The Budget and the Pollsters
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Election 08 | No Comments »Predictably the first round of post-Budget opinion polls is now starting to emerge showing that there has been no sudden and dramatic change in the fortunes of either major party. That's pretty unsurprising. The pollsters must have been on the phone ...
Embarrassing for National
Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Economy, John Key, National Party | No Comments »It's a bit embarrassing for National that they haven't asked a single question of the Finance Minister since he delivered his Budget last week. John Key and Bill English want to be PM and Minister of Finance this time next ...
National calls school funding “pork-barrelling”
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Education, National Party | No Comments »In the busy week that was Budget week 2008, I missed this little gem from the National Party's education spokesperson, Anne Tolley. Commenting on the news that the Labour-led government would be increasing schools operational funding by 5 percent next year, Tolley complained ...
Shrinking the State - National’s True Agenda
Saturday, May 24th, 2008 Posted in Economy, John Key, National Party, Tax, Videos | No Comments »My good friend and Labour Party candidate for Hunua Jordan Carter has written an excellent post on the National Party's tax cutting agenda. Jordan takes issue with the assertion that Labour should have cut taxes while the going was good. ...
A Solid Labour Budget
Saturday, May 24th, 2008 Posted in Economy, Labour's Achievements | No Comments »The 2008 Budget was one that all Labour supporters can be proud of. Michael Cullen has carefully struck the right balance between relieving the financial pressure Kiwi households currently face and safeguarding the future of our economy. The significant tax ...
Budget Day 2008
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 Posted in Economy, Labour's Achievements, National Party, Tax | No Comments »Today is Budget Day. It's a big day for the government and the opposition. For the government it will be an opportunity to demonstrate that they can continue to deliver to New Zealanders even when the economic going gets a ...
Train buy-back great, but what would National do?
Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in John Key, Labour's Achievements, Public Transport | No Comments »I'm really pleased that Helen Clark and Michael Cullen have announced today that the government is buying back the trains from Aussie operator Toll Holdings. The National government made a huge mistake when they sold off this vital infrastructure and ...
Industry Training Day demonstrates great progress
Monday, May 5th, 2008 Posted in Education, Employment, Labour's Achievements, Local Issues | No Comments »Last week I had the opportunity to visit two Hutt Valley workplaces as part of Industry Training at Work Day, an opportunity to showcase on-the-job learning. As I used to work in the industry training field, I already had a ...