The reporter is fucking around a bit here, but ffs that should have been an outright homerun for Hipkins to nail Just fucking back workers, why are Labour couching on this AT ALL? - ThreadSky

kyledchurch.bsky.social • 3 days ago

The reporter is fucking around a bit here, but ffs that should have been an outright homerun for Hipkins to nail

Just fucking back workers, why are Labour couching on this AT ALL?

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megapope.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is what happens when you're too chickenshit to implement a better wealth tax, he's hamstrung on any kind of meaningful economic direction

musicalchairs.bsky.social•3 days ago

He won't commit to reversing it because he is shit scared of being asked how he would 'pay for it'. The state of it.

stpnbl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Is there a way to find out government expenditure not in the annual budget?

musicalchairs.bsky.social•3 days ago

You can compare the Befu 24 and Befu 25 expense tables (easy to google). I will do a bit of that over the weekend.

stpnbl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Oh yes. I found Treasury's 'fiscal time series historical fiscal indicators 1972-2024'. Should I ignore that? It has a caveat.

musicalchairs.bsky.social•3 days ago

You can compare those expense tables to Befu 25 tables. Remember inflation will make a big difference.

stpnbl.bsky.social•3 days ago

Much appreciated.

openpolicy.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's an approach driven by "mustn't scare the credit ratings agencies and banks, because the media take their analysis as gospel".

kyledchurch.bsky.social•3 days ago

bit late in the piece for the leader of a major political party to be so beholden to that - especially considering that the western right-wing are ignoring it on a global scale to do whatever they want, ratings and media be damned

openpolicy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Agreed. But these triangulating apparatchiks have spent 20-30 years doing this, so it’s hard to unlearn.

sachadylan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Appeasing easily-spooked economic priests

smollestbunny2.bsky.social•3 days ago

Because labour is a right wing party. That gets advertised as a leftist one by the fascist run media in order to confuse people into voting for them despite mounting evidence that they are and always have been a right wing party

srhansen.bsky.social•3 days ago

We should petition for Labour to change their name and charter.

Granted, every single Labour party on Earth has completely forgotten their roots.

smollestbunny2.bsky.social•3 days ago

Labour in the UK just changed their colour to blue. Which, would be neato if they did it here too.

kyledchurch.bsky.social•3 days ago

IF Hipkins isn't sure about the numbers then the line is

"well the numbers look dodgy, like so much else this National coalition does; but regardless we will be making sure that pay equity is reinstated"

grumpyyetamusin.bsky.social•3 days ago

How is he so bad at this?

anothermike100.bsky.social•3 days ago

He's a waffler. Whoever teaches Labour media management needs to give them a lesson in putting a bit of stick about.

ryan.crawcour.social•3 days ago

Hipkins couldn't hit a home run if Babe Ruth was holding the bat for him

supergoofnz.bsky.social•3 days ago

What does he think his party name means, and where does it come from...?

suezana.bsky.social•3 days ago

Barbara Edmonds spoke on Big Hairy News tonight. She was much clearer about what will be happening if a Labour led coalition is formed next election. It is towards the end of the chat. But good to listen to her & get a feel for what she values.

kyledchurch.bsky.social•2 days ago

Maybe she should be writing Hipkins talking points then haha 🫣

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