politics

Seymour is following in Trump’s footsteps in attacking the press. it won’t be long before he uses the phrase “enemy of the people” and “fake news”....

David Seymour also has the academia in his crosshairs. It will be interesting to watch him undermine trust in science and the “educated elite” like his hero Donald Trump has done.

Building bigger roads won’t make driving nicer. It will make traffic worse. That may seem counterintuitive. It’s also one of the most studied assertions of the last few decades in transport planning. A report from the University of Berkeley shows that for every 1% of extra highway capacity added, traffic volumes increase...

The government has announced its new top-priority approach for families with children in emergency housing, while signalling a stricter approach for those accessing it....

I don’t get why National doesn’t get this prick a good PR firm. Jeez 🙄

Another day, another round of vindictive and regressive policy from this government....

Just got this email from NZ first:...

I’m a bit peeved at some of the “surprises” that have popped up as part of the coalition. Whilst I don’t necesarily fall on the left or right, I have reached my threshold with some of the things that are currently being prioritised, such as making changes to the smoke free plan....

I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise.

National have committed to keeping most of the density rules they agreed to with Labour, with the tweak of giving councils a little more flexibility around where people can build up to three storeys. Overall a great move, and one that will hopefully have a downwards pressure on house prices....

This was a fascinating read, it sounds like he disagreed with his colleagues on a number of issues. And given the election result, I’d say he was right, as law and order was something Labour was perceived as being very weak on....

I’m glad we’re continuing to do our own little part to help Ukraine, this is one of the rare conflicts where one party is empirically in the wrong....

We deserve a better standard of political discourse in this country, in my view. It sounds like Mark Mitchell has done some pretty impressive things in his career, including taking on gangs and uncovering war crimes....

“It’s hard to be poor, it’s expensive to be poor, and moreover, public discourse is making it socially unacceptable to be poor. Whether it’s bashing on beneficiaries, dragging our feet towards a living wage, throwing shade on school breakfast programmes, or restricting people’s ability to collectively bargain for...

Another good write up showing that the Government is misleading the public about the state of public finances and the economy, and also benefit sanctions....

Great write-up....