Here’s how the Nat’s policy strategy works. When an issue arises, they go look at their founding principles. Then they work out a solution to the issue that aligns with these principles. Then they formulate an argument to present to the voters. An argument that explains what needs to be done and why, and how…
English deserves credit for some guts in attempting to deal with NZ’s massive superannuation problem. A problem his spineless govern-by-opinion-polls predecessor refused to face up to. When Treasury forecast govt debt to rise to 200% of GDP (from the 25% it is today) by 2060, John Key scoffed that they were talking nonsense. Because he’s never…
Should voters really be surprised to see the NZ National Party lining up with communist Venezuela, and puffing wind into the sails of the murderous hate driven Hamas organisation? New Zealand has been on the slippery slope for at least fifty years. The rate of the slide has slowed somewhat under each period of National…
I haven’t had much time for ACT in the past, believing they were virtual John Key lapdogs lacking the guts to attack the Nats as they should if their own party principles ever meant anything to them. More interested in socially liberal hogwash than real policy. A change seems to have taken place. I’m not…
Bill English put out a press release yesterday on John Key’s flag change project. I think they might be feeling the heat after they launched their braindead patronising “What do you stand for?” webpage. When I looked it was about 80% very anti. In the release, which is one of the worst I have ever…
I guess after so long beating up our ever timid socialist Prime Minister the media would like to see some results for their efforts. However it seems Key’s popularity with the cronyist welfare addicted corporate sector and the likewise big govt dependent majority of the population at large is hard to dent. So why not…
For four years at least Bill English has been promising to get the govt’s budget back into the black. However our debt has grown as each successive budget has failed to produce a surplus, and in this time I would say our interest on debt in real terms has cost the NZ economy around $30…
Finance Minister Bill English has announced that 2800 properties in Tāmaki would be transferred to the Tāmaki Redevelopment Company, a joint venture between the Government and the Auckland Council. Yeah sure Bill, like Auckland Council and the Central govt are just the kind of people to run a free enterprise company. Can you imagine what…
House prices were only rising at 13 per cent in Auckland, and were fairly moderate in the rest of the country, Mr English told TVNZ’s Q & A program on Sunday. The government is continuing to work on increasing the supply of housing to deal with rising house prices and won’t “get distracted” in trying…
Bill English issued a press release today relating to the flag change referenda. Among the gobblygook trying to justify this farce is a highly contrived Question and Answer session. Here’s one of the questions where Bill’s answer seemed to me to be exceptionally senseless Question- What is the benefit of a two-stage referendum process? Answer-…
A couple of days ago the Australian government acted in response to rising public concern with the huge number of cashed up foreign buyers in the housing market. They proposed fees of at least $5000 for foreign buyers of homes and businesses and million dollar penalties for anyone caught trying to work around the regs.…
The thinking that underpins the governments increasing trend to borrow is this- eventually things will come good, the budget will produce a surplus, and the debt will slowly be paid back. Why do we need to borrow? Because the government prefers this to selling off assets or reducing govt expenditure. Bill English- “the Government has…
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