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🇬🇧 in NZ 🇳🇿. Random commentary on politics and econ. Mostly econ. Used to tweet about tech in the distant past.
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What?? "Just sing your songs Maori boy, don't use your platform to call out our racism it makes us uncomfortable". Bishop is akin to pond life at this stage. www.rnz.co.nz/news/top/562...

submitted 12 hours ago • 0 comments

Has there ever been a more anti worker "Safety minister" than Van Velden? Why are the hardcore neoliberals with 8% of the vote calling the shots on some of the most important decisions in NZ? #coalitionofchaos www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

Drug taking immigrant? Why is he not already on a plane to El Salvador? Oh, he's a white billionaire, my mistake. 🤦‍♂️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

No mention of money for more doctors or nurses though... www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3607...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Well there it is. Hidden in the bill. A move to neuter the courts. Tyranny is here. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

When you gut Police budget and do nothing about the socioeconomic causes of crime, this is inevitable. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Cuts. Cuts. Cuts. Not "savings". We can't say it enough.

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Putin can do whatever he likes and it's a win for him. Trump looks even more weak and stupid with every passing moment on Russia. Trump says he's 'not happy' with Putin and he's considering further sanctions against Russia ground.news/article/trum...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Tyranny is here. When judges are threatened to this point... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Equating a states finances to a household is the biggest lie the general public have ever been told. It was Thatcher and Reagan's 'coupe de grâce' and has done the world immeasurable damage. Austerity is a choice. "We can't afford it" is a choice.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Fixed price contracts for major projects are unworkable and unrealistic. They are often a crutch for poor programme management. Run major projects well and it's not necessary. www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

It seems to me the standard answer for "freedom" when it comes to the Middle East is cold blooded murder.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Wow. Give 18 and 19 year olds a kick while shoveling cash to the 1%. This government is truly #morallybankrupt www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-20...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Another disaster budget from the NZ Coalition. "Path to surplus" is a mindless path to recession and falling further behind.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Sleeping in cars and couch surfing. This is how they got people out of emergency housing. National are #morallybankrupt www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Good six minutes to reflect on. youtu.be/IXR9PByA9SY?...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

You can't make this up. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Or vote for the straight jacket again, I guess 🤷‍♀️ #nzpol #OneTermGovernment

submitted 14 days ago • 2 comments

Loans create deposits. Rare to see this expressed in mainstream media. Apart from that the rest of the article is iffy (incorrect "loanable fund" model. The main point is made though. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Noem doesn't even know what she wants suspended. I'm not even American and I know what habeas corpus means. That somebody in such a position of power gets it totally wrong is truly shocking.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Yes. It was a terrible article. Reinforced all the nonense that does so much damage.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Treaty "Principles" bill was the horse. The Regulatory standards bill are the Trojans inside the horse.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Make sensational false claim. When later pressed for evidence quietly back down. Luxon seems to make a lot of "mistakes" when he's speaking. 🤔 www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gps-criti...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Most corrupt administration in the history of the United States. Dark times.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

When you start with an incorrect assumption, without evidence, is it any surprise when sensational claims don't pan out in reality? www.yahoo.com/news/doge-fr...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

American Icons in a way that Trump will never be. He sees that and it makes him seethe.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

They will just just do it at arms length. The point needs to be made though

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

It’s plain for all to see.

submitted 18 days ago • 532 comments

I cannot fathom this comparison. Having recently visited the UK, I had to keep double checking I hadn't been under charged in shops. "Are you sure all this is £8 ??"

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

It's no surprise. Mental health support and therapies for children in New Zealand is in a shameful state. It's scandalous.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

I'd prefer we get serious about free education... www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heath...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

So much for small government and States rights. Why is MAGA want freedom for corporations and billionaires but to police individuals in many ways?

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

And pretty much every developed economy since 1970s with the exception of Japan post 1990. People need to understand we don't need to use the misery of unemployment as a buffer. We must switch to an employment buffer stock.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

The Coalition of Chaos finally admits what at least half of us knew before the election. They can't recruit 500 new Police officers. Yet another unrealistic promise by the Coalition broken.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Reeves budget plans? It's just neoclassical nonsense. They are doing the exact opposite of what thet should be doing for a strong economy.

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

When officials are hiding their faces, it's a new phase in the descent to tyranny

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments