MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is Working for Families contributing to poverty in New Zealand?
Political Roundup: Is Working for Families contributing to poverty in New Zealand? – Analysis by DrBryce Edwards. Dr Bryce Edwards. The people who are most concerned about poverty and inequality in this country are also usually highly supportive of Working for Families. But what if the Working for Families (WfF) scheme was actually part of the […]
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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is the National Party changing enough? Dr Bryce Edwards. Having been turfed out of government last year, the National Party is doing what all parties do when dealing with failure – re-evaluating what they are doing wrong and making some necessary changes. During their annual conference at the weekend, some new […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why Gareth Morgan’s TOP failed
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why Gareth Morgan’s TOP failed Dr Bryce Edwards. There was always a big problem with The Opportunities Party – no one really knew what it stood for, and no one really knew what type of voters it was appealing to. Yes, it claimed to exist to promote “evidence-based policies”, but to […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Does freedom of speech extend to far-right voices?
[embedded content] Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Does freedom of speech extend to far-right voices? Dr Bryce Edwards. New Zealand has largely escaped the escalating debates and conflicts occurring in the US and elsewhere about whether to allow or ban offensive political speech. Until now. Two controversial Canadian speakers who have cancelled their NZ appearance after […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Existential burger wars
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Existential burger wars Dr Bryce Edwards. There really is a major shift going on at the moment in which vegetarian and vegan food practices are in the ascendancy. And it’s very political. In fact, as if to underline this shift, the restaurant that’s directly across the road from the Prime Minister’s […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Kiwibuild is now “socialism for the rich”
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Kiwibuild is now “socialism for the rich” Dr Bryce Edwards. If there was any excitement brewing at being able to enter a lottery to buy an affordable Kiwibuild house, it was certainly short-lived, as further details revealed that the “lottery of birth” has probably already scuttled most people’s chances. Disappointment is […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What’s driving down business confidence?
Dr Bryce Edwards. Business interests aren’t very happy at the moment. We know this from numerous “business confidence” surveys, media interviews with CEOs, and increasingly restive business groups. Of course, as discussed in yesterday’s Political Roundup column, much of this might be put down to “business bias” against a Labour government – quite simply, businesses […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should politicians care about “business confidence”?
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Should politicians care about “business confidence”? Dr Bryce Edwards. The business community’s confidence in the economy – and therefore the Government – seems to have hit a new low recently. There have been dozens of articles published in the last couple of weeks highlighting business concerns. So how seriously should politicians […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Babymania politicised
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Babymania politicised Dr Bryce Edwards. It was only a matter of time before “babymania” became politicised. After all, the birth of Jacinda Ardern’s child is inherently political, and along with the positivity there has always been the likelihood that fights would break out and accusations would be made relating to partisan […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s strike for gender equality
Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Jacinda Ardern’s strike for gender equality Dr Bryce Edwards. In terms of the struggle for gender equality, the symbolism of the birth of Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford is impossible to ignore, and is rightly being celebrated around the world. Possibly the most important article about the significance of Ardern having […]
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