guest post - Date published: 8:33 am, October 10th, 2023 - 12 comments

What has happened to the fine art of intelligent heckling?

Skyfall comes to Wellington

Written By: advantage - Date published: 7:30 am, October 1st, 2023 - 5 comments

Skyfall was 10 years ago but it has a message for all public servants local or central as you choose your vote.

Labour to keep lifting worker wages and rights

Written By: notices and features - Date published: 2:31 pm, September 16th, 2023 - 12 comments

“Worker’s rights are under threat this election as Christopher Luxon and David Seymour eye up a smorgasbord of cuts,” Labour Spokesperson for Workplace Relations and Safety Carmel Sepuloni said.

“Only a Labour government will safeguard fair pay agreements, where applications are currently progressing to improve pay and conditions for bus drivers, hospitality staff, early childhood teachers, port workers, cleaners and security guards.”